Doug Jones defeats Roy Moore for the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama
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PHOTOS: What Republicans are saying about the sexual misconduct allegations against Roy Moore
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Republican Roy Moore, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, faced off against Democrat Doug Jones in a special election.
Dec. 13, 2017 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama speaks to his election-night party in Montgomery after losing the special vote. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
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A chorus of Republicans has called on Senate candidate Moore to withdraw from a special election in Alabama if allegations prove true that the former judge initiated a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl nearly four decades ago.
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