2022 United States Senate election in Alabama

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2022 United States Senate election in Alabama
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Incumbent U.S. senator

Richard Shelby
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The 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Alabama. Incumbent Senator Richard Shelby was first elected in 1986 and re-elected in 1992 as a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party in 1994.[1] In his most recent election in 2016, he was re-elected with 64% of the vote over Democrat Ron Crumpton.[2] In February 2021, Shelby announced that he will not seek re-election to a seventh term.[3]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Lillie Boddie[4]
  • Katie Britt, former president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama and former Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Richard Shelby[5][6]
  • Mo Brooks, U.S. Representative for Alabama's 5th congressional district (2011–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2017[7]
  • Karla DuPriest, businesswoman[8]
  • Michael Durant, U.S. Army pilot and author[9]
  • Jake Schafer, author[10] and psychologist[11][12]
Republican candidates[a]
  • U.S. Representative
    Mo Brooks
    from
    Huntsville
  • Pilot and author
    Michael Durant
    from
    Madison

Withdrawn[]

Declined[]

Endorsements[]

Katie Britt
U.S. Senators
  • Richard Shelby, U.S. Senator from Alabama (1987–present)[25]
  • Joni Ernst, U.S. Senator from Iowa (2015-present)[26]
  • Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator from West Virginia (2015-present)[26]
  • Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2003-present)[26]
  • Deb Fischer, U.S. Senator from Nebraska (2013-present)[27]
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
  • Alabama Farmers Federation[29]
  • Alabama Forestry Association[30]
  • Alabama Retail Association[31]
  • Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama[32]
  • Home Builders Association of Alabama[33]
  • Maggie's List[34]
  • Manufacture Alabama[35]
PACs
  • Alabama Conservatives Fund[36]
  • VIEW PAC[37]
Mo Brooks
U.S. Presidents
  • Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[38]
Executive branch officials
  • Stephen Miller, former Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump (2017–2021)[39]
  • Michael Flynn, 25th United States National Security Advisor (2017) (Democratic)[40]
U.S. Senators
  • Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2011–present)[41]
  • Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present)[42]
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
  • Bill Armistead, Alabama State Senator for District 14 (1995–2003), Chair of the Alabama Republican Party (2011–2015)[44]
  • Wendy Rogers, Arizona State Senator for District 6 (2021–present)
Party officials
  • Terry Lathan, Chair of the Alabama Republican Party (2015–2021)[44]
  • Marty Connors, Chair of the Alabama Republican Party (2001–2005)[45]
Individuals
  • Donald Trump Jr., businessman and son of former President Donald Trump[46]
Organizations
  • Club for Growth[47]
  • Eagle Forum of Alabama[48]
  • FreedomWorks[49]
  • Senate Conservatives Fund[50]
  • National Association for Gun Rights
  • Americans for Legal Immigration PAC
Mike Durant
Individuals
  • Mike Dunn, Marine Corps veteran, withdrawn candidate for Senate in 2022, candidate for State Senate district 17[16]
  • Jessica Taylor, businesswoman, former candidate for Alabama's 2nd congressional district in 2020 and withdrawn candidate for Senate in 2022[51][52]
PACs
  • More Perfect Union[53]
Jessica Taylor (withdrawn)
Individuals
  • Ted Nugent, musician and activist[54]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Lynda
Blanchard 		Katie
Britt 		Mo
Brooks 		Mike
Durant 		Jessica
Taylor 		Other Undecided
Deep Root Analytics (R)[A] January 29–31, 2022 2,088 (LV) ± 2.1% – 29% 28% 23% – – 20%
WPA Intelligence (R)[B] January 25–27, 2022 513 (LV) ± 4.4% – 25% 35% 30% – – 10%
January 4, 2022 Taylor withdraws from the race
McLaughlin & Associates (R) December 6–9, 2021 500 (LV) ± 4.5% – 26% 31% 17% 4% – 22%
December 2, 2021 Blanchard withdraws from the race
TargetPoint Consulting (R)[A] November 3–8, 2021 300 (LV) ± 5.7% – 31% 30% 12% 7% – 20%
Cygnal (R)[C] November 3–4, 2021 650 (LV) ± 3.8% 1% 24% 22% 9% 1% 4% 39%
The Strategy Group (R)[D] November 1–4, 2021 784 (LV) ± 3.8% 3% 23% 28% 7% 1% – 31%
Cygnal (R)[C] October 21–22, 2021 – (LV) – – 14% 26% – – – –
WPA Intelligence (R)[B] October 12–14, 2021 506 (LV) ± 4.4% 5% 12% 55% – 5% – 23%
Public Opinion Strategies (R) August 24 – September 2, 2021 600 (LV) ± 4.6% 3% 11% 41% – 7% – 39%
Cygnal (R) August 17–18, 2021 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 2% 18% 41% – 3% 5% 32%
WPA Intelligence (R)[B] April 26–27, 2021 509 (LV) ± 4.4% 13% 9% 59% – – – 19%
Runoff polling
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Katie
Britt 		Mo
Brooks 		Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates (R) December 6–9, 2021 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 39% 37% 25%
Cygnal (R)[C] November 3–4, 2021 650 (LV) ± 3.8% 35% 29% –
Cygnal (R)[C] October 21–22, 2021 – (LV) – 26% 34% –

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Will Boyd, pastor, former Greenville, Illinois City Councilman and perennial candidate[55]
  • Brandaun Dean, former mayor of Brighton (2016–2017) and principal at Campaign X Policy[56][57]
  • Lanny Jackson, veteran and candidate for mayor of Birmingham in 2017[4][58]
  • Victor Keith Williams[4]
Democratic candidates[a]

  • Former Mayor
    Brandaun Dean
    from
    Brighton

Declined[]

Independent candidates[]

Candidates[]

  • Adam Bowers, forestry professor at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College and Marine Corps veteran (unaffiliated, write-in)[61][62]
  • Jarmal Jabber Sanders, reverend (unaffiliated)[63]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[64] Solid R November 19, 2021
Inside Elections[65] Solid R January 7, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[66] Safe R November 3, 2021
RCP[67] Likely R January 10, 2022

See also[]

  • List of United States senators from Alabama

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
  2. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Britt's campaign
  2. ^ a b c Poll sponsored by Club for Growth Action which endorsed Brooks prior to the sampling period
  3. ^ a b c d Poll sponsored by Alabama Conservatives Fund, which supports Britt
  4. ^ Poll sponsored by the Alabama House Republican Caucus

References[]

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