Democrat Doug Jones today officially declared the winner of the US Senate race in the southern state of Alabama, whittling down the slim Republican majority in the chamber. <br/><br/>Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill certified the results of special election held on 12th of this month and dismissed claims of voter fraud by the campaign of the defeated Republican candidate, Roy Moore.<br/><br/>With Jones' upset victory in a Republican bastion, the party of President Donald Trump now holds 51 seats in the Senate and the Democrats 49 the slimmest of majorities. The Alabama result dealt a stinging blow to Trump, who had thrown his support behind Moore, a conservative Christian.<br/>