Alabama Republicans Pick Between 2 Senate Runoff Rivals as Trump Endorsement Faces Outsider Test
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 15
Alabama Republicans Pick Between 2 Senate Runoff Rivals as Trump Endorsement Faces Outsider Test
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 15
Summary
Alabama Republicans vote Tuesday in a Senate runoff between Representative Barry Moore and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson after neither won a majority in the May 19 primary.
Trump endorsed Moore in January, helping scramble the race and undercut early front-runner Steve Marshall, who then missed the runoff by finishing about 15 points behind Moore and roughly 1 point behind Hudson.
Limited polling now suggests Hudson may hold a slight edge, turning the contest into a test of whether Alabama GOP voters value Trump’s backing more than an anti-establishment outsider message.
The winner will succeed Senator Tommy Tuberville, who is leaving the seat to run for governor, in a race where both candidates present themselves as strong Trump allies.