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U.S. Senate · Alabama · 2026

General election · 2 on the November ballot · Open seat (no incumbent)

Model rating Leans Republican (Held) on our experimental model — not a poll or a forecast.

1 poll on file from pollsters we have not verified yet — shown below, not averaged. Model inputs: 3 of 7, updated today. Sources · What is validated

News attention 38/100 — how much coverage the race gets, not who is winning. Updated 3 days ago. How it works

On the November ballot (2)

From reported primary results, checked 2026-09-30. Each state certifies its own ballot; see the source below.

Ran in the primary (8)

Lost a primary or runoff for this seat — not on the November ballot.

Ballot source: https://www2.alabamavotes.gov/electionNight/statewideResultsByContest.aspx?ecode=1001290

Latest verified field polling

Only checksummed releases from verified (Tier V) pollsters appear here.

none yet

No verified poll has been published for this race. Vector, our experimental model rating, is below — it is not a poll.

Polling average

no verified inputs yet

1 poll on file for this race, all from quarantined (U-tier) pollsters — visible below, not yet averaged.

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Barry Moore (R)Everett Wess (D)● verified poll · ○ quarantined poll · ◎ live average

Campaign money (FEC)

Candidate committee totals for the cycle from the Federal Election Commission (public domain), as of each committee's latest report.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Dakarai Larriett Democratic$154,254$151,838$2,4162026-06-30
Everett W Wess Democratic$80,555$62,272$18,2832026-06-30
Felix Barry Moore Republican$3,787,330$3,284,673$627,7882026-06-30
Jared Hudson Republican$1,920,539$1,806,650$113,8892026-06-30
Kyle Sweetser Democratic$166,056$163,372$2,6842026-06-30
Mark Shannon Wheeler II Democratic$17,374$16,808$5662026-04-29
Matthew Seth Burton Republican$74,362$74,362$02026-06-04
Morgan W. W. Murphy Republican$0$0$02026-09-30
Rodney Walker Republican$2,015,963$2,015,963$02026-06-30
Steven T Marshall Republican$1,298,351$1,298,351$02026-06-30

Results

Vote counts as reported by the state; transcribed from the Wikipedia election article (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites the state's official results.

Democratic primary runoff

Everett Wess won49,39654.6%
Dakarai Larriett41,06545.4%

Republican primary runoff

Barry Moore won173,67455.8%
Jared Hudson137,54544.2%

Democratic primary

Everett Wess advanced132,37339.8%
Dakarai Larriett advanced96,30728.9%
Mark S. Wheeler II57,94717.4%
Kyle Sweetser46,28613.9%

Republican primary · official results

Barry Moore advanced189,06739.2%
Jared Hudson advanced123,67225.6%
Steve Marshall118,36124.5%
Rodney Walker19,6974.1%
Seth Burton15,1423.1%
Dale Shelton Deas Jr.10,1172.1%
Morgan Murphy (withdrawn)6,4851.3%

Source: Wikipedia article revision (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-09-30 · parser wiki-race-1.0.0

Key dates

Official federal election dates for this state from the FEC. Registration deadlines and early voting: see the state election office.

  • 2026-05-19 — Primary election: U.S. Senate
  • 2026-06-16 — Runoff: U.S. Senate
  • 2026-11-03 — General election: U.S. Senate

Source: FEC election dates (public domain).

Primary and hypothetical polls (19)

Kept on file, never averaged into this race. Polls listed on the Wikipedia election article (CC BY-SA 4.0), each linked to the pollster's own release.

