Bro Krift

Montgomery Advertiser

We asked voters across eight Alabama counties who they voted for.

We asked why they voted the way they did.

We asked them if the accusations of sexual misconduct against Roy Moore played a part in their decision.

Here are their responses.

Autauga County

Name: Guy Bulger

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

"He’s a Republican, for one thing. I vote Republican every time. Ever since (Ronald) Reagan."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"I did (believe in Moore)."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"I come from an old school. And I remember one time they threw him out of the (state) Capitol because he put the Ten Commandments in the capital of Alabama. And I appreciate that; I believe they needed to be in (judicial building)."

Name: Carol Golsan

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

"He’s a Republican".

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"I don’t know that that has all been proven and vented out."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"(Because of the) conservative viewpoint."

Name: Roger Carter

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

"Because we need to be represented by conservative people, and we need to make up our own minds here in Alabama, and we don’t need all of the influence we’ve been getting from out of state. People have agendas."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"Allegations are one thing, and evidence is something else. And it just wasn’t there. And people of Alabama know that."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"He stood up for the Ten Commandments. He’s anti-abortion. Just his conservative Christian values."

Name: Faye Powell

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

"Because he’s a conservative and he doesn’t believe in abortion."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"No. Not in no way."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"The main thing, because he’s a Trump supporter. And another thing, abortion."

Dallas County (Selma)

Name: Tom Cammack

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

"Because he and I believe in the same things and that is support for a Christian-based way of life for our country. I also believe as he does in lower taxes, immigration controls, a strong military and other important lifestyles for all Americans."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

“It certainly did. I feel that the Democrat Party, like a lot of things it does, tries to manufacture things to make President Trump look bad. It’s all done for political reasons.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weigh most heavily in your decision?

“Once again, I support what Roy Moore stands as well as what our president stands for. Second Amendment rights, lower taxes and other issues vital to our country must be addressed.”

Name: Samuel Johnson

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“I consider Doug Jones to be the best person to represent the state of Alabama. He will be honest, fair and the kind of man who will include all the people of the state in his decisions as a U.S. senator.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

“No. I had already made up my mind. I was aware of Doug’s background as a prosecutor and the fact that he was the kind of man who’d go after you if you needed to be prosecuted.”

What issue and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“There was no specific issue involved in my decision. I just looked at the man and his background and knew he was what we need the most as our new U.S. senator.”

Elmore County (River Region)

Name: Doris Scott

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

"I think he’s the better person. I like what he’s about."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

"Well, I considered it. I don’t like what’s being said about him."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weight most heavily on your decision?

"I looked at everything."

Name: James Carter

Who did you vote for?

"Judge Roy Moore"

Why did you vote for him?

He’s a conservative and I’m a conservative."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

"Of course, I considered what’s been alleged. But Judge Moore has denied the allegations."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weight most heavily on your decision?

"They are allegations. Why are we hearing about them now, after all the state-wide races Moore has run?"

Name: Clarence Former

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

"I’m a Democrat."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

"I disagree with Moore on most everything, religion and other issues. What’s been said about what he has done to those women, I considered, but my mind was made up before then."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weight most heavily on your decision?

"All these men that have been brought down about what they did to women, and Moore just flat out denied knowing the women and denied doing anything. He could have said he was sorry and made a mistake. I think that would have been better than flat out denying it."

Name: “Red” Collins

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore.

Why did you vote for him?

"He’s a Republican, and I think it’s important to keep the seat Republican."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

"You have to think about them. But in the long run, nothing has been proven."

Name: Stephanie Campbell

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

"Issues really. The (United States) Supreme Court and any vacancies that are coming up in the next three years. I want to see President Trump’s agenda move forward and we don’t need a Democrat up there."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

"I question the allegations coming up after 40 years. I mean this comes out the month before the election."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weight most heavily on your decision?

"I think the allegations are just politics. In the end it was issues for me."

Name: Dan Harris

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

"I lean Republican and had decided to vote for Jones after the Runoff between Strange and Moore."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

"I’m shocked by the allegations. Like I said I had already decided to vote for Jones because I disagree with almost everything Moore stands for."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weight most heavily on your decision?

