Rep.Barry Moore won the Republican primary runoff in the Alabama Senate race, NBC News projects, making him the heavy favorite in the general election to succeed Sen.
Tommy Tuberville this fall.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Moore, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, defeated former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson for the GOP nomination.
The two candidates were forced into a runoff after no one secured more than 50% of the vote in a crowded May 19 primary field.Alabama’s Senate seat opened up after Tuberville launched his run for governor last year.
He easily won the GOP nomination in the race last month.Moore, a former state lawmaker who was first elected to Congress in 2020, has pushed against allowing transgender women and girls to play in women’s sports and criticized “lawless Democrat sanctuary” cities, while positioning himself as a staunch pro-gun advocate.
Trump held a tele-rally with Moore last week and reiterated his endorsement in a Truth Social post Monday, calling the congressman “an America First Patriot who has been with me from the very beginning.” Moore’s campaign, in turn, featured Trump’s endorsements in multiple advertisements.Hudson, who serves as the CEO of groups that work with law enforcement to combat child trafficking and focus on firearms instruction, attempted to run as a political outsider.He ran unsuccessfully for Jefferson County sheriff in 2022.And while Moore won Trump’s backing, Hudson campaigned as a “warrior for President Trump’s America First Agenda.” “I will deploy to the Senate to defend President Trump with the same ethos they taught us in SEAL training: I am never out of the fight and I will not fail,” Hudson said on his website.
The runoff campaign between Moore and Hudson turned negative.An outside group aligned with Hudson accused Moore, who served in the Alabama National Guard and Army Reserve, of “stolen valor.” I...