(CNN) Alabama on Thursday certified Democrat Doug Jones' victory over Republican Roy Moore in this month's special Senate election, bringing an end to an unlikely race replete with controversy. Moore had refused to concede in the wake of the election result, and on Wednesday, he had set off a new swirl of controversy by filing an election complaint alleging voter fraud may have occurred, calling for a delay in the certification of the results that declared Jones officially the winner and asking for "a new special election." Alabama Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick, however, denied Moore's attempt Thursday afternoon just as the certification was due to take place.Moore had refused to concede in the wake of the election resultMerrill said his office had received more than 100 reports of voter fraud and had adjudicated more than 60 
 Question:The vote totals released by the state showed Jones won by more than 21,000 votes, for a margin over _ of about 1.6 percentage points.
Roy Moore