Stop defending the
evil forces. Start taking
care of each other.

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Election results from today’s special primary for U.S. Senate in Alabama …

More election coverage in our Vote 2017 special report.

(Updating throughout the evening.)

If needed, the runoff takes place Sept. 26.

Voter turnout statewide was 18 percent; in Jefferson County, 17 percent; in Shelby County, 21 percent. Compare that to the March 2016 primary — the most recent one with a Senate race — to 41 percent statewide, 43 percent in Jefferson County and 50 percent in Shelby County.

Results for Jefferson County and Shelby County.

Democrats

Winner in red | Runoff candidates in blue

Republicans

Winner in red | Runoff candidates in blue

*Dropped out.

Tweets

This just in on Twitter …

One voter pointed to his "I Voted" flag sticker, which was upside down. "It's a sign of distress," he said. #ALSEN #alpolitics

— Brian Lyman (@lyman_brian) August 15, 2017

A bunch of Alabama voters were listed as inactive voters today, including one of the candidates – @mobrooksforsen. Yikes! #ALPolitics @whnt pic.twitter.com/hrdQUUrEjl

— Chris Davis NC5 (@ChrisDavisMMJ) August 15, 2017

We are projecting the Democratic Senate nomination for Alabama will go to Doug Jones.

— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 16, 2017

BREAKING | @AP: Doug Jones wins Democratic nomination for Alabama's open Senate seat pic.twitter.com/OHokRCJwug

— ABC 33/40 News (@abc3340) August 16, 2017

Got a text noting Democrats' combined vote total tonight is less than Roy Moore alone has, so keep that in mind. #alpolitics #ALSEN

— Brian Lyman (@lyman_brian) August 16, 2017

BREAKING: Sen. Luther Strange, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore head to GOP primary runoff for Senate seat.

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 16, 2017

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More Vote 2017 coverage.

President Trump picked Jeff Sessions to lead the Department of Justice earlier this year. Then-Gov. Bentley picked Alabama attorney general Luther Strange to fill his Senate seat until someone called a special election.

We dumped Bentley, and successor Gov. Kay Ivey put this election on the calendar.

Which leads us to today’s special primary.

A mere 16 men and one woman vie for the party nominations. This will be the first primary in which no party crossover voting is allowed between the primary and possible runoff on Sept. 26.

The polls are open: Voting takes place till 7 p.m. for this one race.

Q: Where do I vote?

A: Call Jefferson County: (205) 325-5550, Jefferson County (Bessemer only): (205) 481-4105, Shelby County: (205) 669-3913.

Or Search Your Polling Place on AlabamaVotes.gov.

Wade on Birmingham:
election results tonight

Remember, if you have problems at your polling place:

• Notify a poll worker immediately.
• Call the state attorney general at 1-800-831-8814 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday or fill out this online form.
• Call the secretary of state at 1-800-274-VOTE (8683) or visit StopVoterFraudNow.com.
• And tell the probate court for Jefferson County (205-325-5203) or Shelby County (205-669-3713).
• E-mail us at Vote2017[at]wadeonbirmingham.com.

Q: What can I expect to see on the ballots?

A: Here they are …

Democrat	Republican

Note: Dom Gentile and Brian McGee dropped out of the race after ballots had been printed.

• Birmingham Watch has a rundown of the candidates.
• On Aug. 22, regular Birmingham municipal elections take place.

Let us know where and when you voted, and how many votes were cast before yours.

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Yell at them. Insult
them. Spit on them. Drive them off.
Punch them in the nose.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Birmingham Hammers at Chattanooga Football Club in July. From Chattanooga Football Club.

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Train. From Ritu J.

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Rapper David Banner in July at the Shoe Clinic in Five Points South. From AllGODbuddy.

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The Prblms performs “Clearview” and “Lane Switch” at the Syndicate Lounge on Southside. From The Prblms.

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Chatting at T-Bones restaurant in Five Points South. From Fill in the Pieces.

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Praise break at the 98th International Holy Convocation at the Sheraton Birmingham downtown (our vertical video of the week). From James K. Jefferson.

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Birmingham’s Black Jacket Symphony performs “And Your Bird Can Sing” in 2014 at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From Treser62.

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Pelham’s Southern Knights Drum and Bugle Corps performs at July’s Drum Corps International competition at Samford’s Seibert Stadium. From Chris Deal.

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A visit to Reed Books downtown (our vertical video of the week). From R.J. Wilson.

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A July episode of “Our Issues Birmingham” with Birmingham mayoral candidate Chris Woods. From Our Issues Birmingham.

Commercial for Birmingham mayoral candidate Frank Matthews. From Frank Matthews.

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Talking with Lane Odin of Birmingham retailer Cigars and More at the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers’ 85th annual convention in Las Vegas. From Micallef Cigars.

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Tennis highlights: UAB at South Florida in March in Tampa. From JoeKing32.

