Most senior Republicans in Alabama say they will vote for their party’s Senate candidate on Tuesday despite allegations that Roy Moore preyed on teenage girls.

President Donald Trump has endorsed Mr Moore, a former judge, and called on supporters to ensure the election of someone who supports his “Make America Great Again” agenda.

The result is perhaps the biggest test yet of Mr Trump’s culture war and whether voters are prepared to shrug off serious concerns about a candidate as “fake news”.

Senior party figures saying they are sticking with Mr Moore.

“I have stated both publicly and privately over the last month that unless these allegations were proven to be true I would continue to plan to vote for the Republican nominee, Judge Roy Moore,” John Merrill, Alabama secretary of state, said in a text message to The Associated Press. “I have already cast my absentee ballot and I voted for Judge Moore.”