BIRMINGHAM, AL – In a highly unlikely outcome, Democrat Doug Jones has been declared the winner of the Senate election in Alabama over Republican Roy Moore. Jones becomes the first Democrat elected to a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama since 1992. Jones will fill out the remainder of former Senator Jeff Sessions’ term, due to end on Jan. 3, 2021 after the 2020 election. Sessions resigned from his Senate seat in February, which he had held since 1997, to become Attorney General.
Jones entered November trailing Moore by single digits in most polls, which had been unheard of in Alabama since the 90s – the last time a Democratic senator was elected from Alabama. According to polls from Real Clear Politics, Jones trailed Moore by an average of 2.5 points when the day began. Most strategists said the African-American vote and suburban vote would need to lean heavily to Jones for him to win, and reports show a larger percentage of black voters showing up to the polls today than normal.
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