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Doug Jones and 69 celebrities celebrating Roy Moore’s loss

Doug Jones (Facebook/Doug Jones)

Doug Jones (Facebook/Doug Jones)

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:

  1. Former “CBS Evening News” news anchor Dan Rather, 86
  2. Junior Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, 76
  3. 47th U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, 75
  4. “Rosemary’s Baby” actress Mia Farrow, 72
  5. “Hello, Dolly!” actress Bette Midler, 72
  6. 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton, 71
  7. 67th U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 70
  8. Ohio Governor John Kasich, 65
  9. NBC News special anchor and correspondent Maria Shriver, 62
  10. CNBC chief Washington correspondent John Harwood, 61
  11. “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” host Ellen DeGeneres, 59
  12. “NCIS: New Orleans” actor Tom Arnold, 58
  13. “Destroyer” actor Bradley Whitford, 58
  14. Former Democratic National Committee interim chairperson Donna Brazile, 57
  15. “Bel Canto” actress Julianne Moore, 57
  16. “Happy!” actor Chris Meloni, 56
  17. “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” host Andrew Zimmern, 56
  18. “Quantico” actress Marcia Cross, 55
  19. Former baseball and football player Bo Jackson, 55
  20. Junior Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, 54
  21. “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” host Stephen Colbert, 53
  22. “Empire” actress Vivica A. Fox, 53
  23. “Scandal” actor Joshua Malina, 51
  24. “Avengers: Infinity War” producer James Gunn, 51
  25. “Hollywood Dirt” actress Mindy Cohn, 51
  26. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host Jimmy Kimmel, 50
  27. “Avengers: Infinity War” actor Mark Ruffalo, 50
  28. Wilson Phillips member Carnie Wilson, 49
  29. “Escape at Dannemora” actress Patricia Arquette, 49
  30. “Will and Grace” actress Debra Messing, 49
  31. “Halona” singer and songwriter Chely Wright, 47
  32. “The Good Fight” actress Audra McDonald, 47
  33. “The Drowning” actor Josh Charles, 46
  34. “Gloria” actor Sean Astin, 46
  35. “Suits” actress Sarah Rafferty, 45
  36. “The Exorcist” actor John Cho, 45
  37. “A Wrinkle in Time” director Ava DuVernay, 45
  38. The CW producer and writer Julie Plec, 45
  39. “Insatiable” actress Alyssa Milano, 44
  40. “Bates Motel” actress Vera Farmiga, 44
  41. “Late Night With Seth Meyers” host Seth Meyers, 43
  42. The Atlantic national correspondent Ta-Nehisi Coates, 42
  43. “Chelsea” host Chelsea Handler, 42
  44. “Scandal” actress Kerry Washington, 40
  45. “Blockers” actor Ike Barinholtz, 40
  46. Feministing blog founder Jessica Valenti, 39
  47. “Silicon Valley” actor Kumail Nanjiani, 39
  48. “Nicole” actor Billy Eichner, 39
  49. “Iron Fist” actress Rosario Dawson, 38
  50. “Legends of Tomorrow” actor Brandon Routh, 38
  51. “Home Again” actress Lake Bell, 38
  52. 2017 Women’s March co-chair Linda Sarsour, 36
  53. “Avengers: Infinity War” actor Chris Evans, 36
  54. “The Female Brain” director, writer and actress Whitney Cummings, 35
  55. “Venom” actress Jenny Slate, 35
  56. “Nostalgia” actress Amber Tamblyn, 34
  57. “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House” actor Julian Morris, 34
  58. “The View” host Meghan McCain, 33
  59. “Gringo” actress Melonie Diaz, 33
  60. “The Bold and the Beautiful” actor Scott Clifton, 33
  61. “Grey’s Anatomy” actress Camilla Luddington, 33
  62. “Moden Family” actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s husband Justin Mikita, 32
  63. “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” actress Emmy Rossum, 31
  64. The Guardian political reporter Sabrina Siddiqui, 30
  65. “Good Girls” actress Mae Whitman, 29
  66. “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” actress Chloe Bennet, 25
  67. “Dancing with the Stars” Season 25 winner Jordan Fisher, 23
  68. Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui, 21
  69. “Back on the Wall” singer and songwriter Greyson Chance, 20

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