<P> After the election , Moore filed a lawsuit attempting to block the state from certifying the election and calling for an investigation into voter fraud . On December 28 , 2017 , a judge dismissed this lawsuit and state officials certified the election results , officially declaring Doug Jones the winner . Jones was sworn into office on January 3 , 2018 , by Vice President Mike Pence . Jones became the first Democrat to win a statewide race in Alabama since former Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley was elected President of the Alabama Public Service Commission in 2008 over Republican Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh . Prior to that , Democrat Jim Folsom Jr. was elected Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in 2006 over Republican Luther Strange . The last Democrat to win a federal statewide election in Alabama was Richard Shelby in 1992 , who switched to the Republican Party in late 1994 . </P>
<P> After the election , Moore filed a lawsuit attempting to block the state from certifying the election and calling for an investigation into voter fraud . On December 28 , 2017 , a judge dismissed this lawsuit and state officials certified the election results , officially declaring Doug Jones the winner . Jones was sworn into office on January 3 , 2018 , by Vice President Mike Pence . Jones became the first Democrat to win a statewide race in Alabama since former Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley was elected President of the Alabama Public Service Commission in 2008 over Republican Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh . Prior to that , Democrat Jim Folsom Jr. was elected Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in 2006 over Republican Luther Strange . The last Democrat to win a federal statewide election in Alabama was Richard Shelby in 1992 , who switched to the Republican Party in late 1994 . </P>
when does the winner of the alabama senate race take office
when does the winner of the alabama senate race take office
January 3 , 2018
January 3 , 2018