NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at the end of an election-night watch party Dec. 12, 2017. (MIKE STEWART/AP)
Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore ignored President Trump’s calls for him to concede and sent out a fundraising email three days after he lost Alabama’s special election.
The Republican jurist declared “this battle is NOT OVER!” in an email asking supporters to contribute another $75,000 to his “election integrity fund” so he could investigate reports of voter fraud, The Hill reported.
Democrat Doug Jones on Tuesday defeated Moore by about 20,000 votes, or 1.5 percent, according to unofficial returns.
But Moore, who has been accused of sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30s, has not yet conceded.
Moore hung his hopes on some military and provisional ballots, which are expected to be counted next week.
He also said his campaign is collecting “numerous reported cases of voter fraud” to send to the secretary of state’s office.
Democrat Doug Jones on Tuesday defeated Moore by about 20,000 votes, or 1.5 percent, according to unofficial returns.(JOHN BAZEMORE/AP)
Secretary of State John Merrill has said it is unlikely that the last-minute ballots will change the outcome of the election or even trigger a recount.
Merrill said his office has investigated reports of voting irregularities, but “we have not discovered any that have been proven factual in nature.”
Trump, who had endorsed Moore, congratulated Jones on Twitter, writing, “a win is a win.”
Trump on Friday said that he believed Moore should concede.
The results of Alabama’s Senate race will be certified between Dec. 26 and Jan. 3 after counties report their official totals.
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