Category: 2022 Senate Election
Katie Britt, Republican, U.S. Senator
Lillie Boddie, U.S. Senator, Republican
Candidates, On Your Marks
Candidates have lined up under the Republican and Democratic flags to run for their party nominations for a slate of offices, from U.S. Senate to governor to Jefferson County Commission.
Friday was the deadline for candidates to file papers to run in the primary election, which will be May 24, leading up to the Nov. 8 general election.
In Jefferson County alone, Democratic voters will have more than 80 candidates to choose from, and Republicans will have more than 60.
That doesn’t count candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives. That qualifying deadline has been extended while the courts determine whether the redrawn House districts approved after the 2020 census are constitutional. A three-judge federal court panel ruled that they were not and told the state to redraw them, but the state has appealed that ruling to the U.S.
For lists of candidates running in each primary, read more.
Republican Primary Candidates 2022
Democratic Primary Candidates 2022
Internal Poll Shows Katie Britt Ahead Slightly in U.S. Senate race
MONTGOMERY — A new internal poll released by Katie Britt’s U.S. Senate campaign showed the first-time candidate now with a slight lead in the race among likely GOP primary voters.
The online survey conducted by TargetPoint on behalf of the campaign showed Britt leading a ballot test 31% to U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ 30%, with Mike Durant at 12% and Jessica Taylor at 7%. A full 20% of respondents were undecided, according to the internal Britt poll. Read more.
Mike Durant of ‘Black Hawk Down’ Fame Enters Alabama U.S. Senate Race
Huntsville businessman and “Black Hawk Down” veteran Mike Durant announced his campaign for U.S. Senate Tuesday, entering an already crowded Republican primary field. In a press release, Durant labeled himself as a “pro-Trump conservative Republican” and criticized many of the actions taken by the Biden Administration. Read more.
Britt Dominates in Fundraising for U.S. Senate Race
Katie Boyd Britt, former chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, holds a huge fundraising advantage over U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks and three other candidates for the Republican nomination to succeed Shelby in Alabama’s 2022 GOP primary election, according to reports filed Friday with the Federal Elections Commission.
Brooks, who is giving up his 5th District seat after five terms representing the Tennessee Valley area, held a commanding lead in recent polls and has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
In financial reports for the three-month period ended Sept. 31, Britt listed $1.53 million in net contributions during the period and $3.76 million since she resigned as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama and entered the race during the summer.
She reported expenditures of $394,448 during the quarter and had a cash balance of $3.34 million at the end of September.
Brooks reported net contributions of $663,074 during the three-month period and a total of $1.79 million overall. He listed expenditures of $507,623 and an account balance of $1.86 million. He had entered the race with $1.1 million left over from previous campaigns for the House of Representatives.
Montgomery business executive Lynda Blanchard, who served as Trump’s ambassador to Slovenia, reported contributions of $1,958 but listed refunds of $12,100 for a net of minus $10,142 during the quarter. She made loans totaling $5.11 million to her campaign earlier this year and ended September with a cash balance of $4.51 million. Read more.
ADN Poll: Brooks Leads Senate Race, But Britt Has an Opening
Mt Brook Donations to Britt for Senate Signal Views from the GOP’s Business Wing
Residents of Mountain Brook may be relatively few in number, but they sent a message about their views on the Republican Party in campaign finance reports filed last week by candidates running to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby.
Although Mountain Brook’s population is just more than 20,000, people who live in the affluent Birmingham suburb contributed far more than any other municipality in the state to Katie Boyd Britt.
Donations from residents of Mountain Brook signal support for Britt from the traditional, business-oriented wing of the Republican Party. Read more.
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Britt Leads Rivals in Fundraising for GOP U.S. Senate Nomination
