Alabama voters headed to the polls Tuesday in one of the most controversial Senate races in U.S history.
Several voters streamed into a polling place on Main Street in Ardmore, Alabama, feet away from the state line that separates the state from Tennessee.
Republican Roy Moore is facing Democrat Doug Jones in the battle for the seat in the sharply divided U.S. Senate, as Moore is battling accusations of sexual assault. Moore has denied the allegations. If Jones wins, he will be the first Democrat from Alabama elected to the Senate in 25 years.
Some voting for Republican Roy Moore said they’re not convinced the allegations against him are true.
“Sexual harassment, it’s all over the nation, everybody’s being accused of stuff,” said Mike Tosh, an Alabama resident who voted for Moore. “I don’t think there’s any proof to it.”
Others said they could look past the allegations, as long as it means a Republican will be heading to Washington.
“You need someone who will go along with us, because a lot of these things are sort of a narrow margin,” said Loran George, a Republican who voted for Moore.
But others, who said they voted for Democrat Doug Jones, said that line of thinking doesn’t excuse the allegations of sexual assault.
“If you’re going to vote party lines, strictly to vote along party lines, it’s a selfish, and, personally, soulless decision,” said Carol Oldenburg. “You’re only doing it because of the party, not because of the people who are part of the party.”
But no matter whom voters selected Tuesday, many were unwilling to say with certainty who they thought would win the election.
