2026 United States Senate election in Alabama

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2026 United States Senate election in Alabama

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Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. senator Tommy Tuberville Republican

The 2026 United States Senate election in Alabama will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville, who was first elected in 2020 with 60.1% of the vote, ^[1] initially ran for re-election, but instead chose to run for governor of Alabama in 2026. ^[2] Primary elections will be held on May 19, 2026. ^[3] If no candidate achieves a majority in the primary, a run-off election will follow on June 16, 2026.

This will be the first open race for this Class II seat since 1996. ^[a]

This election will take place alongside races for U.S. House, governor, state senate, state house, and numerous other state and local offices.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jared Hudson, tactical training business owner and nominee for Jefferson County sheriff in 2022 ^[4]
• Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama (2017–present) ^[5]
• Barry Moore, U.S. representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (2021–present) ^[6]
• Morgan Murphy, former national security advisor to incumbent Tommy Tuberville ^[7]
• Jeremy Spratling, real estate investor ^[8]
• Rodney Walker, wholesale fuel company CEO ^[9]

Publicly expressed interest

• Mo Brooks, former U.S. representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district (2011–2023) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2017 and 2022 ^[10]
• Kent Davis, former commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (2019–2024) ^[11]

Potential

• Joe Agresti, car dealer ^[12]
• Will Ainsworth, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (2019–present) ^[13]

Withdrawn

• Tommy Tuberville, incumbent U.S. Senator (running for governor) ^[2]

Declined

• Paul Finebaum, sports radio personality ^[14]
• A. J. McCarron, professional football player (ran for lieutenant governor) ^[15]
• Gary Palmer, U.S. representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district (2015–present) (running for re-election) ^[16]
• Bruce Pearl, former coach of Auburn Tigers men's basketball ^[17]
• Dale Strong, U.S. representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district (2023–present) (running for re-election) ^[18]

Endorsements

Jared Hudson

U.S. Senators

• Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma (2023–present) ^[19]
• Tim Sheehy, Montana (2025–present) ^[20]

Individuals

• Riley Gaines, conservative activist ^[21]

Steve Marshall

Organizations

• Alabama Farmers Federation ^[22]
• Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama ^[23]

Barry Moore

U.S. senators

• Ted Budd, North Carolina (2023–present) ^[24]
• Steve Daines, Montana (2015–present) ^[25]
• Bernie Moreno, Ohio (2025–present) ^[26]

U.S. representatives

• Tim Burchett, TN-2 (2019–present) ^[27]
• Jim Jordan, OH-4 (2007–present) ^[28]

Organizations

• Senate Conservatives Fund ^[29]
• Republicans for National Renewal ^[30]

Morgan Murphy

Executive branch officials

• Ezra Cohen, former acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (2020–2021) ^[31]
• Keith Kellogg, U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine (2025–present) ^[32]
• K. T. McFarland, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor (2017) ^[33]
• Christopher Miller, former acting U.S. secretary of defense (2020–2021) ^[33]
• Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary (2017) ^[33]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jared Hudson (R)	$540,607	$183,568	$357,038
Steve Marshall (R)	$824,209	$268,655	$555,553
Barry Moore (R)	$778,359	$346,211	$557,279
Rodney Walker (R)	$389,418	$29,531	$359,887
Source: Federal Election Commission [34]

Debates and forums

2026 United States Senate election in Alabama debates and forums

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Hudson	Marshall	Moore	Murphy	Walker
1 [35]	January 5, 2026	Mobile County GOP	N/A	N/A	P	A	A	P	P
2 [36]	January 8, 2026	Eastern Shore Republican Women	N/A	N/A	A	A	A	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Jared Hudson	Steve Marshall	Barry Moore	Morgan Murphy	Rodney Walker	Other	Undecided
The Alabama Poll [37]	December 15, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	8%	30%	12%	1%	3%	—N/a	46%
Quantus Insights (R) [38]	October 13–14, 2025	1,050 (RV)	± 3.2%	27%	24%	9%	2%	2%	—N/a	36%
The Alabama Poll [39]	August 24–26, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	7%	37%	16%	—N/a	1%	—N/a	40%
McLaughlin & Associates (R) [40] [c]	July 14–17, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	9%	35%	12%	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	44%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Will Ainsworth	Caroleene Dobson	Jared Hudson	Steve Marshall	Barry Moore	Bruce Pearl	Undecided
Cygnal (R) [41] [d]	July 2025	400 (LV)	–	—N/a	—N/a	3%	24%	9%	13%	51%
Remington Research Group (R) [42]	May 12–13, 2025	505 (LV)	± 4.0%	—N/a	13%	—N/a	28%	10%	—N/a	48%
				13%	9%	—N/a	21%	—N/a	9%	48%
				—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	37%	11%	—N/a	52%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Dakarai Larriett, petcare business owner ^[43]
• Lamont Lavender, veteran ^[44]
• Kyle Sweetser, construction company owner and 2024 Democratic National Convention speaker ^[45]
• Mark Wheeler II, chemist ^[46]

Filed paperwork

• Val Glasgow ^[47]

Withdrawn

• Greg Howard, podcaster (running for U.S. House) ^[48]

Declined

• Doug Jones, former U.S. senator (2018–2021) (running for governor) ^[49]

Endorsements

Mark Wheeler II

Organizations

• Alabama Cannabis Coalition ^[50]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Dakarai Larriett (D)	$77,293	$51,789	$25,503
Kyle Sweetser (D)	$79,534	$74,135	$5,398
Mark Wheeler II (D)	$10,236	$2,355	$7,881
Source: Federal Election Commission [51]

Third-party and independent candidates

Independents

Publicly expressed interest

• Craig Jelks, educator and candidate for mayor of Charleston, South Carolina in 2011 (decision expected by mid-January 2026) ^[52]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [53]	Solid R	Aug 26, 2025
The Cook Political Report [54]	Solid R	October 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [55]	Safe R	Aug 26, 2025
Race To The WH [56]	Safe R	Aug 26, 2025

Notes

1. Luther Strange, the incumbent Senator at the time, ran for election to finish Jeff Sessions's term in 2017, but lost in the Republican primary to Roy Moore.
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. Poll sponsored by Marshall's campaign
4. Poll commissioned by the Business Council of Alabama

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Jared Hudson (R)
• Dakarai Larriett (D)
• Steve Marshall (R)
• Barry Moore (R)
• Morgan Murphy (R)
• Kyle Sweetser (D)
• Rodney Walker (R)
• Mark Wheeler (D)