Article snippet: Doug Jones, a Democrat, beat Roy S. Moore, a controversial Republican who had been accused of sexual misconduct, in a special election for the Alabama Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions when he became attorney general, according to The Associated Press. Mr. Jones addressed his supporters late Tuesday night in Birmingham, Ala. The following is a transcript of his victory speech, as prepared by The New York Times. For more coverage and analysis of the election, read here. ______ DOUG JONES, Democratic senator-elect of Alabama: Thank you. Thank you. Everyone, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, my. Folks, I gotta tell you. I think that I have been waiting all my life, and now I just don’t know what the hell to say. Let me — if you will indulge me just a moment — No, let’s just get sworn in first before we — Folks, I’m overwhelmed but I want to — let me first make a couple of, kind of brief comments. You know, I have said throughout this campaign that I thought that Dec. 12 was going to be a historic day. But — but I gotta tell you, and you know where I’m headed, Dec. 12 has always been a historic day for the Jones family. This is, as you know, mine and Louise’s 25th wedding anniversary. My running mate, my partner. I could not — I could not have done this without her. The love, support, the encouragement. Earlier in the evening, when she just kind of kicked me in the rear end, when I was down. So this has been a wonderful night. I gotta thank my family. I’ve got ... Link to the full article to read more