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U.S. Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville told out-of-state donors to Sen. Doug Jones campaign to go to hell during his victory speech Tuesday night after defeating Jones in a bitterly fought Alabama Senate race.

Tuberville, the first-time candidate and former Auburn football coach, made the comment at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery when he came out to address cheering supporters shortly after the Associated Press declared him the winner Tuesday night.

"Tonight, the liberals in California, New York, and Washington, D.C., learned the hard way that Alabamas Senate seat cannot be bought, Tuberville said. If youll allow me to quote one of my opponents many campaign ads: They can all go to hell and get a job as far as Im concerned.

The crowd roared its approval.

The Jones' campaign spent almost $25 million, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, about four times what the Tuberville campaign spent.

Tuberville referred to a Jones ad critical of the way Tuberville left coaching jobs at Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech, and Cincinnati, calling him a quitter. The ad shows a clip of Tuberville leaving the field after a loss at Cincinnati in 2016, yelling into the stands at a heckling fan, Go to hell. Get a job.

The incident was widely publicized at the time. Tuberville resigned at the end of the 2016 season, ending his coaching career.

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