Alabama Senate, 2017

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alabama_Senate,_2017
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:cause resignation of Jeff Sessions
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 2017-12-12
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first Democratic Senator from Alabama since 1997
gptkbp:incumbentAtTime gptkb:Luther_Strange
gptkbp:losses gptkb:Roy_Moore
gptkbp:marginOfVictory 1.7%
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national attention
gptkbp:notableEvent allegations of sexual misconduct against Roy Moore
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Doug_Jones
gptkb:Roy_Moore
gptkb:Luther_Strange
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:2017_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Alabama
gptkbp:partyOfLoser gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_Alabama
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Jeff_Sessions
gptkbp:state gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:successor gptkb:2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Alabama
gptkbp:swornInDate 2018-01-03
gptkbp:type gptkb:special_election
gptkbp:voterTurnout 40.5%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Doug_Jones
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quinton_T._Ross_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alabama Senate, 2017