Everett Wess won the Democrat primary runoff for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Wess, a Birmingham attorney and former judge, defeated Dakarai Larriett by a 55% to 45% margin.
Wess garnered 48,999 votes to Larriett's 40,586 votes, with around 95% of the votes in.
Wess will face U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) in the November general election.
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