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    Democrat Doug Jones Wins the Alabama Special Election

    In a major upset, the Democratic candidate prevailed in the deeply conservative state.
    by Clare Foran Dec 12, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Carlo Allegri / Reuters

    In a major upset, Democrat Doug Jones won the Alabama Senate special election on Tuesday to fill the seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The last time Alabama sent a Democrat to the Senate was in 1992.

    The Associated Press called the race for Jones just before 10:30 p.m. eastern.

    Alabama is a deeply conservative state. But the race unexpectedly became competitive after multiple women came forward to allege

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