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Americans were surprised on Dec. 12, Tuesday, when Doug Jones, 63, won the special election for a United States Senate seat. The Democrat defeated Roy Moore, 70, an alleged sex offender who was backed by his fellow Republican, President Donald Trump, 71.
The U.S. Senator-elect from Alabama is the first Democrat to win any statewide office in Alabama since 2008. Here is a list of 69 celebrities who immediately took to social media to celebrate his victory arranged according to age:
- Former “CBS Evening News” news anchor Dan Rather, 86
- Junior Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, 76
- 47th U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, 75
- “Rosemary’s Baby” actress Mia Farrow, 72
- “Hello, Dolly!” actress Bette Midler, 72
- 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton, 71
- 67th U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 70
- Ohio Governor John Kasich, 65
- NBC News special anchor and correspondent Maria Shriver, 62
- CNBC chief Washington correspondent John Harwood, 61
- “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” host Ellen DeGeneres, 59
- “NCIS: New Orleans” actor Tom Arnold, 58
- “Destroyer” actor Bradley Whitford, 58
- Former Democratic National Committee interim chairperson Donna Brazile, 57
- “Bel Canto” actress Julianne Moore, 57
- “Happy!” actor Chris Meloni, 56
- “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” host Andrew Zimmern, 56
- “Quantico” actress Marcia Cross, 55
- Former baseball and football player Bo Jackson, 55
- Junior Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, 54
- “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” host Stephen Colbert, 53
- “Empire” actress Vivica A. Fox, 53
- “Scandal” actor Joshua Malina, 51
- “Avengers: Infinity War” producer James Gunn, 51
- “Hollywood Dirt” actress Mindy Cohn, 51
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host Jimmy Kimmel, 50
- “Avengers: Infinity War” actor Mark Ruffalo, 50
- Wilson Phillips member Carnie Wilson, 49
- “Escape at Dannemora” actress Patricia Arquette, 49
- “Will and Grace” actress Debra Messing, 49
- “Halona” singer and songwriter Chely Wright, 47
- “The Good Fight” actress Audra McDonald, 47
- “The Drowning” actor Josh Charles, 46
- “Gloria” actor Sean Astin, 46
- “Suits” actress Sarah Rafferty, 45
- “The Exorcist” actor John Cho, 45
- “A Wrinkle in Time” director Ava DuVernay, 45
- The CW producer and writer Julie Plec, 45
- “Insatiable” actress Alyssa Milano, 44
- “Bates Motel” actress Vera Farmiga, 44
- “Late Night With Seth Meyers” host Seth Meyers, 43
- The Atlantic national correspondent Ta-Nehisi Coates, 42
- “Chelsea” host Chelsea Handler, 42
- “Scandal” actress Kerry Washington, 40
- “Blockers” actor Ike Barinholtz, 40
- Feministing blog founder Jessica Valenti, 39
- “Silicon Valley” actor Kumail Nanjiani, 39
- “Nicole” actor Billy Eichner, 39
- “Iron Fist” actress Rosario Dawson, 38
- “Legends of Tomorrow” actor Brandon Routh, 38
- “Home Again” actress Lake Bell, 38
- 2017 Women’s March co-chair Linda Sarsour, 36
- “Avengers: Infinity War” actor Chris Evans, 36
- “The Female Brain” director, writer and actress Whitney Cummings, 35
- “Venom” actress Jenny Slate, 35
- “Nostalgia” actress Amber Tamblyn, 34
- “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House” actor Julian Morris, 34
- “The View” host Meghan McCain, 33
- “Gringo” actress Melonie Diaz, 33
- “The Bold and the Beautiful” actor Scott Clifton, 33
- “Grey’s Anatomy” actress Camilla Luddington, 33
- “Moden Family” actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s husband Justin Mikita, 32
- “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” actress Emmy Rossum, 31
- The Guardian political reporter Sabrina Siddiqui, 30
- “Good Girls” actress Mae Whitman, 29
- “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” actress Chloe Bennet, 25
- “Dancing with the Stars” Season 25 winner Jordan Fisher, 23
- Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui, 21
- “Back on the Wall” singer and songwriter Greyson Chance, 20
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