Pluribus AI 2026 Election

2026 Midterms · U.S. Senate · Alabama Safe

Alabama — U.S. Senate

Portrait of Everett Wess

Democratic

Everett Wess

Portrait of Barry Moore

Republican

Barry Moore

The 2026 U.S. Senate election in Alabama is an open-seat race following Republican incumbent Tommy Tuberville's decision to run for governor. Republican nominee Barry Moore, a current U.S. Representative and self-described Trump conservative, faces Democratic nominee Everett Wess, an attorney and municipal judge. The contest hinges on Moore's strong alignment with President Trump, border enforcement platform, and tax-cut policies versus Wess's focus on rural healthcare funding, economic opportunity, public education, and judicial fairness. Nonpartisan rating agencies, including The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill, rate the race as Solid or Safe Republican.

01

Economy and Tax Policy

high salience

Moore focuses on cutting taxes, shrinking government, and deregulation alongside President Trump, while Wess emphasizes protecting jobs, expanding economic opportunity, and investing in workforce development.

Everett Wess

Supports expanding jobs and economic opportunity

Wess emphasizes expanding economic opportunity and protecting jobs for Alabama families. Drawing on his experience in technology, engineering, and business, he advocates for workforce development and investing in domestic talent.

  • Advocates protecting Alabama jobs and expanding economic opportunity for working families
  • Highlights background in technology and business to support workforce development and practical skills

“Economic opportunity is vital for our growth and prosperity.”

Barry Moore

Supports tax cuts and spending reductions

Moore supports President Trump's economic agenda, advocating for tax cuts on tips, overtime, and Social Security, as well as small business tax relief. He partners with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce federal regulations and shrink the size of government.

  • Voted for small business and family tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill
  • Supports eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security
  • Works with DOGE to eliminate federal regulations and reduce government spending

“Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, working families and small business owners can count on a real tax cut.”

02

Healthcare

high salience

Wess prioritizes federal funding to support rural hospitals and healthcare providers in underserved areas, whereas Moore has advocated repealing the Affordable Care Act and restricting non-citizen access to public services.

Everett Wess

Supports expanding rural healthcare and hospital funding

Wess makes affordable healthcare a central pillar of his platform, focusing on securing federal funding for rural healthcare providers. He prioritizes supporting hospitals and medical access in underserved communities across Alabama.

  • Advocates for affordable healthcare access across Alabama
  • Pledges to secure federal funding for rural medical providers
  • Focuses on supporting hospitals in underserved communities

“AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE is essential, especially when it comes to funding medical providers in rural Alabama and supporting hospitals in underserved areas.”

Barry Moore

Opposes ACA and supports deregulation

Moore has previously campaigned on repealing the Affordable Care Act. In his current platform, he focuses on reducing the financial and operational pressure placed on local hospitals by illegal immigration.

  • Previously pledged to repeal the Affordable Care Act
  • Opposes illegal immigration due to strains placed on healthcare facilities

“Repeal Obama Care”

03

Public Safety and Judicial Reform

high salience

Wess emphasizes judicial equity, fair courts, and equal justice based on his judicial and defense background, while Moore focuses on fully funding law enforcement and aggressively prosecuting violent criminals and radical left groups.

Everett Wess

Supports tough fair justice and judicial equity

Wess campaigns on a platform of tough, fair justice based on his extensive legal career as a municipal judge, prosecutor, public defender, and defense attorney. He advocates for equal justice under the law, ensuring fair courts and a legal system that serves all citizens.

  • Promotes a approach of tough, fair justice balancing accountability and fairness
  • Leverages experience as a municipal judge and 10 years representing indigent defendants on the federal CJA panel
  • Advocates for equal justice and fair court procedures for all citizens

“He believes that the justice system should work for everyone—not just the powerful.”

Barry Moore

Supports full law enforcement funding and prosecution

Moore advocates for strong law-and-order policies, full funding for law enforcement, and prosecuting violent criminals to the fullest extent of the law. He specifically calls for federal prosecution of radical left organizations such as antifa.

  • Calls for fully funding law enforcement agencies
  • Prioritizes federal prosecution of antifa and radical left organizations
  • Advocates prosecuting violent criminals to the maximum extent permitted by law

“In the Senate, Barry will back to fully fund law enforcement to keep the attention where it belongs: locking up criminals.”

04

Education

medium salience

Wess advocates for federal and state investment in quality public education, whereas Moore emphasizes eliminating Common Core and ending federal involvement in local schools.

Everett Wess

Supports investing in quality public education

Wess views quality public education as a key engine of economic opportunity and community development in Alabama. Drawing from his background as an adjunct instructor and alumnus of state universities, he advocates for equipping future leaders through strong public schools.

  • Positions public education as a driver of economic growth
  • Advocates equipping future leaders through strong public school investment

“We must ensure quality public education to equip our future leaders.”

Barry Moore

Opposes Common Core and federal intrusion

Moore opposes federal involvement in K-12 education, pointing to his record as a leading opponent of Common Core in the Alabama legislature. He advocates returning educational policy and curriculum decisions to local school boards and parents.

