President Donald Trump's endorsement wasn't enough to boost Republican Rep.Barry Moore of Alabama to victory in the ballot box showdown for the southeastern state's Republican Senate nomination.Trump-backed Rep.
Barry Moore was defeated by rival Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL sniper, in Tuesday's runoff election in solidly red Alabama, the Associated Press reports.Moore and Hudson were the top two finishers in last month's Republican primary, but with no candidate topping 50% of the vote, they both advanced to the runoff.Hudson will now be considered the clear frontrunner in the race to succeed Republican Sen.Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor this year rather than seeking re-election to the Senate.DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUBFormer Navy SEAL Jared Hudson is running for U.S.
Senate in Alabama.(Jared Hudson campaign)Besides being a combat veteran, Hudson has served as a sheriff’s deputy, firefighter, small business owner and current head of a nonprofit that trains law enforcement in taking out human traffickers.Hudson was endorsed by then-Sen.
Markwayne Mullin, who is now Trump's Department of Homeland Security secretary, Sen.Tim Sheehy, the National Association for Gun Rights PAC, and conservative activists and media star Riley Gaines.Hudson, running as an outsider, edged out state Attorney General Steve Marshall to advance to the runoff.THESE MIDTERM RACES WILL DETERMINE WHETHER REPUBLICANS HOLD THEIR SENATE MAJORITYRepublican Rep.
Barry Moore of Alabama, seen saluting during the 2024 Republican National Convention, was running this year for the U.S.Senate.
(Tom Williams)Moore, who represents Alabama's 1st Congressional District, in the southern portion of southeastern state, is a member of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus.The congressman, who founded a waste hauling company and later served as a state lawmaker before first winning election to the U.S.House in 2020, was one of the first politicians ...