Article snippet: Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) refused to concede the special election Tuesday night after multiple media outlets called the race in favor of his Democratic opponent, Doug Jones. “At this point, we do not have a final decision on the outcome tonight,” Moore’s campaign chairman Bill Armistead told supporters. Alabama state law requires an automatic recount when election results are within 0.5 percent. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Jones holds 49.9 percent of the vote, compared to Moore’s 48.4 percent, a 1.5 percent gap, according to The New York Times. Shortly after Moore's speech, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) was asked by CNN's Jake Tapper if he expected "anything other than Mr. Jones being the next senator from the state of Alabama." "I would find that highly unlikely to occur, Jake," Merrill replied. Moore's speech followed an exuberant speech from Jones to his supporters in Birmingham, where he said his campaign was about “finding common ground” and that Alabamians led by example in showing the rest of the country how to be united. "I have said throughout this campaign that I thought Dec. 12 was going to be a historic day," Jones said. Jones also noted Tuesday's election fell on the same day as his 25th wedding anniversary, calling out to his wife as supporters cheered. Jones's stunning victory to become the first Democratic Senator elected in Alabama in 25 years follows a turbulent campaign to fill the seat formerly held by ... Link to the full article to read more