2026 United States Senate election in Alabama

2026 United States Senate election in Alabama

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 (/wiki/2020UnitedStatesSenateelectioninAlabama) with 60.1% of the vote, initially ran for re-election, but instead chose to run for governor of Alabama in 2026. Primary elections will be held on May 19, 2026. 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 (/wiki/1996UnitedStatesSenateelectioninAlabama).

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

Declared

• Seth Burton, business development director and former Navy nuclear submarine commander • Dale Deas Jr., cardiac surgeon and biomedical engineer • Jared Hudson, tactical training business owner and nominee for Jefferson County sheriff in (/wiki/2022JeffersonCounty,AlabamaSheriffelection) • Steve Marshall, attorney general of Alabama (2017–present) • Barry Moore, U.S. representative from AL-1 (2021–present) • Rodney Walker, wholesale fuel company CEO

Withdrawn

• Morgan Murphy, former national security advisor to incumbent Tommy Tuberville (endorsed Moore, remained on ballot) • Tommy Tuberville, incumbent U.S. senator (running for governor)

Declined

• Will Ainsworth, lieutenant governor of Alabama (2019–present) • Mo Brooks, former U.S. representative from AL-5 (2011–2023) and candidate for U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2017UnitedStatesSenatespecialelectioninAlabama) and (/wiki/2022UnitedStatesSenateelectioninAlabama) (running for state representative) • Paul Finebaum, sports radio personality • A. J. McCarron, professional football player (ran for lieutenant governor) • Gary Palmer, U.S. representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district (2015–present) (running for re-election) • Bruce Pearl, former coach of Auburn Tigers men's basketball • Dale Strong, U.S. representative from AL-5 (2023–present) (running for re-election)

Debates and forums

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Burton	Deas	Hudson	Marshall	Moore	Murphy	Walker
1	January 5, 2026	Mobile County GOP	N/A	N/A	A	A	P	A	A	P	P
2	January 8, 2026	Eastern Shore Republican Women	N/A	N/A	A	A	A	A	A	P	P
3	March 10, 2026	Alabama Policy Action Rightside Media Yellowhammer News	Various	N/A	P	P	P	P	P	W	P

Fundraising

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

Polling

<table><thead><tr><th>Poll source</th><th>Date(s) administered</th><th>Sample size</th><th>Margin of error</th><th>Jared Hudson</th><th>Steve Marshall</th><th>Barry Moore</th><th>Morgan Murphy</th><th>Rodney Walker</th><th>Other</th><th>Undecided</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Alabama Poll</td><td>March 22–24, 2026</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>19%</td><td>21%</td><td>23%</td><td>—N/a</td><td>3%</td><td>—N/a</td><td>34%</td></tr><tr><td>Pulse Decision Science (R)</td><td>March 16–19, 2026</td><td>501 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>13%</td><td>26%</td><td>31%</td><td>9%</td><td>21%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>March 9, 2026</td><td>Murphy withdraws from the race</td></tr><tr><td>Remington Research Group (R)</td><td>March 2–4, 2026</td><td>692 (LV)</td><td>± 3.7%</td><td>12%</td><td>16%</td><td>22%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>47%</td></tr><tr><td>The Alabama Poll</td><td>February 1–4, 2026</td><td>500 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>8%</td><td>26%</td><td>17%</td><td>1%</td><td>4%</td><td>—N/a</td><td>43%</td></tr><tr><td>Remington Research Group (R)</td><td>January 16–19, 2026</td><td>775 (LV)</td><td>± 3.5%</td><td>10%</td><td>26%</td><td>13%</td><td>1%</td><td>2%</td><td>—N/a</td><td>48%</td></tr><tr><td>The Alabama Poll</td><td>December 15, 2025</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>8%</td><td>30%</td><td>12%</td><td>1%</td><td>3%</td><td>—N/a</td><td>46%</td></tr><tr><td>Quantus Insights (R)</td><td>October 13–14, 2025</td><td>1,050 (RV)</td><td>± 3.2%</td><td>27%</td><td>24%</td><td>9%</td><td>2%</td><td>2%</td><td>—N/a</td><td>36%</td></tr><tr><td>The Alabama Poll</td><td>August 24–26, 2025</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>7%</td><td>37%</td><td>16%</td><td>—N/a</td><td>1%</td><td>—N/a</td><td>40%</td></tr><tr><td>McLaughlin & Associates (R)</td><td>July 14–17, 2025</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>9%</td><td>35%</td><td>12%</td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td><td>44%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Seth Burton
	Republican	Dale Shelton Deas Jr.
	Republican	Jared Hudson
	Republican	Steve Marshall
	Republican	Barry Moore
	Republican	Rodney Walker
	Republican	Morgan Murphy (withdrawn)
Total votes		100.00

Democratic primary

Declared

• Dakarai Larriett, petcare business owner • Kyle Sweetser, construction company owner and 2024 Democratic National Convention speaker • Mark Wheeler II, chemist • Everett Wess, attorney

Withdrawn

• Greg Howard, podcaster (ran for U.S. House)

Declined

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

Fundraising

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

Results

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dakarai Larriett
	Democratic	Kyle Sweetser
	Democratic	Everett Wess
	Democratic	Mark S. Wheeler II
Total votes		100.00

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

• Craig Jelks, educator and candidate for mayor of Charleston, South Carolina in 2011

General election

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>January 12, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>January 12, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>January 29, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Race To The WH</td><td>Safe R</td><td>March 19, 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>