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Voters head to the polls in contentious Senate race in Alabama

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Birmingham, Ala. • National political leaders, a Hollywood actress and a retired basketball star made last-ditch efforts Monday to woo Alabama voters in a Senate race, as the candidates gave their final arguments in a pivotal special election that has attracted more than $41 million in spending.

The evening before, for his last event of the campaign, Moore brought in a raft of out-of-state conservative activists, including former White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon, Rep. Louie Gohmert , R-Texas, and former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke.

“They tried to destroy Donald Trump, and they’re trying to destroy Roy Moore,” Bannon said.