On Tuesday, Alabama voters elected Democrat Doug Jones to the U.S. Senate in a stunning upset.

The race was closely followed by national media, particularly because of reports of questionable behavior and/or sexual assault decades ago by Roy Moore involving several then-teen girls.

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The seat was left vacant when Jeff Sessions became U.S. attorney general, but will now be controlled by a Democrat – the state's first in decades.

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Roy Moore “probably” still thinks homosexuality should be illegal, the Republican Alabama Senate candidate’s campaign spokesman said Tuesday.

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As election results steadily came in, Twitter exploded with predictions, reactions and memes about the heated race.

See the best memes and reactions from Alabama's Senate race.