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L. Coyote

(51,134 posts) Tue Dec 12, 2017, 11:11 PM Dec 2017

IT IS OVER for Roy Moore. Jones wins the AL Senate race. [View all]

Last edited Wed Dec 13, 2017, 12:07 AM - Edit history (1)

https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/alabama-senate-special-election-roy-moore-doug-jones

Roy Moore leads by 0.4 percentage points over Doug Jones with 85 percent of precincts fully reporting. Jump to estimate of final result ↓
Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Roy Moore Republican 512,829 49.4%
Doug Jones Democrat 508,671 49.0
Total Write-Ins — 15,922 1.5

85% reporting (1,882 of 2,220 precincts)

Estimated margin, Jones +2.3
Chance of winning, 75% Jones

We think about 180,000 votes remain to be counted. We think Mr. Jones leads in that vote by about 13.0 points.

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IT IS OVER for Roy Moore. Jones wins the AL Senate race. [View all] L. Coyote Dec 2017 OP

nice stats do they tell the repubs what numbers need jiggling? nt msongs Dec 2017 #1

This is not a responsible thread bearsfootball516 Dec 2017 #2

Well, based on the remaining precincts it is... renegade000 Dec 2017 #5

Speak for yourself. Some of us took grad classes in statistics. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #6

Awwwwww KelleyKramer Dec 2017 #12

I'm over the moon right now!!! bearsfootball516 Dec 2017 #13

Well of course you are KelleyKramer Dec 2017 #28

Yes he did malaise Dec 2017 #29

Yep gristy Dec 2017 #3

Roy Moore leads by 0.0 percentage points over Doug Jones with 85 percent of precincts L. Coyote Dec 2017 #4

Wish it were true BUT jimlup Dec 2017 #7

They wil find some votes for Moore. Nt helpisontheway Dec 2017 #8

Exactly RandomAccess Dec 2017 #9

Doug Jones leads by 0.9 percentage points -- Chance of winning -- 95% Jones L. Coyote Dec 2017 #10

98% reporting ---- Jones 49.5% Moore 48.8% L. Coyote Dec 2017 #20

99% reporting (2,195 of 2,220 precincts) L. Coyote Dec 2017 #23

100% reporting --- Jones wins by almost 1.6% --- write-ins 1.7% L. Coyote Dec 2017 #24

Fox News is calling this race for Jones. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #11

2 am tomorrow: "The Alabama election was RIGGED! Many are saying there was so much voter fraud" dalton99a Dec 2017 #14

Oh please let this be true. I need to have my faith restored in humanity! smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #15

Doug Jones has won the election, according to A.P. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #16

BREAKING: Democrat Doug Jones will win the Senate special election in Alabama, CNN projects L. Coyote Dec 2017 #17

Thank the black men, and ESPECIALLY, the black women of Alabama for saving the day. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #18

Well, I think we can predict the sort of whine conservatives will be ordering gratuitous Dec 2017 #21

What will AlexJones say? The Dems bussed in Mexican voters. We need that wall. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #22

Write-ins outnumber the vote spread by more than 2 : 1. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #19

Roy Moore: "God is always in control." Well, Roy, God kicked your delusional pedo ass down the road. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #25

News Flash: Roy Moore hasnt accepted the outcome of the civil war .... L. Coyote Dec 2017 #26

Direction of this country was changed by old-school, responsible, well-sourced journalism. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #27

This was and is agreat thread malaise Dec 2017 #30