Dean Young checks in to cast his vote at the Orange Beach Community Center on Canal Road just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday November 5, 2013. About 500 voters had shown up this morning. (Brian Kelly/bkelly@al.com)

Bradley Byrne is the winner in the Republican runoff for Alabama's First Congressional District with 52.48 percent of the vote over Dean Young's 47.51 percent.

Byrne will meet Democrat Burton LeFlore in the Dec. 17 general election.

The live blog is closed. Please see more coverage of election night from Brendan Kirby.

9:55: Byrne, in an address to supporters, said he's ready to lead the First Congressional District forward and lead in Washington, D.C., but he also urged supporters not to take down their yard signs because the Dec. 17 general election must be determined. "Put Christmas decorations around them if you have to," he said.

9:52: Complete unofficial complete results from Mobile County: Byrne has 19,790, Young with 17,029.

9:47: Young says, "It looks like we fell a little short," but the impact was felt nationwide. Cheers ring out at his headquarters when he restates that he will not support Byrne in the general election.

9:45: Though Young concedes, he says he will not call Byrne; he's sticking to his word that he will not support Byrne in the general election.

9:44: Associated Press has given the win to Bradley Byrne. The final results are still coming in from Mobile County only.

9:39: More results from Mobile County: with 150 of 204 boxes reporting, Byrne has 15,775 votes, while Young has 12,626.

9:38: Byrne says of national media attention: "Every time they interview me, I say they got it wrong," Byrne said. "This is about the minds of the voters of this congressional district on who is the most effective person to represent us in Washington. That's why the vote total is the way it is. They want (someone) who will be the most effective."

9:36: Byrne tells a reporter that he's never agreed with the national news media characterization of the campaign painting him as an "establishment" Republican against the Tea Party conservative favorite.

9:29: Still lots of chatter going on at Young's headquarters in Foley. Supporters have all eyes on Mobile County and say that they expect Young to carry that county.

9:26: Byrne, still speaking to jubilant supporters about Young making a concession call: "He'll need to get his heart into it."

9:20: Byrne tells supporters he isn't expecting a call from Young tonight, though he says "it is the right thing to do."

9:18: With 79 of 204 boxes reporting in Mobile County, Byrne continues to lead with 6,795 votes, followed by Young with 5,422.

9:13: "It looks really good right now." - Bradley Byrne tells supporters at Wintzell's.

9:11: Final unofficial results from Escambia County: Byrne wins with 1,716 votes, Young finishes with 1,409.

9:10: With 67 of 204 boxes reporting in Mobile County, Byrne leads with 5,886 votes, while Young trails with 4,438.

9:08: Final unofficial results for Baldwin County: Byrne with 14,702 votes and Young with 13,111.

9:07: Young supporters remain optimistic with lots of chatter while watching results come in at the Foley headquarters.

9:03: In Baldwin County there are now 53 of 62 precincts reporting; Byrne lead with 11,688 votes, followed by Young with 11,136.

8:57: A poll-watcher in Mobile County just texted to let us know that "it's going to be a while" before we get full results from the county.

8:54: Some social media reports are calling the runoff for Byrne, though we have not yet confirmed that and there are multiple key boxes not yet reported.

8:53: With 43 of 62 precincts reporting in Baldwin, Byrne leads with 9,894 and Young has 8,860.

8:44: With 34 of 62 precincts reporting in Baldwin County, Byrne is just barely ahead with 6,238 votes to Young's 6,223.

8:43: Still no sign of Byrne at Wintzell's in Mobile. The campaign staff is expected to move to the venue after the final 20 percent of the totals come in.

8:42: Patrick Byrne tells Alabama Media Group reporter John Sharp that the last couple of weeks has brought the family together. Bradley Byrne's brother, Dale, died two weeks ago after suffering a heart attack. There have been two memorial services for Dale Byrne, the last on Thursday. "Having that and bringing the family together was a blessing," Patrick Byrne said.

8:36: With all precincts reporting in Monroe County, Young is the victor with 1,446 votes, to Byrne's 896.

8:36: With 30 of 62 precincts reporting in Baldwin County, Young has 4,951 votes to Byrne's 4,578.

8:32: On Twitter, @YHPolitics show Byrne leading with 57.27% percent of the vote according to an "inside source."

8:29: In Baldwin County with 23 of 62 precincts reporting, Young still leads with 4,008 votes, while Byrne has 3,458.

8:28: Unofficially, Young wins Washington County with 1,115 votes, while Byrne has 623.

8:27: With 40 of 204 boxes reporting in Mobile County, Byrne is ahead with 2,899 votes, while Young trails with 1,241.

8:25: At Wintzell's, the mood among Byrne supporters is social, with people mingling, eating and having drinks while watching their phones and the TVs. No one is going overboard with enthusiasm, according to an Alabama Media Group reporter on the scene. Byrne still isn't there, though, and won't arrive until results are clearer.

