(The Center Square) – Four candidates are vying for Tommy Tuberville’s open U.S. Senate seat in Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primary runoff elections in Alabama. The winners of the two races will face each other in the general election on Nov. 3, in which voters will decide who becomes the next U.S. senator from Alabama.
Tuberville, R-Ala., the former Auburn University football coach, is forgoing reelection to pursue a bid for governor. U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson are eyeing the Republican nomination for Tuberville’s open Senate seat, while attorney Everett Wess and businessman Dakarai Larriett are seeking to become the Democratic nominee.
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