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Trump-backed Barry Moore projected to win runoff in Alabama GOP Senate primary

Moore won the Republican runoff and is positioned to face the Democratic nominee in November.

Trump-backed Barry Moore projected to win runoff in Alabama GOP Senate primary
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Rep. Barry Moore won the Alabama Republican Senate runoff, CBS News projected. He is positioned to face the Democratic nominee in November, though that contest was still underway.

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Barry Moore
R · AL-1

Republican Senate candidate who won the Alabama runoff

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Tommy Tuberville
R · AL · SEN

Senator leaving the seat Moore is seeking

Democratic Senate candidate in the runoff

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Moore

Alabama attorney general and former Republican primary candidate

Doug Jones
Former U.S. Senator (D-AL)

Former senator cited as an exception to Alabama’s recent Senate voting pattern

Democratic Senate candidate in the runoff

Republican Senate runoff candidate defeated by Moore

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Barry Moore Wins Alabama Republican U.S. Senate Runoff

Barry Moore won Alabama’s Republican Senate runoff, defeating Jared Hudson and securing the party’s nomination. Reports say he had President Donald Trump’s endorsement and is set to face Democrat Everett Wess in November. Center outlets mostly treat the story as an election result and look ahead to the general-election contest, though some revisit claims about Moore’s military service. Right-leaning outlets more often present the result as a test of Trump’s influence, with some giving Moore’s win an approving emphasis.

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