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Republican Senate Primary In Alabama Is Exposing Deep Fissures In Party

By Gigi Douban
Published September 22, 2017 at 10:02 AM PDT

Alabama Republican voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to determine their party's candidate in a special Senate election. It's a runoff between appointed Sen. Luther Strange and controversial former Alabama Supreme Court Judge Roy Moore.

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Corrected: September 21, 2017 at 9:00 PM PDT
We incorrectly say Oxford, Ala., is east of Heflin. It's actually to the west.
Gigi Douban
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