Democratic Candidate Doug Jones Wins Senate Election in Alabama

American media predicted that Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate, has managed to defeat Judge Roy Moore, the Republican candidate, in the Senate election on Tuesday, December 12, in Alabama. Meanwhile, Judge Roy Moore has called for a recount, stating that the election is not over due to a one percent margin. The head of Moore's campaign stated that according to Alabama laws, when the vote difference between two candidates is one percent, a recount must occur. However, state officials say that according to state law, a recount is automatically triggered when the margin is half a percent. The Associated Press, Reuters, Fox News, and several other American media outlets reported that with 99 percent of the votes counted in Alabama, Doug Jones is winning with over 49 percent of the votes. According to this report, the difference between Doug Jones and Judge Moore is over 20,000 votes. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, congratulated Doug Jones on Twitter. According to Fox News, the allegations of sexual misconduct against several teenage girls in the past by Roy Moore significantly affected the electoral competition in the state. Roy Moore has denied these allegations. According to the Associated Press, Alabama is traditionally considered a Republican stronghold, but for the first time in 25 years, a Democrat wins a Senate election in this state. Doug Jones, a former attorney and prosecutor, focused his campaign on the background of Judge Roy Moore. With Doug Jones's victory, the gap between Democrats and Republicans in the number of seats in the U.S. Senate has decreased. The Republican majority will now decrease from 52 seats to 51 seats. This election was held to fill the vacant seat of Jeff Sessions, the former Alabama senator who is now the Attorney General of the United States. Following the media coverage of the allegations against Roy Moore, several Republicans called for him to withdraw from the Senate race. Despite these requests, Judge Roy Moore announced that he would remain in the race. Experts told Fox News that the Democratic Party in Alabama lacked organized structure, but Doug Jones managed to create such a structure that ultimately led to his victory. In his victory speech in Birmingham, Alabama, Doug Jones said that December 12 is a 'historic day' in Alabama.