The deeply conservative Alabama threw up a surprise as Democrat Doug Jones won the bitter fight for a US Senate seat against Republican candidate Roy Moore.
Democrat Doug Jones is the first of the liberal to win a Senate seat from Alabama in 25 years.
The result deals a huge political blow to President Donald Trump, who actively took part in the senate race marred by accusations of sexual misconduct against Roy Moore
The Republican candidate has been in the eye-of-the-storm after several women accused him of pursuing them in their teens while he was in his 30's.
The Democratic victory will reduce the Republican majority in the Senate to 51-49 once Jones takes his seat on Capitol Hill, thus reducing the margin for the conservatives to push through major bills, especially their flagship corporate tax cut.
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