2020 United States Senate election in Alabama
The 2020 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Alabama , concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election , as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives , and various state and local elections .
Incumbent senator Doug Jones , first elected in a 2017 special election in what was widely labeled a major upset, ran for a full term, facing Tommy Tuberville in the general election. This race was one of two Democratic-held U.S. Senate seats up for election in 2020 in a state President Trump won in 2016.[ 2] Jones was widely considered the most vulnerable senator among those seeking re-election in 2020 due to Alabama's heavy Republican lean, with analysts predicting a Republican pickup; Jones's 2017 win was in part due to sexual misconduct allegations against his Republican opponent Roy Moore .[ 3]
As was predicted, Tuberville easily defeated Jones,[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] whose 20.36% margin of defeat was the largest for an incumbent U.S. Senator since Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln in 2010 . Tuberville received the highest percentage of the vote for any challenger since Joseph D. Tydings in 1964 . Jones became the first Democratic senator to lose reelection in Alabama, and the only Democratic senator to be defeated in 2020. He outperformed Biden in the state by about 5 points. This was the only Republican flip of the 2020 U.S. Senate elections.
Democratic primary
The candidate filing deadline was November 8, 2019. Jones ran unopposed.[ 8] [ 9]
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Endorsements
Doug Jones
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Declined
Endorsements
Bradley Byrne (eliminated )
Federal officials
State officials
Arnold Mooney (eliminated )
Federal officials
Organizations
Individuals
Jeff Sessions (eliminated )
Federal officials
John Ashcroft , former U.S. Attorney General (2001-2005)[ 47]
John Barrasso , U.S. senator (WY)[ 48] [ 49]
Roy Blunt , U.S. senator (MO) and former U.S. representative (MO-07) (1997–2011)[ 48] [ 49]
John Boozman , U.S. senator (AR) and former U.S. Representative (AR-03) (2001–2011)[ 48] [ 49]
Mike Crapo , U.S. senator (ID) and former U.S. representative (ID-02) (1993–1999)[ 48] [ 49]
Mike Enzi , U.S. senator (WY)[ 48] [ 49]
Deb Fischer , U.S. senator (NE)[ 48] [ 49]
Jim Inhofe , U.S. senator (OK) and former U.S. representative (R-OK-01) (1987–1994)[ 48] [ 49]
Johnny Isakson , former U.S. senator (GA) (2005–2019) and U.S. Representative (R-GA-06) (1999–2005)[ 48] [ 49]
Ron Johnson , U.S. senator (WI)[ 48] [ 49]
Pat Roberts , U.S. senator (KS) and former U.S. Representative (KS-01) (1981–1997)[ 48] [ 49]
Richard Shelby , U.S. senator (AL) and former U.S. Representative (AL-07) (1979–1987)[ 50] [ 48] [ 49]
Organizations
Individuals
Tommy Tuberville
Federal officials
State officials
Organizations
Individuals
First round
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Stanley Adair
Mo Brooks
Bradley Byrne
Del Marsh
John Merrill
Arnold Mooney
Roy Moore
Ruth Page Nelson
Gary Palmer
Jeff Sessions
Tommy Tuberville
Other
Undecided
WPA Intelligence [ 63] [ A]
February 18–19, 2020
607 (LV)
± 4%
<1%
–
17%
–
–
<1%
5%
–
–
29%
32%
<1%
15%
WPA Intelligence [ 64] [ A]
February 10–12, 2020
600 (LV)
± 4%
<1%
–
17%
–
–
1%
6%
<1%
–
34%
29%
–
15%
Harper Polling [ 65] [ B]
February 8–9, 2020
609 (LV)
± 3.97%
–
–
26%
–
–
–
5%
–
–
31%
24%
–
14%
Mason-Dixon [ 66]
February 4–6, 2020
400 (LV)
± 5.0%
–
–
17%
–
–
–
5%
–
–
31%
29%
2%
16%
OnMessage [ 67] [ C]
January 13–15, 2020
700 (LV)
± 2.5%
–
–
22%
–
–
–
–
–
–
43%
21%
–
–
OnMessage [ 68] [ C]
December 3–5, 2019
700 (LV)
± 3.7%
–
–
14%
–
–
1%
7%
1%
–
44%
21%
–
12%
Cherry Communications [ 69] [ D]
December 1–3, 2019
600 (LV)
± 4.0%
1%
–
12%
–
–
1%
8%
–
–
35%
31%
–
–
December 1, 2019
Merrill withdraws from the race
November 8, 2019
Filing deadline, by which Palmer had not declared his candidacy
November 7, 2019
Nelson and Sessions announce their candidacies
WPA Intelligence [ 70] [ A]
October 29–31, 2019
511 (V)
± 4.4%
–
–
11%
–
6%
2%
11%
–
–
36%
23%
–
–
Cygnal [ 71]
October 10–12, 2019
536 (LV)
–
1%
–
18%
–
9%
2%
11%
–
–
–
32%
–
28%
Tommy for Senate [ 72] [ E]
Released on October 5, 2019
– (LV)[ b]
–
1%
–
13%
–
9%
1%
15%
–
–
–
36%
–
26%
Moore Information [ 73] [ F]
August 11–13, 2019
400 (LV)
± 5.0%
–
–
17%
–
13%
1%
15%
–
–
–
33%
