Representative Barry Moore of Alabama rode an endorsement from President Trump to victory in the Republican primary to fill the Senate seat of Tommy Tuberville, who vacated it to run for governor, The Associated Press said on Tuesday.
The runoff between Mr. Moore and Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL and political newcomer, grew closer than expected in recent weeks, with a poll last week putting Mr. Hudson in the lead.
Beyond Mr. Trump’s endorsement, Mr. Moore benefited from millions of dollars poured in by a cryptocurrency-backed super PAC.
But Mr. Hudson put up a fight, clashing with Mr. Moore over their conservative credentials and who was better positioned to deliver on Mr. Trump’s agenda. The Hudson campaign at one point suggested Mr. Moore had misrepresented his military service in the Alabama National Guard by falsely implying he had been in combat. Mr. Moore denied the claim, calling it a “garbage swamp tactic.”
In an interview late Tuesday, Mr. Moore said his primary victory was a “credit” to the influence of Mr. Trump.
“I can’t tell you how many people I walked up to, especially older people from Alabama, and they said, ‘If the president’s with you, we’re with you,’” Mr. Moore said.
Because Alabama is a deeply Republican state, Mr. Moore is all but guaranteed to win the Senate seat in November. Everett Wess, a former judge, prosecutor and public defender, won the Democratic primary runoff on Tuesday.
Mr. Moore was first elected to the House in 2020. In 2024, after a federal court ordered Alabama to use new district lines after finding the state violated the Voting Rights Act, Mr. Moore defeated another Republican incumbent, then-Representative Jerry Carl.
Tim Balk and Theodore Schleifer contributed reporting.
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