WASHINGTON — Rep. Barry Moore and political newcomer Jared Hudson are in a close fundraising battle as the Republican primary for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat nears.
Moore, the Republican from Enterprise, announced a nearly $1 million haul in the first quarter of 2026 between his campaign account and joint fundraising committee. He has a war chest totaling roughly $850,000, according to campaign finance records released Wednesday.
Moore’s campaign directly raised $815,000 from January through March, while his joint fundraising committee brought in nearly $150,000. In the third quarter, the Senate hopeful spent about $811,000 in the first three months of the year.
Most of Moore’s contributions came from individual donors, but he also received money from some political action committees, including the Club for Growth PAC, which is backing the GOP candidate. The National Republican Senatorial Committee, which endorsed Moore, gave $62,000 to his campaign.
“We’ve seen a surge of grassroots and donor support since we got into this race,” Moore, the Trump-endorsed candidate, said in a statement. “I’m proud of the coalition we’ve built and deeply grateful for the overwhelming support we continue to receive.”
In the race to fill Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s seat, who is running for governor, Hudson, the former Navy SEAL, posted a roughly $550,000 haul in the first quarter. His campaign did not take in any PAC money. His haul was strictly from individual donors.
Hudson’s campaign also touted that a super PAC aligned with him, Alabama Conservatives, raised $428,000 in the first quarter of the year. The PAC has also raised an additional $545,000 so far in April, according to the group, bringing the committee’s 2026 total to nearly $1 million.
“Since the beginning, our campaign has been about ‘We the People,’ putting Alabama First, and standing up for our conservative Christian values,” Hudson said in a statement. “In the Navy SEALs, I took an oath to defend the Constitution, I kept it, and I am going to Washington to remind the political establishment that they took one too.”
Hudson’s war chest totals about $620,000 as he entered April. His campaign spent about $357,0000 in Q1 and has about $56,000 in debt.
Though Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall posted a smaller fundraising haul this quarter, he maintains a hefty war chest worth about $518,000 and has an additional $13,000 cash on hand from his joint fundraising committee.
Marshall raised nearly $350,000 from January through March, with about $209,000 coming from his campaign account and $139,000 from his joint fundraising committee. A majority of his contributions came from individuals.
His campaign spent roughly $254,000 in Q1.
Recent polling showed a close three-way race between Moore, Marshall and Hudson, with about a third of likely Republican voters still undecided.
Businessman Rodney Walker, who is also vying for the Republican nomination, loaned his campaign $1.3 million in the first quarter. Most of his $1.38 million fundraising haul came from his personal loans. Walker has about $1.12 million in cash on hand.
Another Republican candidate, Seth Burton, raised $58,000 from January to March. Dale Shelton Deas Jr. has not disclosed any campaign finance reports.
Democrats Dakarai Larriett, Lamont Lavender, Kyle Sweetser, Everett Wess and Mark Wheeler are also running for U.S. Senate in Alabama.
The primary is just over a month away on May 19.
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