"I didn’t like the image Moore portrayed and I couldn’t send him to Washington."

Jefferson County (Birmingham)

Name Aislinn Tudor

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

"Party wise, I’m more liberal. Also, Roy Moore is a train wreck and we don’t need that for our state."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"I was already going to vote for Jones, but I hope it sways other people."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"LGBT rights are very important to me."

Name: Jan Savage

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

"I think he’s a decent man."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"My biggest issue is the Republican Party talking about being the party of values and then sending someone like him to Washington."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"I think we need people up there that listen."

City of Montgomery

Name: Bill Garrett

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“He is by far the batter candidate.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

“No. I thought he was the more qualified candidate before the allegations.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“His general platform. Everything.”

Name: Barbara Elkins

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“Because I’m not going to vote for Roy Moore.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

“Possibly”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“Roy Moore was in two other positions we voted for and he couldn’t do (his job) because of religious reasons. If he couldn’t do it then what makes you think he can do it now?

Name: Francina Cossey

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“I saw posters about him and everything I heard about him seemed good.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

“No.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“Education.”

Name: Shirley Diane Cooks

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“I feel very comfortable with his campaign and what he’s done.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in your decision? Why or why not?

“No not at all.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“I felt like he was the right person for the position.”

Pike Road

Name: Norman Taylor

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

"He was the clear choice."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"They just solidified (my decision)."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"I just think the integrity of the state is at hand and we need to start moving toward honorable representation"

Name: Nathan Smith

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

"I was raised with those kinds of values. I appreciate the things he’s been trying to do and the statement he’s made, and I think he’d be a strong man … in that position."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"They did, actually. They made me do some digging and do some research to make sure my convictions and my thoughts about making this decision to vote for him based on my beliefs were right."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"I didn’t really have anything I could pin down to a key issue. I just feel like it was the right decision to make."

Name: Larry Miles

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

"I think he’s the better candidate for the state of Alabama".

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"Not really. I’ve just followed Doug Jones over the years, and I knew he was a good candidate."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"His plan to try to bring the state together. He didn’t have a negative campaign. He’s who we need at this time, especially with all of the things going on and what he stands for. For the state to come together as a whole, we need someone to really (represent) everybody."

Name: James Barber

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

"I’m concerned about the Supreme Court appointments for the United States of America. I’m not all that far Roy Moore, but he was the best choice to make sure we get a Supreme Court appointment that will be conservative. Because I am a conservative. I’m liberal in love, but conservative in taxpayers’ money."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"Well, yes. It disturbed me. But I believe God forgave me for all the sins I’ve committed, and I’m sure he’s forgiven judge Moore if he asked for them. And that was 38 years ago, I believe. He’s had time to repent and change his ways. … If you can’t prove something all it is, is allegations or innuendo. That’s bad. I’d hate for it to … happen to me."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"No. 1 is having a Republican there to (replace) a Supreme Court judge. No. 2, religion plays a little part in politics. I’m a Christian, and I hope and pray that Judge Roy Moore is a Christian. ... We tolerate … nudity, we tolerate pornography, we tolerate illegal aliens. There’s too much tolerance that the Democrat party is far. We must have discipline in America."

Name: Erica Hogte

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

"It was a very easy decision for me."

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

"Anything that’s alleged, I take that very seriously. With his history, I just did not feel comfortable voting for him."

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

"I wanted somebody who didn’t have a tarnished reputation already and somebody that I felt connected more to the people. Doug Jones was that person for me."

Shelby County (Birmingham area)

Name: James Ballard

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

“I think he’s a better man and a better candidate.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

Answer: N/A

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“I think [Moore] is more in tune with the president and his agenda.”

Name: Kair Hakim

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“He respects other people’s cultures and races.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

Answer: N/A

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

Religious and cultural freedoms. “I’m Muslim myself and from Syria, and I’m all about peace and respect.”

