Voters streamed in and out of Legion Field in Birmingham during lunchtime.  Voting at the precinct, which has about 4,317 registered voters, has been steady, according to Doug Jones campaign worker Edwina Robinson.

Robinson, 62, has been at the polling site since 8 a.m. handing out sample ballots. She said she hasn’t seen long lines or a drop off in voters, only a steady stream of people casting ballots.“I think it will be a good turnout,” she said.

Robinson, who lives in West End, cast her ballot for Jones at West End Library shortly after 7 a.m.

“I want him to win,” she said. “He has done more for black people (than Moore) and he was behind us when he fought for the four little girls (who died in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing), and he cares about us. I think he makes a good candidate, but God has the last say.”

Many voters at the precinct cited Jones’ work in convicting two Ku Klux Klan members in connection with the bombing as being a reason for their support.

Alice Patterson, 59, is a regular voter, but she said she was especially driven to come out today to vote for Jones.

“Every election is important,” she said. “But my aunts were all foot soldiers during the Civil Rights Movement and now it means a lot to be about to vote for Jones.”

Patterson also said she wanted to support Jones because he is a “fair man and a clean man.”

Charles Townsend, 86, said he is a regular voter and has not missed an election since 1957. “It is my privilege to vote,” he said.

Townsend said he voted for Jones because “I don’t like Moore.”  He said he specifically does not like Moore “imposing his religious beliefs onto people.”

Wanda Hollins, 68, of Pratt City cast her ballot early Tuesday at South Hampton Elementary School.  She also voted for Jones. Hollins said she participated in the marches during the Civil Rights Movement. “We worked hard back in the 1960’s for racial equality,” she said. “And I want to make sure that the work we did is not undone.”

At Minor Elementary School in Ensley, voting was light during lunch time.  The polling site has about 2,019 registered voters. By about 11:30 a.m., about 373 ballots had been cast

Jennifer Atkins and Lolita Green came together to vote at Minor Elementary School. Atkins, who voted for Jones, said she voted today because she votes in every election. Green said she came out in support of Jones and a need for “a change in Washington, DC.”