Alabama's Hilliard Forced Into Runoff (washingtonpost.com)

Notice I had to go all the way to DC to get a final count; this is because al.com doesn't update during the day. Someone should probably have a talk with them... The final results were very close; Hilliard's margin over Davis was about one percent of the vote, 1150 votes. Hilliard's 45 percent overall was well short of the 50 percent plus one needed to avoid a runoff. If everyone who voted in the primary voted in the runoff, I'd be confident in a Davis victory. But in a runoff, with no gubernatorial vote, turnout will be way down and the result will depend on who gets out his supporters.