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    Polls close as Alabama's fiercely fought Senate race comes down to the wire

    by Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times Dec 13, 2017 4 minutes

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - To the great relief of many, the hardest fought, most tawdry U.S. Senate race in recent state history heaved to an uncertain finish Tuesday night as polls closed across Alabama.

    Republican Roy Moore was counting on landslide support among the state's overwhelmingly white, conservative electorate to overcome charges he molested two teenage girls and pursued a romantic relationship with several others when he was a prosecuting attorney in his 30s.

    He strenuously denies the allegations, which publicly surfaced for the first time last month.

    "It's been a horrific battle," his wife, Kayla, said at an election-eve rally, where she sparked new upset by scolding the "fake news"

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