Story highlights The rally was largely an outburst of anger directed at the national media and Democrats

Roy Moore sounded his usual religious notes in his remarks

Midland City, Alabama (CNN) Republican Roy Moore said Alabama voters in Tuesday's US Senate special election should not "ignore what they believe" about the sexual allegations he faces.

"I'm going to tell you, if you don't believe in my character, don't vote for me," he said Monday night at his election eve rally here in Alabama's Wiregrass region, a Moore stronghold in the state's rural southeastern corner.

Moore's comments came after an impassioned defense from a former Army friend, prominent conservative supporters including former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and Moore's wife.

"I love him, I trust him and you should, too," Kayla Moore said.

A three-hour drive north in Birmingham, Democrat Doug Jones was holding his final rally in the special election to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions -- where the allegations against Moore were also in focus.

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