Roy Moore Won't Concede, But The Last Votes Can't Save Him

MONTGOMERY, AL— Despite Roy Moore's refusal to concede to Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama's Senate race, officials say the provisional ballots and military votes still being counted show the Republican can't close his 20,000-vote deficit.

Jones was declared the winner over Moore on Dec. 12 to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Alabama in a quarter-century. Allegations against Moore of sexual misconduct involving teenage girls decades ago dogged the Republican in the last month of the campaign.

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Wednesday that a total of 366 military ballots were returned from overseas and 4,967 provisional ballots were cast. That is short of the 20,000-vote deficit that Moore needs to close.

Alabama will certify the election result between Dec. 26 and Jan. 3.

Moore has sent out fundraising emails to supporters asking for donations to fund a fraud investigation.

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