With final election numbers still streaming in at press time Tuesday night, Alabama Sen. Luther Strange and former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore seemed headed for a Sept. 26 primary runoff election to decide who will be the GOP candidate in the U.S. Senate special election.

Statewide, Moore was leading Strange 54,447 votes, or 42.61 percent, to 38,941 votes, or 30.48 percent with 24 of 67 counties reporting.

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-5th, was in third place with 23,988 votes, or 18.78 percent. Brooks led the GOP race in Limestone County with 4,030 votes, or 41.16 percent of the 12,037 votes cast in the county. However, his statewide showing at press time did not appear likely to get him into a runoff.

Meanwhile, Doug Jones, former U.S. attorney under the Clinton administration, won the Democratic nomination. At press time, he was leading Democrats statewide with 23,347 votes, or 61 percent of ballots cast, with 24 of 67 counties reporting. He also led in Limestone County with 1,117 votes, or 49.79 percent over Robert Kennedy Jr., who garnered 573 votes, or 25.54 percent. Jones will face the winner of the GOP race in the Dec. 12 special general election.

Tuesday’s special election was called to find a replacement for U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, who was appointed U.S. Attorney general by President Donald Trump.

GOP voters seemed to favor Moore statewide, but in Limestone County he finished second to Brooks, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, with 2,961 votes, or 30.24 percent of votes cast. Strange garnered 2,529 votes in Limestone, or 25.83 percent of votes cast.

The Limestone numbers are considered final but not official until the provisional ballots are counted next Tuesday.

Limestone Probate Judge Charles Woodroof, the county’s election manager, said voter turnout Tuesday was higher than expected, with 12,037 of 58,256 registered voters casting ballots, or 20.66 percent. Typically, about 30 percent of eligible voters show up for primaries but this primary had only one race, which tends to lower the turnout.

The GOP is testing the reach of both Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. A super political action committee tied to McConnell spent millions of dollars on advertising to try to clear the way for Strange, according to The Associated Press.

Trump’s approval rating has hit a new low of 34 percent, according to Gallup, but strong currents of support still flow through the white Republican electorate in Alabama, where the GOP candidates went all-out to attract Trump voters and throw shade on the Washington, D.C. “swamp,” AP reported.

The Democratic race included environmental advocate Michael Hansen, who has urged Democrats to fully embrace progressive positions, and Kennedy Jr., a Navy veteran unrelated to the famed Massachusetts political dynasty who calls for building bridges with Republicans and independents, according to AP.

While Alabama has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 20 years, some Democrats hope the special general election in December — particularly if Republicans end up with a polarizing nominee — could give them a chance, AP reported.