Ellen DeGeneres, God, and Harambe among Alabama special election’s 22,852 write-in votes

By Victor I. Nava

Published December 29, 2017 12:53am ET

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Ellen DeGeneres, God, and Harambe among Alabama special election’s 22,852 write-in votes — The state of Alabama released the names of all 22,852 write-in votes cast in the state. Some of the write-ins included TV personalities Tim Gunn and Ellen DeGeneres (the latter pictured above), actor Tom Selleck, conservative pundit Ben Shapiro, and the deceased Cincinnati Zoo gorilla Harambe. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) | Andrew Harnik

The state of Alabama on Thursday officially certified Democrat Doug Jones’ victory in the Dec. 12 Alabama special election and released the names of all 22,852 write-in votes cast in the state.

The write-in votes are broken down by county in the document released by the Alabama secretary of state’s office, and many notable names received votes throughout the Yellowhammer State.

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