Biden thanks Alabama after Jones win: ‘He is going to make you proud in the Senate’

Former Vice President Joe Biden congratulated Democrat Doug Jones for his win in the Alabama Senate race.

“Doug Jones. Thank you, Alabama. You’ve elected a man of incredible integrity, grit, and character,” Biden tweeted.

{mosads}“A fighter for working class and middle class Alabamians. He is going to make you proud in the Senate.”

Doug Jones. Thank you, Alabama. You’ve elected a man of incredible integrity, grit, and character. A fighter for working class and middle class Alabamians. He is going to make you proud in the Senate.

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 13, 2017

Jones upset GOP candidate Roy Moore in the race to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s Senate seat on Tuesday.

Biden campaigned for Jones in Alabama and recorded a robocall for Jones in the final days of the campaign.