The Secretary of State of Alabama, John Merrill, spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper following the initial announcement of Democrat Doug Jones as the winner on Tuesday’s special election for current Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ U.S. Senate seat.
In Republican Roy Moore’s non-concession speech, he and his spokesperson both said they would be seeking a recount and would be speaking with the Secretary of State of Alabama immediately.
Notably, Merrill told a CNN reporter, “I’m not very comfortable speaking to Judge Moore or anyone from the campaign tonight.”
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill: “The people of Alabama have spoken tonight, they have made their voice heard loud and clear” https://t.co/iQq6EAplZ5 https://t.co/UEiARsYKAs
— CNN (@CNN) December 13, 2017
Merrill also said he didn’t expect the outcome to change should there be a runoff.
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill tells CNN it is “highly unlikely” the outcome of the election will change: "There's not a whole lot of mistakes that are made" https://t.co/mj0qgqCW2x https://t.co/fWnGJ1VYVm
— CNN (@CNN) December 13, 2017
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