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Summer road trip from South Carolina to Jacksonville, Fla., to Enterprise and Birmingham. From Healthy Ai.

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Flash flood late July along Patton Creek in Vestavia Hills. From Live Storms Media.

Hugh flash flood by Diplomat Deli in Vestavia Hills. From Weather Nation.

More flooding near the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. From Storm Chasing Video.

Flood footage from social media users. From Weather Channel.

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Vlogging while driving to the Levite Jewish Community Center (our vertical video of the week). From Jay Burnham.

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South Florida vs. South Carolina in the last play of December’s Birmingham Bowl at Legion Field. From Alec Monies.

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Driving in Birmingham. From Justin Campbell.

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A magic trick (our vertical video of the week). From Dedrick Ander.

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Los Angeles rock band Hey Violet performs “Hoodie” in July at Brookwood Village in Homewood (our vertical video of the week). From That Irwin Girl.

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The 1990 Iron Bowl at Legion Field. From Alabama Historian.

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A report from the bus in the rain (our vertical video of the week). From Madison DeGraffenreid.

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Stormy skies in Vestavia Hills (our vertical video of the week). From Jay Burnham.

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Candidate forum for Birmingham district No. 2 in late July at East Lake United Methodist Church. From I Believe in Birmingham.

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Walking to Anytime Fitness in Vestavia Hills to work out. From Kyle Gainey.

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Drone footage of a driveway in progress in the Oak Meadows neighborhood. From Wright Construction Birmingham.

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Trucking along I-65 from Franklin, Ky., to Birmingham. From Big Rig Travels.

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Exploring the city at What’s on 2nd and Edgar’s Bakery downtown, Silvertron Cafe in Forest Park and Liberty Park in Vestavia Hills. From Robert Gurule.

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A confession. From Steven San Lucas.

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Driving in the rain westbound on I-20 at the I-459 junction. From Ritu J.

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Pensacola rapper Cremro Smith performs in July at the Nick on Southside (our vertical video of the week). From UndergroundBooking Jimbo.

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Fun times at the Birmingham Zoo and the Riverchase Galleria. From Shiiyo.

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Hunting for an RV park. From Squirmy Feet Explores.

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A snippet of Western Kentucky vs. UAB in 1996 at Legion Field. From WKU Library Special Collections.

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Gadsden hip-hop artist Big Henri and Bray perform in July at the Nick on Southside. From UndergroundBooking Jimbo.

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Chris Reid of Reid Law Firm on Southside discusses visitation rights. From Christopher Reid.

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Checking out downtown via Google Maps Street View (our vertical video of the week). From Lopez Alexander.

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Rapper Chezzy Boy performs at the Nick on Southside. From RVLI Video.

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An orangutan at the Birmingham Zoo (our vertical video of the week). From Ritu J.

More from the zoo: swan, flamingos, pony and giraffes. From Kait Mauro.

Even more: Burmese python and red-and-green macaw. From Kait Mauro.

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Demonstrating clean variations at CrossFit Birmingham in Inverness. From Rigorous Media.

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British cover band the Molly Ringwalds performs “Home Sweet Home” in July at Iron City on Southside (our vertical video of the week). From Steppencat.

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Birmingham to add United Soccer League team in 2019. From Alabama NewsCenter.

Promo for new USL team. From Brian Curtin.

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Coming from South Carolina for the Southern Sportsman’s Apparel booth at the 34th annual World Deer Expo in July at the BJCC Exhibition Halls downtown. From Kyle Gainey.

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Talking with A.J. Johnson, pastor from Hartford, Conn., about July’s March for Justice downtown. From Revival That Works.

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A trip to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From Gowestusa.

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Promo for nonprofit organization STAIR of Birmingham, or Start the Adventure in Reading. From STAIR of Birmingham.

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Teachers are half moms,
half counselors, half wardens
and all underpaid.

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Photo: Dean Hochman (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for August 13, 2017:

• 500 posts on Birmingham Blogging Academy!
• How Uber’s Psychological Tricks Push Its Drivers’ Buttons, by @NoamScheiber (via @jodikantor)
• Parents say @RKelly Is Holding Women in an Abusive “Cult,” by @JimDeRogatis
• Y’all Connect: A nice accolade from Gender Avenger
• WrestleMania is @TheWilderThings’ first time to watch wrestling … (via @Wale)
• Mount Rushmore has never felt so surreal, by @shamblanderson (via @jordiekilby)
• Flashback: Beyond the numbers: Feedback from a friend
• Book review: In @punkahoy’s “Meddling Kids,” Scooby Gang Grows Up — Hard, by @Jason_Sheehan
• Inside Japan’s luxury fruit business, by Bianca Bosker @bbosker (h/t @wordpressdotcom)
• Flashback: Vote 2007 – Mayoral forum on homelessness
• “Ed Wood”: Tim Burton’s Beautiful Cinematic Ode (via @Raindance)
• Digging in the Trash, by @DavidJoy_Author
• Prisons: Why @GovMalloyOffice Wants Conn. to be “Second Chance Society,” by @AnjaliTsui
• An oral history of Funny or Die at 10, compiled by @BrianRaftery

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Proud, merry

The latest #sundayread tweets:

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Little performers
rehearsed their modest acts to
torture their parents.

