Dec 28 Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Republican Roy Moore filed a lawsuit to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race. The court filing occurred about 14 hours ahead of Thursday's meeting of a state canvassing board… Continue reading
Dec 22 Bugs Bunny for Senate? Here are the top write-ins from Alabama’s special election By Associated Press Jesus Christ had votes in double digits. Continue reading
Dec 16 After Alabama, abortion may not be defining issue in 2018 races By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Exit polls show that Doug Jones won a third of Alabama voters who said abortion should be illegal in most cases. These numbers suggest that abortion may not necessarily be a defining issue in the 2018 midterm elections. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 7:50 What are Alabama voters expecting from Doug Jones? By PBS News Hour With a surprisingly strong turnout, voters in one of the most Republican states elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate and repudiated its controversial GOP nominee. John Yang reports on the upset in Alabama’s election and Judy Woodruff talks to… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 9:32 These numbers explain Doug Jones’ Alabama Senate win. What do they mean for the coming political landscape? By PBS News Hour Looking ahead to the the 2018 legislative agenda and elections, what are the political lessons from Alabama’s Senate race? Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections, Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness, and Michael Steel, the former… Continue watching
Dec 13 Alabama elections chief says Senate outcome is ‘unlikely’ to change By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Roy Moore refused to concede the Senate race to Democrat Doug Jones, who pulled off a stunning upset in what is normally a reliably Republican-leaning state. Continue reading
Dec 13 How Doug Jones won Alabama By Daniel Bush Jones’ victory was a milestone for Democrats in Alabama, a deeply conservative state that had not elected a Democratic U.S. senator in more than two decades. Continue reading
Dec 12 WATCH: Roy Moore says Alabama Senate race is not over By Erica R. Hendry Moore cited a state law that would automatically trigger a recount for any race within half a percentage point. Alabama's secretary of state said the margin of victory was not that close. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 11:38 ‘Solid red state’ Alabama elects Democrat Doug Jones to Senate By PBS News Hour Democrat Doug Jones is projected to win the Alabama special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a race that wasn’t expected to be competitive. The NewsHour's Daniel Bush and Don Dailey of Alabama… Continue watching
Dec 12 Who is Doug Jones, Alabama’s new U.S. senator? By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Here's what we know about Doug Jones, a Democrat who once prosecuted two Ku Klux Klansmen in a deadly church bombing and has now broken the Republican lock grip on Alabama. Continue reading