Alabama voters return to the polls Tuesday for a primary runoff election that will decide the Republican nominee for an open U.S. Senate seat and finalize candidates for other contests where no contender secured a majority in the May 19 primary.
The runoff will lock in party nominees for most races ahead of the general election in the heavily Republican state. Candidates will compete for a full docket of state and federal offices in the fall.
In the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, Rep. Barry Moore, a third-term congressman representing Alabama’s 1st Congressional District, faces Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL who owns a security and weapons training company and founded a nonprofit combating human trafficking. The winner will succeed Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who opted to run for governor rather than seek a second term. Moore has the endorsement of President Donald Trump.
Primaries for four of Alabama’s seven congressional districts were postponed from May 19 to an Aug. 11 special primary after a U.S. Supreme Court decision prompted Republicans in several southern states to throw out their congressional maps and redraw them. As MSI previously reported, the redistricting fight has delayed House primaries in the state and created confusion for voters and election officials.