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Doug Jones wins Democratic Senate primary in Alabama

In this Aug. 3, 2017, file photo, candidate Doug Jones chats with constituents before a Democratic Senate candidate forum at the Princess Theatre in Decatur, Ala. Jones is facing Michael Hansen , who leads an environmental group, in the Democrat primary on Tuesday, Aug. 15. (Jeronimo Nisa /The Decatur Daily via AP, File)
In this Aug. 3, 2017, file photo, candidate Doug Jones chats with constituents before a Democratic Senate candidate forum at the Princess Theatre in Decatur, Ala. Jones is facing Michael Hansen , who leads an environmental group, in the Democrat primary on Tuesday, Aug. 15. (Jeronimo Nisa /The Decatur Daily via AP, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Doug Jones, a lawyer and former U.S. attorney under the Clinton administration, has won the Democratic primary in Alabama for U.S. Senate.

Jones was the victor in a crowded field of Democrats vying for the Senate seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He will face the Republican winner in a Dec. 12 election.

Jones is perhaps best known for leading the prosecution of two Klansmen for the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church that killed four little girls.

While Alabama has not been represented by a Democrat in the U.S. Senate in 20 years, Jones has said Democrats must not concede the seat without a fight. He says Democrats can win if they can turn the conversation to “kitchen table issues” such as wages, health care and jobs.