Name: Justin Ramirez

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

The allegations against Moore

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

Yes. “Roy Moore has done a lot of things that are just beyond the line of trust for me.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

Religious freedom. “He’s representing Christianity the wrong way.”

Tallapoosa County (Alexander City)

Name: Scottie Bozeman

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“His values for one. But more importantly, my candidate more represented a better understanding of how to properly advance this state forward.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

“No, they do not. If I’m being completely honest on that question, I need to say that I wasn’t going to vote for Roy Moore before the allegations started to come out months ago, so it would be disingenuous for me to say that they affected my vote at all.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“Here’s the thing: I believe my candidate has a better platform on issues that I value like education, civil rights, women’s rights, first amendment protections and has a better chance of getting this great state of Alabama above 49th in critical nationwide categories and has us stop being No. 1 or No. 2 on all of those lists you see in USA Today or magazines that represent something bad about a state.”

Name: Titus Stone

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

“I’m for taking care of unborn babies, however you want to put that, and I’m for closing up the borders and making it difficult for illegals to cross into our country. I believe Roy Moore will do both of those things.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

“Didn’t faze me a bit. I believe that if any of those allegations were true, he’d be in jail and not running for a seat in the United State Senate.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“It wasn’t one particular thing, but I just felt like Roy Moore better fit my value system and what I thought was most important for this country.”

Name: Adrian Pirtle

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“Honestly I don’t know. I say that because I walked into the booth and really voted on who I thought was the ethical person that I could live with. I needed to vote for somebody that was similar to my value structure and that’s really the best way I can put that. It wasn’t one critical issue over another for me. I was voting for a man I could live with more.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

“Not really. And I know that doesn’t make sense, right? I say not really because I didn’t like the dirty politics and campaigning on both sides to be honest with you. So I was troubled by the message on both sides.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“Like I said, it wasn’t a particular issue that caused me to vote for who I voted for. I came down to a gut decision when I walked into that box. I just hope I made the right choice in the end because as I stand here today, I’m not sure.”

Name: Lyla Graves

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“I mean, of course I voted for Doug Jones because as the campaign slogan says ‘no Moore’. We can’t have any more of this kind of behavior and stances representing the state of Alabama. Plain and simple.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

“No. I thought he was a low person morally and of low character with how he has treated people as a judge, without these sexual allegations. So, no I had already had that impression of him ethically, morally and morality wise anyway.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“Doug Jones is going to allow me as a woman to make choices with my own body and Roy Moore isn’t. Doug Jones just represents a more progressive way of thinking for this state and that’s more my way of thinking. I really feel like I had no choice today and that was a good thing. My only choice was Doug Jones.”

Name: Emily Debardelaeon

Who did you vote for?

Doug Jones

Why did you vote for him?

“His stance over the years on civil rights.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

“I can’t lie since you asked. It really was a factor, yes. It affected me as a person. It affected me as a woman. I think it also affected me as an African-American woman honestly because I saw that those women were completely dismissed and not heard.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“Civil rights. I started following this election after the Republican primary even though I did not vote in that particular election because I really thought Luther Strange would be the Republican nominee. So I didn’t know or remember a lot of the stances that Roy Moore had in the past as a judge. My main issue was I knew Doug Jones would fight for more civil rights in Alabama.”

Name: Nathan Hammond

Who did you vote for?

Roy Moore

Why did you vote for him?

“It’s interesting because this is my first election so normally I thought I would just vote the way based off what my parents were telling me about this election but because this was my first election, I wanted to know why I felt strongly about that particularly political party.”

Did the allegations against Moore play any part in the decision? Why or why not?

“Yes. But not in the way that most people would expect. Let me explain. I found the timing of the allegations suspicious. I just felt suspicious about how all of this came up around the same time that Roy Moore won the Republic nomination for the Senate seat. I wonder if they would’ve come up at all if he’d been defeated by Luther Strange and the timing made me question everything about all the allegations and the denials.”

What issues and the candidates’ stances on that issue weighed most heavily in your decision?

“Like I said, I wanted to vote for my political party and my core set of values.”