Republican Senate Primary In Alabama Is Exposing Deep Fissures In Party

NPR | By Gigi Douban

Published September 21, 2017 at 4:45 PM EDT

Alabama Republican voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to determine their party's candidate in a special Senate election. It's a runoff between appointed Sen. Luther Strange and controversial former Alabama Supreme Court Judge Roy Moore.

Corrected: September 22, 2017 at 12:00 AM EDT

We incorrectly say Oxford, Ala., is east of Heflin. It's actually to the west.

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