Jones will be the first Democratic senator elected in the state in 25 years. The special election results offer a big contrast to the presidential election a year ago, when 62% of the votes went for Trump.

What Jones’s win means

The Alabama race was widely followed around the country. It was seen as gauge of how public opinion had reshuffled after nearly a year of Trump’s presidency and in the wake of the #metoo movement against sexual harassment by powerful men.

For Democrats, the special election is a game-changer for the balance of power in Washington D.C. Prominent Democratic members in Congress had linked themselves to the #metoo wave at the expense of members of their own party accused of sexual offenses. The party’s strategic choice to take the moral high ground may have paid off in Alabama.

Democratic turnout in Alabama also rewarded the party’s big spending and campaigning by top leaders, including former president Barack Obama. More than a million voters—or 34% of the electorate—showed up at the polls. Before the election, local officials had estimated turnout would be at around 25%.

Moore’s victory is terrible news for the most conservative wing of the Republican party represented by Trump, which has recently experienced pushback from more moderate members on issues from healthcare to Moore himself. The party had rallied around Moore despite accusations of sexual assault against minors.

Jones’s victory signals that the clout of Trump’s base might be waning, and that the president’s Teflon-like ability to avoid the political toll of his outrageous behavior could be fading.

With Jones in the Senate, Democrats are set to enter a crucial mid-term campaign season emboldened.