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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 11:45 PM Dec 2017

2017 AL Senate Race will be similar to 1996 AL Senate Race and 2002 AL Governors Race.

1996 was the last open and competitive US Senate Race in AL.
Sessions-R received 52.5%
Bedford-D received 45.5%

2002 was the last competitive Governors Race in AL
Riley-R received 49.2%
Seigelman-D received 49%

Moore-R will receive 51%
Jones-D will receive 47%
Write ins will receive 2%

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2017 AL Senate Race will be similar to 1996 AL Senate Race and 2002 AL Governors Race. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Dec 2017 OP
Moore only got 51 percent in his last general election in 2012 Bradshaw3 Dec 2017 #1

Bradshaw3

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1. Moore only got 51 percent in his last general election in 2012
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 12:09 AM
Dec 2017

And that was in a presidential year with repubs winning big in the state and without all of the baggage of this election.

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