10:15 PM EST: 71 Republic can now officially call the Alabama Senate Special Election for Democrat Doug Jones.
With that being said, Jones has won Chambers, Lee, Russell, and Barbour Counties, which was expected.
Additionally, Jones and has flipped Lee County, which essentially gives Doug Jones the entirety of the eastern Black Belt.
9:53 PM EST: Lee County, which is one of Alabama’s largest population centers (Home of Auburn University), has gone for Doug Jones.
Rural counties that border the “black belt” are seeing more votes overall for Doug Jones than other comparable Democrats.
8:53 PM EST: Roy Moore has taken the lead over Doug Jones, maintaining a lead of around 7-8%.
Many Doug Jones counties have very few precincts reporting, which could be indicator of his steep drop in performance. »