<P> A special election for the United States Senate in Alabama took place on December 12 , 2017 to fill a vacancy in the Senate through the end of the term ending on January 3 , 2021 , arising from the resignation on February 8 , 2017 of Jeff Sessions to serve as U.S. Attorney General . Democratic candidate Doug Jones defeated Republican candidate Roy Moore by a margin of 20,715 votes ( 1.5 % ) . Jones is the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the state since 1992 . </P>
<P> A special election for the United States Senate in Alabama took place on December 12 , 2017 to fill a vacancy in the Senate through the end of the term ending on January 3 , 2021 , arising from the resignation on February 8 , 2017 of Jeff Sessions to serve as U.S. Attorney General . Democratic candidate Doug Jones defeated Republican candidate Roy Moore by a margin of 20,715 votes ( 1.5 % ) . Jones is the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the state since 1992 . </P>
who is running in the alabama senate special election
who is running in the alabama senate special election
Roy Moore Doug Jones
Roy Moore Doug Jones