  • Republican primary runoff · co/efficient (partisan) · 2026-06-03–2026-06-04 · n=600 · Barry Moore (R) 46%, Jared Hudson (R) 37% · release
  • Republican primary runoff · Strategy Management · 2026-05-29–2026-06-04 · n=1,300 · Jared Hudson (R) 42%, Barry Moore (R) 37% · release
  • Republican primary runoff · The Alabama Poll · 2026-05-28–2026-05-28 · n=600 · Jared Hudson (R) 49%, Barry Moore (R) 39% · release
  • Republican primary runoff · Remington Research Group (partisan) · 2026-05-21–2026-05-22 · n=722 · Jared Hudson (R) 41%, Barry Moore (R) 40% · release
  • Republican primary runoff · Pulse Decision Science (partisan) · 2026-05-17–2026-05-18 · n=518 · Barry Moore (R) 53%, Jared Hudson (R) 36% · release
  • Republican primary · Remington Research Group (partisan) · 2026-05-05–2026-05-07 · n=589 · Barry Moore (R) 23%, Jared Hudson (R) 20%, Steve Marshall (R) 16%, Rodney Walker (R) 1%, Morgan Murphy (R) 1% · release
  • Republican primary · Cygnal (partisan) · 2026-04-29–2026-04-30 · n=500 · Barry Moore (R) 23%, Jared Hudson (R) 19%, Steve Marshall (R) 14% · release
  • Republican primary · Tarrance Group (partisan) · 2026-04-11–2026-04-14 · n=500 · Barry Moore (R) 28%, Steve Marshall (R) 27%, Jared Hudson (R) 24% · release
  • Republican primary · Peak Insights (partisan) · 2026-04-11–2026-04-13 · n=500 · Barry Moore (R) 34%, Steve Marshall (R) 16%, Jared Hudson (R) 12%, Rodney Walker (R) 2% · release
  • Republican primary · American Pulse Research (partisan) · 2026-03-30–2026-04-01 · n=505 · Barry Moore (R) 26%, Steve Marshall (R) 21%, Jared Hudson (R) 14% · release
  • Republican primary · The Alabama Poll · 2026-03-22–2026-03-24 · n=600 · Barry Moore (R) 23%, Steve Marshall (R) 21%, Jared Hudson (R) 19%, Rodney Walker (R) 3% · release
  • Republican primary · Remington Research Group (partisan) · 2026-03-02–2026-03-04 · n=692 · Barry Moore (R) 22%, Steve Marshall (R) 16%, Jared Hudson (R) 12%, Rodney Walker (R) 1%, Morgan Murphy (R) 1% · release
  • Republican primary · The Alabama Poll · 2026-02-01–2026-02-04 · n=500 · Steve Marshall (R) 26%, Barry Moore (R) 17%, Jared Hudson (R) 8%, Rodney Walker (R) 4%, Morgan Murphy (R) 1% · release
  • Republican primary · Remington Research Group (partisan) · 2026-01-16–2026-01-19 · n=775 · Steve Marshall (R) 26%, Barry Moore (R) 13%, Jared Hudson (R) 10%, Rodney Walker (R) 2%, Morgan Murphy (R) 1% · release
  • Republican primary · The Alabama Poll · 2025-12-15–2025-12-15 · n=600 · Steve Marshall (R) 30%, Barry Moore (R) 12%, Jared Hudson (R) 8%, Rodney Walker (R) 3%, Morgan Murphy (R) 1% · release
  • Republican primary · Quantus Insights (partisan) · 2025-10-13–2025-10-14 · n=1,050 · Jared Hudson (R) 27%, Steve Marshall (R) 24%, Barry Moore (R) 9%, Rodney Walker (R) 2%, Morgan Murphy (R) 2% · release
  • Republican primary · The Alabama Poll · 2025-08-24–2025-08-26 · n=600 · Steve Marshall (R) 37%, Barry Moore (R) 16%, Jared Hudson (R) 7%, Rodney Walker (R) 1% · release
  • Republican primary · McLaughlin & Associates (partisan) · 2025-07-14–2025-07-17 · n=600 · Steve Marshall (R) 35%, Barry Moore (R) 12%, Jared Hudson (R) 9% · release
  • Republican primary · Remington Research Group (partisan) · 2025-05-12–2025-05-13 · n=505 · Steve Marshall (R) 28%, Caroleene Dobson 13%, Barry Moore (R) 10% · release

Signals (experimental)

Attention 38 Vector R · Held

Vugol Me Attention (attention intensity)

Attention intensity index 0–100 · not a poll · normalized nightly

pulse-1.0.0
38OUT OF 100Low attention
Attention percentile32th
7-day momentum39 / 100
Source breadth50% of tracked

Vugol Me Vector (experimental)

Directional rating without probability · experimental · model confidence: medium

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Democratic leanOpen centerRepublican lean
AnchoredHeldTiltingOpenTiltingHeldAnchored
Completeness3 of 7 inputs (national, pres, money) · missing: prior, incumbent, pulse, poll
Evidenceno verified poll · fundamentals only
Freshnessoldest input 2026-09-27 (3 days ago)
Vector component signals · estimated margin R +17.3Presidential lean of the seat (2024 R +30.9, national swing D +10.5)R +20.4Fundraising velocity (FEC)R +8.0National environment: our generic-ballot average is D +7.9 (27 pollsters, as of 2026-09-30), against the 2024 national House vote of R +2.6. The seat's last result and presidential lean move by that swing; polls, incumbency and money do not. How.

Daily precision telemetry

Per-source daily series, CSV export and Vector inputs · paid plans

Sources

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