Escambia backs Moore; state sends its first Democrat to U.S. Sentate in 25 years
Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain, left, Natalie Rodgers and Escambia Co. (Ala.) Probate Judge Doug Agerton tally voting results Tuesday night
In a larger voter turnout than most expected, Alabama appears poised to send its first Democratic U.S. Senator to Washington, D.C., in 25 years following Tuesday's special election that showed Democrat Doug Jones defeating Republican Roy Moore by more than 20,000 votes.
While the Jones camp was celebrating Tuesday night, Moore was still holding onto hope and as of Wednesday had refused to concede defeat.
Unofficial returns posted on the Alabama Secretary of State's website showed Jones with 761,151 votes, or 49.29 percent, to Moore's 650,436, or 48.38 percent. There were also 22,780 write-i...