ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðɪ ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃən əvə "kəmpjˈuːɾɚ ɡlˈɪtʃ", sˈiːdʒlmən lˈeɪɾɚ stˈeɪɾᵻd: "ˈɛn ˈoʊ wˈʌn wʊd ɛkspˈɛkt ðæt ɪf ðɛɹwˌʌz sˌʌm kˈaɪnd ʌv kəmpjˈuːɾɚ ɡlˈɪtʃ ɔːɹ sˌʌm kˈaɪnd ʌv kəmpjˈuːɾɚ pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ ˈɛɹɚ, ðˌɐɾɪt mˌaɪthɐv ɐfˈɛktᵻd mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn ɹˈeɪs, bˌʌt ɪt fˈɜːðɚ ɹˈeɪzd səspˈɪʃənz ɐbˌaʊt vˈoʊt stˈiːlɪŋ wɛn ðə vˈoʊts kˈeɪm bˈæk ænd ðeɪ wɜː sˈɜːɾᵻfˌaɪd, ænd ðɪ ˈoʊnli pˈɜːsən hˌuː lˈɔst vˈoʊts wʌz dˈɑːn sˈiːdʒlmən, ðə dˈɛməkɹˌæt, ænd ðɪ ˈoʊnli pˈɜːsən hˌuː ɡˈeɪnd vˈoʊts wʌz bˈɑːb ɹˈaɪli, ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən.
In response to the allegation of a "computer glitch", Siegelman later stated: "[N]ow one would expect that if there was some kind of computer glitch or some kind of computer programming error, that it might have affected more than one race, but it further raised suspicions about vote stealing when the votes came back and they were certified, and the only person who lost votes was Don Siegelman, the Democrat, and the only person who gained votes was Bob Riley, the Republican.