President Trump congratulated Democrat Doug Jones on a “hard fought” victory in the Alabama Senate race but added that the GOP will have another chance in a “short period of time.”

“Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory,” Trump wrote on Twitter.”The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win.”

Jones was declared the winner late Tuesday night and was besting opponent Roy Moore by about one percentage point.

“The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!” Trump added.

The amount of write-in votes was at 1.7 percent — larger than the difference between the candidates.

A liberal Super PAC had urged Alabamians to write in University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban vs Auburn University football coach Gus Malzahn.

Trump supported the GOP candidate Roy Moore in the race, after initially holding back due to allegations that he had preyed on teenage girls.