[harry chickpea]

480,270 votes cast.

218,466 of those were for Strange.

I'm trying to figure out the cost per vote. One pac supposedly spent 7 million, a figure of 13.9 million has been tossed about for the primary. I'm thinking that these may have been some of the most expensive votes in any major election. Does anyone have comprehensive cost figures for each of those candidates?

[MinivanDriver]

It was your perfect political storm.

I know Luther Strange and always liked him as a person. I was positively shocked at how much of his ethics he was willing to toss aside to become a senator. I voted for him yesterday but held my nose doing it, chiefly to vote against Roy Moore. If he weren't running against a complete loon, he likely wouldn't even get the votes he did. Guess I'll be finding a Doug Jones sign today.

[harry chickpea]

Talk about thread drift!

There are numbers of reasons people voted as they did. Some were certainly voting based upon religious beliefs. Some may have been upset that Trump used his stump speech to dis' football (although he stayed clear of the SEC). A lot of people were fed up and then some with Bentley, and saw Strange as his lackey. With Trump and Pence campaigning for him, it may have seemed like Strange was more interested in his political career than Alabama constituents. Although I personally don't care for Moore, it is obvious to all us rubes in Alabama that he is not a butt sucker who will sell out. The true independent thinking Senators in Congress are the last remaining traces of a legislative body that has both economic interests and heart. Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders, McCain and a few others are the ones who are rocks blocking the corporate juggernaut. The amount of money spent on this election, and the poor results of it are actually encouraging. When the big machines wake up and realize that they can't always smear, lie, and BUY their way into power, they may begin to listen to the average voter a little more closely.

[toosie]

Removed some off-topic posts. Please stay local and on topic.

[harry chickpea]

My interest is in trying to get hard figures on the money spent by each candidate. I know that with pacs that can be impossible, but there is a wide variation in claimed expenses.

My reason for this interest is that it could be a sign that there are changes in what is effective in electioneering, and a shift in Alabama - not so much to right or left, but in fatigue from Montgomery politics as usual.

[recycled]

As a former resident of Auburn, AL in the late 90s, I found this special election primary was interesting with respect to the level of national and even global media attention. I don't think any election in Alabama in the last few decades has received so much media attention outside of AL.

It would be interesting to know how much per vote was spent in this special election primary. The total population of AL is about 4.9 million, so just under 10% of the total population cast a ballot in the election. In the upcoming general election, I wonder if AL registered voters will fear casting a ballot for a candidate who has expressed opinions that are so extreme, that he could scare off future large business investments in the state?

[Reactionary]

recycled = "I wonder if AL registered voters will fear casting a ballot"

Nope.