# Barry Moore > [!info] Nomination decided — June 16, 2026 > **Moore won the Republican runoff 55.8–44.2** (173,418–137,340) over former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson, after leading the May 19 primary 39.2–25.6–24.5 (AG Steve Marshall eliminated). A "stolen valor" ad on his Guard record ran in the runoff's final week. He faces Democrat [[Everett Wess]]. See [[AL-Sen-2026]]. **Barry Moore** is a U.S. Representative from Alabama (AL-01) and a [[House Freedom Caucus]] member running in the 2026 Republican primary runoff for the open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by [[Tommy Tuberville]], who left to run for governor. [[Donald Trump]] endorsed Moore on **January 17, 2026**, making him the presumptive nominee. ## 2026 Senate race See [[AL-Sen-2026]] for full race context. The seat is rated Solid Republican. - **May 19 primary**: Moore led the field with roughly **40%** but fell short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff. - **June 16 runoff**: Moore faces former Navy SEAL and businessman Jared Hudson, who took ~26%. AG [[Steve Marshall]] finished third (~25%) and conceded. Moore enters the runoff as the Trump-endorsed front-runner. - Trump's choice of Moore over the more establishment AG Marshall was a loyalty signal: Moore was an early Trump endorser and a reliable Freedom Caucus vote. His win would vacate AL-01. ## Background A small-business owner and former Alabama state representative before winning AL-01 in 2020; one of the chamber's most consistently hardline conservative members on spending, immigration, and culture-war votes. ## Why he matters for the KB Moore is a clean example of the Trump-endorsement-as-kingmaker dynamic in a Solid R primary: a Freedom Caucus backbencher elevated over a credentialed statewide official purely on loyalty signaling. The AL-Sen contest is a node in the Tuberville-to-governor reshuffle and the MAGA-vs.-establishment sorting inside deep-red primaries. ## Related - [[AL-Sen-2026]] - [[Steve Marshall]] - [[Tommy Tuberville]] - [[Donald Trump]] - [[House Freedom Caucus]]