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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.
| 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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | |||||||||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 [41] | January 5, 2026 | Mobile County GOP | N/A | N/A | P | A | A | P | P |
| 2 [42] | January 8, 2026 | Eastern Shore Republican Women | N/A | N/A | A | A | A | P | P |
| Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Jared Hudson (R) | $853,414 | $425,483 | $427,931 |
| Steve Marshall (R) | $1,152,702 | $590,728 | $561,974 |
| Barry Moore (R) | $1,358,869 | $642,805 | $842,220 |
| Rodney Walker (R) | $616,432 | $607,891 | $8,541 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission [43] | |||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Jared Hudson | Steve Marshall | Barry Moore | Morgan Murphy | Rodney Walker | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy withdraws from the race | ||||||||||
| Remington Research Group (R) [44] | March 2–4, 2026 | 692 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 12% | 16% | 22% | 1% | 1% | 1% [c] | 47% |
| The Alabama Poll [45] | February 1–4, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 8% | 26% | 17% | 1% | 4% | N/a | 43% |
| Remington Research Group (R) [46] | January 16–19, 2026 | 775 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 10% | 26% | 13% | 1% | 2% | N/a | 48% |
| The Alabama Poll [47] | December 15, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 8% | 30% | 12% | 1% | 3% | N/a | 46% |
| Quantus Insights (R) [48] | October 13–14, 2025 | 1,050 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 27% | 24% | 9% | 2% | 2% | N/a | 36% |
| The Alabama Poll [49] | August 24–26, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 7% | 37% | 16% | N/a | 1% | N/a | 40% |
| McLaughlin & Associates (R) [50] [d] | July 14–17, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 9% | 35% | 12% | N/a | N/a | N/a | 44% |
| 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) [51] [e] | July 2025 | 400 (LV) | – | N/a | N/a | 3% | 24% | 9% | 13% | 51% |
| Remington Research Group (R) [52] | 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% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Seth Burton | |||
| Republican | Dale Shelton Deas Jr. | |||
| Republican | Jared Hudson | |||
| Republican | Steve Marshall | |||
| Republican | Barry Moore | |||
| Republican | Morgan Murphy (withdrawn) | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
| Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Dakarai Larriett (D) | $100,504 | $82,520 | $17,984 |
| Kyle Sweetser (D) | $115,088 | $94,121 | $20,967 |
| Mark Wheeler II (D) | $14,872 | $12,198 | $2,674 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission [62] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dakarai Larriett | |||
| Democratic | Kyle Sweetser | |||
| Democratic | Everett Wess | |||
| Democratic | Mark S. Wheeler II | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Inside Elections [64] | Solid R | January 12, 2026 |
| The Cook Political Report [65] | Solid R | January 12, 2026 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball [66] | Safe R | January 29, 2026 |
| Race To The WH [67] | Safe R | February 2, 2026 |
As of Thursday, he was the fourth Republican senate candidate to file papers, following ... Dale Shelton Deas Jr.