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For the first time in two decades, Alabama will have a Democratic senator: Doug Jones, who pulled off a stunning defeat of notorious homophobe Roy Moore in a close race.

The New York Times and CNN called the race for Doug Jones when he was leading by 1.2 percent — 49.7 to 48.7 percent, to be exact. There were about 21,000 write-in votes for other candidates — more than the difference between the totals for Jones and Moore.

That means Doug Jones will serve the remainder of the Senate term of Republican Jeff Sessions, all the way to January 2021! The last Democrat to hold a senate office representing Alabama was Howell Heflin in the 1990s.

During the campaign, Roy Moore became the subject of sexual assault allegations. He was accused, among other things, of molesting a 14-year-old and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old. He denied the allegations.

“On this day Alabama stood for victims. It stood for women. It stood for compassion,” John Archibald wrote on AL.com, a website for several Alabama newspapers. He noted, “Roy Moore and his supporters called [his accusers] liars and whiners. And some Alabamians joined in the disdain, calling them sluts and worse, insisting that it was once the Alabama way to find mates too young to drive, and that once upon a time, groping was an acceptable act. But Alabama, against the odds and conventional wisdom, stood and rejected that behavior.”