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A sultry fling with
heat, passion and some sandy
settings at sunset.

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The recipe called
for 2 cups of plot and a
dash of character.

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His voice was his meal
ticket, one that fed him with
ramen and bean soup.

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Leaders trade barbs while
missiles strike their objectives.
Let’s watch it all die.

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A harmless creek swells
into a tsunami of
tumbling cars set free.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Driving west on I-20/59 toward downtown. From S. Kite.

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CBS report “Who Speaks for Birmingham” from 1961, on the racial divide between black and white communities. From Hezakya Newz and Music.

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One year after witnessing gunfire on a Birmingham street. From WVTM-13 News.

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Alabama junior wide receiver Calvin Ridley at SEC Media Days in July at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover. From Nationwide Sports Highlights.

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Riding the train at the Birmingham Zoo. From Ms. Bo.

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Riding around town. From Jay Burnham.

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Cypher 2017, rapping on the street. From Big Phil the Director.

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“Good Day Alabama” segment on the 2008 exhibit “Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin” at the Birmingham Museum of Art. From Mill City Profiles.

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Birmingham folk group the New Hooteneers perform “Saro Jane” in 2015 at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church. From P Johnson.

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Highlights from Nashville country singer Jon Langston’s concert in April at Iron City on Southside. From Andrew Langston.

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West side. From Birmingham Entertainment.

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Birmingham law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton assists with the Higher Academics Summer School mock trial. From Telegraph Creative.

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Mike Brown performs his one-man show “Dr. Shropshire Tells It All” at June’s Civitan Centennial Celebration Convention at the Sheraton Birmingham downtown. The play tells the story of Dr. Courtney Shropshire, founder of the organization. From Civitan International.

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Flying Southwest from Austin to Birmingham by way of Tampa. From the Airplane Channel.

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Nashville sales coach Michaeal Burt speaks to Keller Williams agents in their Alabaster office. From Coach Micheal Burt.

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Drone footage of downtown and Regions Field. From Andrewsfury.

More drone footage of downtown. From Alex McAnnally.

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Birmingham infielder Keon Barnum scores his 13th home run against the Biloxi Shuckers in July at MGM Park. From Minor League Baseball.

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Feeding the giraffes at the Birmingham Zoo (our vertical video of the week). From Ritu J.

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Memphis rapper Project Pat performs in July at the Nick on Southside (our vertical video of the week). From Undergroundbooking Jimbo.

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Bounty hunters raid a house in the Birmingham area at night. From Bama Fugitive Recovery.

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A World Changers mission team spends a week in July in Birmingham fixing up a house. From World Changers.

Highlights from July’s weeklong Mission Serve mission trip in Birmingham. From Mission Serve.

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Squirrel hole. From Rid-a-Critter Inc.

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Trailer for 2013 film “Clubhouse,” written and directed by Birmingham’s Yuri Shapochka and filmed locally. From Shape Films.

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Talking with Daroneshia Duncan, founder of Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowerment, for #ShowUp Stories, part of Google’s celebration of Pride Month. From Conor McBride.

Talking with Tori Sisson and Shanté Wolfe, the first same-sex couple to marry in Alabama, for #ShowUp Stories. From Google.

Talking with Ashfaq Taufique, president of the Birmingham Islamic Society, for #ShowUp Stories. From Google.

Talking with state representative Patricia Todd, Alabama’s first and only openly gay legislator, for #ShowUp Stories. From Google.

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Covering Alabama State at SWAC Media Day in July at the Birmingham Marriott. Nationwide Sports Highlights

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Twerking! From RNM TeeV.

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Dining at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. From the Kid Gamer.

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Greyhound racing in July at the Birmingham Race Course. From Jay Burnham.

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Highlights of Birmingham’s recent developments. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Music video for “Let It Bang,” by Birmingham hip-hop artist Nerves Baddington. From Nerves Baddington.

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Parisian metalcore band Betraying the Martyrs performs “Lost for Words” in July at Zydeco on Southside. From Aaron Jones.

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Missouri Christian comedian/singer-songwriter Tim Hawkins performs in July at the BJCC Concert Hall downtown. From Yellow Jacket Gamer.

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Birmingham montage of mayhem. From Karuuum Lolina.

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WWE’s “SmackDown Live” in July at Legacy Arena downtown. From My Damn Toys.

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No eyes were on her.
No greetings to welcome her.
A soul in shadows.

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