8:23: "The whole nation is watching because of what y'all have done," Young tells supporters. "They're watching closely because I have taken on the entire Republican establishment."

8:21: Young tells supporters: "Y'all made a statement, no matter what happens tonight."

8:14: In Escambia County, with 19 of 34 precincts reporting, Byrne has 933 votes and Young has 815.

8:13: With 15 of 62 precincts reporting in Baldwin County, Young leads with 2,037 votes, Byrne has 1,229.

8:12: In Mobile County with 32 of 204 boxes reporting, Byrne leads with 2,352 votes, while Young has 1,054.

8:11: In Monroe County, with 32 of 33 precincts reporting, Young has a large lead with 1,446 votes, while Byrne trails with 896.

8:08: In Escambia County, with 15 of 32 precincts reporting, Byrne leads with 745 votes and Young has 641.

8:05: With 24 of 34 boxes reporting in Monroe County, Young has 1,070 votes and Byrne has 701.

8:04: With nine of 62 precincts reporting in Baldwin County, Young leads with 1,046 votes, Byrne has 605.

8:01: Final unofficial results from Clarke County: Young with 424, Byrne with 423.

7:59: In Baldwin County, with seven of 60 precincts reporting, Young leads with 901 votes and Byrne has 536.

7:57: In Mobile County, with 17 of 204 boxes reporting, Byrne has 1,143 votes and Young has 604.

7:54: With six of 62 precincts reporting in Baldwin County, Young leads with 697 votes; Byrne has 433.

7:52: With eight of 10 precincts reporting in Clarke County, Byrne has 374 votes and Young has 329.

7:52: With 18 of 34 boxes reporting in Monroe County, Young is in the lead with 786 votes to Byrne's 505.

7:51: Dean Young has made it to his poll-watching party at Cottages on the Green in Foley.

7:51: In Escambia County, with two precincts and absentee ballots reporting, Byrne has 440 votes, while Young has 286.

7:50: With five of 62 precincts reporting in Baldwin County, Young has 587, while Byrne has 386.

7:49: Quin Hillyer, a Byrne supporter who was a competitor in the AL-01 primary in September, is at Wintzell's.

7:48: At Wintzell's Patrick Byrne said his father's campaign staff is at another location to crunch election numbers. Meanwhile, a large gathering of supporters are feasting on fried seafood and greens at the restaurant.

7:47: Col. Glenn Frazier, in Foley, tells an Alabama Media Group reporter that he supports Young because, "He told me when he takes the oath of office that he won't vote for anything that destroys the constitution. He will bring the country back to the way our forefathers envisioned it."

7:46: With 12 of 34 boxes reporting in Monroe County, Young pulls ahead with 579, while Byrne trails with 422.

7:45: With six of 10 precincts reporting in Clarke County, Byrne leads with 279, Young has 257.

7:39: Currently in Baldwin County, Young has 416 votes, while Byrne trails with 375.

7:41: Col. Glenn Frazier, survivor of the Bataan Death March in World War II, is present at Young's election night headquarters.

7:36: Activity seems to be picking up at Young's poll-watching party at Cottages on the Green in Foley.

7:33: In Monroe County with 34 boxes reporting, Byrne has 106 votes, while Young has 80.

7:30: Escambia County absentee ballots are in: Byrne has 14, while Young trails with 9.

7:26: At Wintzell's, Byrne's son, Patrick, said supporters are optimistic about the turnout today.

7:25: Jim Zeigler also tells those gathered in Foley that Jo Bonner started a legal agenda three days before he left office to pursue the nationalization of the park.

7:20: Jim Zeigler tells Young supporters in Foley that if Young loses, the fight to oppose nationalization of the Delta will go on.

7:16: Dean Young campaigner Jim Zeigler speaks in Foley, describing the new documentary on the Delta as propaganda. Also speaks at length about Save the Delta's effort and Young's fight against nationalization of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta.

7:15: First set of numbers are in from Mobile County absentee ballots: Byrne has 201 and Young has 122.

7:13: The crowd is picking up at Wintzell's, where Byrne isn't expected until around 8:30 p.m.

7:06 : "The election is in the hands of the Lord, just as it has always been." - Dean Young supporter at Foley poll-watching party.

7:05: Both Byrne and Young have garnered endorsements in the past days, with Byrne receiving early-morning support from Boston Red Sox pitcher Jake Peavy, a Mobile native.

7:01: At Wintzell's in downtown Mobile, optimism is gathering among supporters and members of the Byrne camp due to early voter turnout reports.

6:58 p.m.: At Young's gathering in Foley, the number of media representatives matches the fewer than 10 supporters in the house so far.

After a day of

, the Byrne camp is gathering at Wintzell's in downtown Mobile while the Young camp is stationed at Cottages on the Green in Foley to await results.

In the Sept. 24 primary, a scant 11 percent of registered voters in the district turned out to cast their votes, but reports received around 4:30 p.m. from polling places in Mobile and Baldwin counties show that the number may have already risen above the overall total from September's primary.