  • Opposed Common Core standards while serving in the Alabama House of Representatives
  • Advocates ending federal intrusion and returning control to parents and local boards

“As the leading opponent of Common Core at the Alabama State House, Barry Moore is the only candidate who will return control of education back to Alabamians.”

05

Voting Rights and Governance

medium salience

Wess emphasizes protecting voting rights and building transparent, clean government, while Moore focuses on strict alignment with Donald Trump and reducing federal bureaucratic agencies.

Everett Wess

Supports protecting voting rights and clean government

Wess prioritizes voting rights protections, fair court administration, and clean government reforms. As State President of the Alabama New South Coalition, he works to advance civic participation and government transparency for all Alabamians.

  • Advocates for protecting voting rights and clean government reforms
  • Serves as State President of Alabama New South Coalition to advance civic engagement

“PROTECTING YOUR RIGHTS is a fundamental pillar of our Alabama Senate campaign, advocating for fair courts and a clean government that serves all citizens, including the vision of leaders like Everett W. Wess.”

Barry Moore

Supports Trump alignment and government reform

Moore emphasizes his steadfast alignment with Donald Trump, pointing to his 2015 endorsement and support during federal investigations and election challenges. He advocates working alongside Trump and DOGE to shrink federal bureaucracy.

  • First elected official in the nation to endorse Donald Trump for president in 2015
  • Supports working with DOGE to eliminate federal regulations and shrink government
  • Defended Trump against federal investigations and election disputes

“Barry is working with President Trump and DOGE to cut useless regulations, shrink the size of government, and restore freedom to our economy.”

06

Border Security and Immigration

high salience
Everett Wess No documented position in our sources

Barry Moore

Supports zero tolerance illegal immigration policies

Moore advocates for zero tolerance toward illegal immigration and supports permanent federal border enforcement measures. He voted for $45 billion in ICE funding for mass deportations and co-sponsored legislation to exclude non-citizens from congressional representation census counts.

  • Voted for $45 billion in ICE funding to deport illegal immigrants in the One Big Beautiful Bill
  • Co-sponsored the Equal Representation Act to require Census citizenship questions and restrict apportionment to citizens
  • Proposes making English the official language and arresting sanctuary city officials who obstruct immigration enforcement

“Deport all illegal immigrants, starting with the most violent and dangerous. Make English the official language.”

07

Second Amendment and Gun Rights

medium salience
Everett Wess No documented position in our sources

Barry Moore

Opposes gun restrictions and supports gun rights

Moore opposes all federal gun control measures, red flag laws, and firearm bans, maintaining an A rating from NRA Action. In Congress, he introduced legislation to designate the AR-15 as the official national rifle of the United States.

  • Introduced legislation to make the AR-15 the official rifle of the United States
  • Holds an A rating from NRA Action
  • Opposes red flag laws, magazine capacity restrictions, and gun bans while supporting national concealed carry reciprocity

“Barry has an A rating from NRA Action. In Congress, he introduced legislation to make the AR-15 the official rifle of the United States.”

08

Veterans and Military

medium salience
Everett Wess No documented position in our sources

Barry Moore

Supports VA funding and military readiness

As a veteran of the Army National Guard and former state legislative committee chair, Moore supports fully funding the VA and protecting the GI Bill. He stresses equipping service members with advanced technology and training while avoiding unnecessary foreign conflicts.

  • Authored state legislation protecting military spouse licensing, court proceedings, and in-state tuition
  • Pledges to fully fund the VA and protect GI Bill benefits
  • Opposes sending U.S. military forces into pointless foreign wars

“In the Senate, Barry will continue fighting to fund the VA, protect the GI Bill, and ensure that our warriors enter every conflict with superior technology, tactics, and training.”

09

Abortion and Right to Life

medium salience
Everett Wess No documented position in our sources

Barry Moore

Opposes abortion and taxpayer funding

Moore maintains a strong pro-life stance, advocating for legal protections for the unborn and opposing any federal funding for abortion providers. He has received the endorsement of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.

  • Pledges to protect the right to life for the unborn
  • Opposes federal tax dollars being used for abortion services
  • Endorsed by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America

“Barry Moore will be our nation's foremost advocate for the unborn, and he will fight tooth and nail to make certain that your tax dollars are NEVER AGAIN used to fund abortions.”

10

Transgender Policy and Women's Sports

medium salience
Everett Wess No documented position in our sources

Barry Moore

Opposes male genetics in women's sports

Moore supports federal prohibitions against biological males participating in women's sports or accessing female private spaces. He backed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 and advocates withholding federal funds from non-compliant institutions.

  • Supported the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
  • Advocates stripping federal funds from institutions allowing biological males in women's sports or locker rooms
  • Opposes transgender access to female private facilities

“Allowing men to compete in women's sports - and to enter women's bathrooms, locker rooms, and private spaces - puts women at risk.”