2026 United States Senate election in Alabama

The 2026 United States Senate election in Alabama will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville, who was first elected in 2020 with 60.1% of the vote,^[1] is currently running for re-election, but is strongly considering a run for governor of Alabama.^[2]^[3]

Should Tuberville drop out, this will be the first open race for this Class II seat since 1996.^[a]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Tommy Tuberville, incumbent U.S. Senator (considering running for governor)^[4]

Potential

The following people have been speculated as potential candidates in the event that Tuberville runs for governor.

Will Ainsworth, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (2019–present)^[5]
Tommy Battle, mayor of Huntsville (2008–present)^[5]
Mo Brooks, former U.S. representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district (2011–2023) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2017 and 2022^[6]^[5]
Bradley Byrne, former U.S. representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (2014–2021) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020^[5]
Jerry Carl, former U.S. representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (2021–2025)^[5]
Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission (2010–present) and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018^[6]
Nathaniel Ledbetter, speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives (2023–present) from the 24th district (2014–present)^[5]
Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama (2017–present)^[6]
Barry Moore, U.S. representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (2021–present)^[5]
Gary Palmer, U.S. representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district (2015–present)^[5]
Rick Pate, Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama (2019–present)^[5]
Sandy Stimpson, mayor of Mobile (2013–present)^[5]
Dale Strong, U.S. representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district (2023–present)^[5]
Jessica Taylor, attorney, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022, and candidate for AL-02 in 2020^[6]

Endorsements

Tommy Tuberville

Organizations

AIPAC^[7]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tommy Tuberville (R)	$3,650,343	$3,195,496	$628,327
Source: Federal Election Commission^[8]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Dakarai Larriett, petcare business owner^[9]
Kyle Sweetser, construction company owner^[10]

Filed paperwork

Greg Howard, podcaster^[11]
Mark Wheeler II^[12]

Potential

Doug Jones, former U.S. senator (2018–2021)^[6]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mark Wheeler II (D)	$5,438	$1,484	$3,954
Source: Federal Election Commission^[8]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections^[13]	Solid R	Feb 20, 2025
The Cook Political Report^[14]	Solid R	Feb 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[15]	Safe R	Mar 12, 2025
Race To The WH^[16]	Safe R	Apr 27, 2025

Notes

^ Luther Strange, the incumbent Senator at the time, ran for election to finish Jeff Sessions's term in 2017, but lost in the Republican primary to Roy Moore.

References

^ "Alabama U.S. Senate Election Results". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ Everett, Grayson (April 24, 2025). "Tuberville running for Governor of Alabama in 2026". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ Sparkman, Logan (April 24, 2025). "'You'll hear it directly from me': Despite reports, Tuberville remains non-committal regarding run for governor". WHNT News 19. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ Everett, Grayson (April 24, 2025). "Tuberville running for Governor of Alabama in 2026". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Poor, Jeff (April 28, 2025). "Names to watch for a potential wide-open 2026 U.S. Senate race in…". 1819 News. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Koplowitz, Howard (March 6, 2025). "Who could replace Tommy Tuberville in the Senate? 5 candidates to watch if he runs for Alabama governor". The Birmingham News. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
^ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2026 Election United States Senate - Alabama". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
^ "Democrat Dakarai Larriett launches U.S. Senate campaign". The Cullman Tribune. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ Koplowitz, Howard (April 16, 2025). "Lifelong Alabama Republican who bashed Trump at DNC running to send 'Tuberville back to Florida'". The Birmingham News. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "FILING FEC-1879272". FEC. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
^ "Filing FEC-1864229". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
^ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

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[4] Luther Strange, the incumbent Senator at the time, ran for election to finish Jeff Sessions's term in 2017, but lost in the Republican primary to Roy Moore.

[1] "Alabama U.S. Senate Election Results". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

[2] Everett, Grayson (April 24, 2025). "Tuberville running for Governor of Alabama in 2026". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[3] Sparkman, Logan (April 24, 2025). "'You'll hear it directly from me': Despite reports, Tuberville remains non-committal regarding run for governor". WHNT News 19. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[5] Everett, Grayson (April 24, 2025). "Tuberville running for Governor of Alabama in 2026". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[Poor1819-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Poor, Jeff (April 28, 2025). "Names to watch for a potential wide-open 2026 U.S. Senate race in…". 1819 News. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

[guberville-7] Koplowitz, Howard (March 6, 2025). "Who could replace Tommy Tuberville in the Senate? 5 candidates to watch if he runs for Alabama governor". The Birmingham News. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[8] "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

[FEC1-9] "2026 Election United States Senate - Alabama". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

[10] "Democrat Dakarai Larriett launches U.S. Senate campaign". The Cullman Tribune. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[11] Koplowitz, Howard (April 16, 2025). "Lifelong Alabama Republican who bashed Trump at DNC running to send 'Tuberville back to Florida'". The Birmingham News. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[12] "FILING FEC-1879272". FEC. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[13] "Filing FEC-1864229". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved February 27, 2025.

[14] "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

[15] "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

[16] "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[17] "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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