Trump-backed Barry Moore projected to win runoff in Alabama GOP Senate primary
Summary
Republican Rep. Barry Moore won the Alabama GOP Senate runoff against Jared Hudson. Moore now moves closer to replacing Sen. Tommy Tuberville in the U.S. Senate, with President Trump having endorsed Moore in the race.Key Facts
- Barry Moore won the Alabama Republican Senate runoff election.
- Jared Hudson, a Navy SEAL and political newcomer, was Moore’s opponent in the runoff.
- No candidate got over 50% in the first primary round, so the top two competed in the runoff.
- Sen. Tommy Tuberville is leaving the Senate to run for governor of Alabama.
- Moore has served in the U.S. House since 2021 and is a member of the House Freedom Caucus.
- President Trump endorsed Barry Moore and praised him as a longstanding supporter.
- Alabama is a strongly Republican state, with no Democrat winning a Senate seat there in the last 30 years, except in a 2017 special election.
- Moore will face either Dakarai Larriett or Everett Wess, the Democratic candidates, in the November general election.
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