The 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the

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to represent the

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. Incumbent Senator

Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...

was first elected in 1986 and re-elected in 1992 as a

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before switching to the Republican Party in

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. In his most recent election in 2016, he was re-elected with 64% of the vote over Democrat Ron Crumpton. In February 2021, Shelby announced that he would not seek re-election to a seventh term, which resulted in the Senate seat being open for the first time since

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and the first in this seat since 1968. Primary elections in Alabama were held on May 24, with Will Boyd securing the Democratic nomination. However, as none of the Republican candidates received at least 50% of the vote, a runoff election occurred on June 21 between the top two candidates of the first round: attorney

Katie Britt Katie Elizabeth Britt (née Boyd; born February 2, 1982) is an American attorney, businesswoman, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Alabama since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to b ...

and U.S. representative

Mo Brooks Morris Jackson "Mo" Brooks Jr. (born April 29, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2023. His district was based in Huntsville and stretches across the northern fifth of the sta ...

. Britt won the runoff against Brooks and subsequently became the Republican nominee. Britt's victory in the Republican Party primary was seen as

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in Alabama, which is a heavily Republican state. Britt won the general election and became the first elected female U.S. senator in the state's history.

Republican primary

Early polling showed U.S. Representative

as the frontrunner in the race, and he received the endorsement of former President

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. However, in November, the race started becoming increasingly closer with former chief of staff to incumbent Senator

, running neck and neck with Brooks. In March 2022, businessman and former pilot

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took the lead in the race, with Brooks only just beginning to spend money on television advertisements. On March 23, 2022, with Brooks polling in third place, Trump revoked his endorsement, and promised to endorse a new candidate. In his official statement, Trump slammed Brooks for wanting to move past the

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, and claimed he went "woke" on it. Some have speculated that Trump's endorsement was withdrawn because he did not want to be associated with a losing campaign. Brooks claimed that Trump had told him to reinstate him as President and that Trump had been manipulated by Senate Minority Leader

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. Brooks has attacked Britt as allegedly being weak on illegal immigration and supporting higher taxes, while Brooks' critics frequently point to his long career in politics, having been in office for 40 years. In May, a planned debate between the three candidates was canceled after Durant declined to attend. A runoff election took place on June 21 as none of the candidates managed 50% of the vote needed to win the nomination outright, with Britt becoming the Republican nominee.

Candidates

Nominee

, former president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama and former chief of staff to incumbent Senator

Michael Durant delivers a professional development seminar at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey (alt crop)

Eliminated in runoff

, U.S. representative for (2011–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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Eliminated in initial primary

* Lillie Boddie * Karla DuPriest, businesswoman *

, businessman, former

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pilot, and author * Jake Schafer, author and psychologist

Withdrawn

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(2019–2021) ''( ran for governor)'' * Mike Dunn, U.S. Marine Corps veteran ''( ran for Alabama Senate; endorsed Durant)'' * Jessica Taylor, businesswoman and candidate for in

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''(endorsed Durant, later Brooks)''

Declined

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, U.S. Representative for (1997–present) ''( running for re-election)'' *

Will Ainsworth Will Ainsworth (born March 22, 1981) is an American politician serving who is the 31st lieutenant governor of Alabama, since 2019. He formerly was a representative of the 27th district of the Alabama House of Representatives, a position he was el ...

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(2019–present) ''( running for re-election)'' * John Merrill,

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(2015–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in

* Barry Moore, U.S. Representative for (2021–present) ''( running for re-election; endorsed Brooks)'' *

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, former

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(2017–2018) and former U.S. Senator (1997–2017) *

, incumbent U.S. Senator (1987–present) ''(endorsed Britt)''

Endorsements

Debates and forums

First round

Polling

;Graphical summary ;Aggregate polls

Results

Runoff

Polling

;Graphical summary ;Katie Britt vs. Mike Durant ;Mo Brooks vs. Mike Durant

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Will Boyd, pastor, former chair of the Lauderdale County Democratic Party, and

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Eliminated in primary

* Brandaun Dean, principal at Campaign X Policy and former mayor of

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(2016–2017) * Lanny Jackson, retired veteran, university administrator and candidate for

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Removed from ballot

* Victor Keith Williams, activist, former law instructor and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia in

Declined

* Doug Jones, former

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(2018–2021) *

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for (2011–present) ''( running for re-election)''

Debates and forums

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Libertarian nomination

No primary was held for the

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, and candidates were instead nominated by the party.

Candidates

Nominee

John Sophocleus John Peter Sophocleus is an American economist and libertarian political activist. Career in economics Sophocleus has taught economics at Clemson University, Auburn University, and Auburn University Montgomery. He has been twice nominated to ...

, former

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professor and nominee for governor in

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Independents

Candidates

Declared

* Adam Bowers, forestry professor at

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and U.S. Marine Corps veteran (unaffiliated, write-in) * Jarmal Jabber Sanders, reverend (unaffiliated)

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Adam Bowers (I) for Senate

Will Boyd (D) for Senate

Katie Britt (R) for Senate

John Sophocleus (L) for Senate
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