Alabama Senate Race

2026 Election • Class 2
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Primary

Primary held May 19, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Everett Wess 132,373 39.8%
Dakarai Larriett 96,307 28.9%
Mark S. Wheeler II 57,947 17.4%
Kyle Sweetser 46,286 13.9%

Democratic Primary Runoff

CandidateVotes%
Everett Wess 50,229 54.6%
Dakarai Larriett 41,779 45.4%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Barry Moore 189,067 39.2%
Jared Hudson 123,672 25.6%
Steve Marshall 118,361 24.5%
Rodney Walker 19,697 4.1%
Seth Burton 15,142 3.1%
Dale Shelton Deas Jr. 10,117 2.1%
Morgan Murphy 6,485 1.3%

Republican Primary Runoff

CandidateVotes%
Barry Moore 173,418 55.8%
Jared Hudson 137,340 44.2%

Full calendar and every race: Alabama primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
OPEN (Tommy Tuberville)
Party
Republican
Open Seat
Yes
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg

Race Ratings

Cook Political Report

Solid R

Inside Elections

Solid R

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Safe R

Candidates

Everett Wess Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $83,341
Cash on Hand: $-10,011

Barry Moore Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $3,787,330
Cash on Hand: $627,788

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 Alabama Senate race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 Alabama Senate race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Tuberville running for Governor

Independent Expenditures Updated 6 hours ago

$20,338,479
Total IE Spending
$17,308,121
Support
$3,030,359
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