3%
17%
June 25, 2019
Merrill announces his candidacy
Cygnal [ 74]
June 22–23, 2019
612 (LV)
4.0%
–
–
21%
–
12%
2%
13%
–
–
–
29%
–
22%
–
–
13%
–
8%
–
9%
–
–
29%
21%
–
–
June 20, 2019
Moore announces his candidacy
Moore Information [ 75] [ F]
June 10–11, 2019
650 (LV)
± 4.0%
–
–
16%
–
7%
2%
18%
–
–
–
23%
6%
28%
May 3, 2019
Brooks announces he will not run
April 22, 2019
Marsh announces he will not run
Mason-Dixon [ 76]
April 9–11, 2019
400 (RV)
± 5.0%
–
18%
13%
4%
–
–
27%
–
11%
–
–
2%[ c]
25%
Victory Phones [ 77] [ G]
Released in February 2019
400 (LV)
± 5.0%
–
30%
17%
7%
–
–
–
–
12%
–
–
6%
27%
Primary results
Initial primary round results by county 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Runoff
The runoff for the Republican Senate nomination was planned for March 31, 2020,[ 79] but it was delayed until July 14 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 80]
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Jeff Sessions
Tommy Tuberville
Other / Undecided
Auburn University at Montgomery [ 81]
July 2–9, 2020
558 (RV)
± 6%
31%
47%
22%[ d]
OnMessage (R) [ 82] [ C]
May 26–27, 2020
600 (LV)
± 3.46%
43%
49%
8%[ e]
FM3 Research (D) [ 83] [ H]
May 14–18, 2020
– (LV)[ b]
–
32%
54%
14%[ f]
Cygnal [ 84]
May 7–10, 2020
607 (LV)
± 3.98%
32%
55%
13%
FM3 Research (D) [ 83] [ H]
March, 2020
– (LV)[ b]
–
36%
54%
10%[ g]
OnMessage (R) [ 85] [ C]
March 8–9, 2020
800 (LV)
± 3.46%
45%
45%
10%
Cygnal [ 86]
March 6–8, 2020
645 (LV)
+ 3.86%
40%
52%
8%
Moore Information Group [ 87] [ F]
March 5–7, 2020
400 (LV)
± 5%
38%
49%
13%
WT&S Consulting [ 88]
March 5, 2020
1,234 (LV)
+ 3.29%
42%
49%
8%[ e]
Mason-Dixon [ 66]
February 4–6, 2020
400 (LV)
± 5.0%
49%
42%
9%
Hypothetical polling
with Bradley Byrne and Gary Palmer
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Bradley Byrne
Gary Palmer
Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R) [ 89] [ I]
February 10–12, 2019
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
27%
27%
46%
with Bradley Byrne and Jeff Sessions
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Bradley Byrne
Jeff Sessions
Undecided
AL Daily News /Mason-Dixon [ 90]
February 4–6, 2020
400 (LV)
± 5.0%
35%
48%
17%
with Mo Brooks and Bradley Byrne
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Mo Brooks
Bradley Byrne
Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R) [ 91] [ I]
March 10–12, 2019
501 (LV)
± 4.4%
43%
32%
25%
with Mo Brooks and Roy Moore
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Mo Brooks
Roy Moore
Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R) [ 92] [ I] [ J]
March 10–12, 2019
501 (LV)
± 4.4%
52%
32%
16%
Results
Runoff results by county
Independents
Candidates
Withdrawn
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Doug Jones (D)
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Unions
Tommy Tuberville (R)
Federal officials
Senators
State officials
Organizations
Individuals
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Doug Jones (D)
Tommy Tuberville (R)
Other
Undecided
Swayable [ 117]
October 27 – November 1, 2020
294 (LV)
± 8.5%
42%
58%
–
–
Data for Progress [ 118]
October 27 – November 1, 2020
1,045 (LV)
± 3%
44%
56%
0%[ h]
–
Morning Consult [ 119]
October 22–31, 2020
850 (LV)
± 3%
39%
51%
–
–
Auburn University At Montgomery [ 120]
October 23–28, 2020
853 (LV)
± 4.4%
43%
54%
3%
–
Swayable [ 121]
October 23–26, 2020
232 (LV)
± 8.7%
46%
54%
–
–
Cygnal [ 122]
October 21–23, 2020
645 (LV)
± 3.9%
41%
55%
–
4%
Moore Information (R) [ 123] [ F]
October 11–14, 2020
504 (LV)
± 4.5%
40%
55%
–
–
FM3 Research (D) [ 124] [ H]
October 11–14, 2020
801 (LV)
± 3.5%
48%
47%
–
5%[ i]
Auburn University at Montgomery [ 125]
September 30 – October 3, 2020
1,072 (RV)
± 4.0%
42%
54%
4%
–
Morning Consult [ 126]
September 11–20, 2020
658 (LV)
± (2% – 7%)
34%
52%
–
–
Morning Consult [ 127]
July 24 – August 2, 2020
609 (LV)
± 4.0%
35%
52%
4%[ j]
9%
Auburn University at Montgomery [ 128]
July 2–9, 2020
567 (RV)
± 5.1%
36%
44%
7%[ k]
14%
WPA Intelligence (R) [ 129] [ K]
June 29 – July 2, 2020
509 (LV)[ l]
± 3.8%
40%
50%
–
–
ALG Research (D) [ 130]
June 18–22, 2020
600 (LV)
± 4.0%
44%
47%
1%
8%
Cygnal (R)[ 131]
June 13–16, 2020
530 (LV)
± 4.3%
36%
50%
2%[ m]
13%
FM3 Research (D) [ 83] [ H]
May 14–18, 2020
601 (LV)
± 4.0%
44%
47%
–
9%
Mason-Dixon [ 66]
February 4–6, 2020
625 (RV)
± 4.0%
42%
50%
–
8%
JMC Analytics [ 132]
December 16–18, 2019
525 (LV)
± 4.3%
40%
47%
–
13%
Hypothetical polling
With Jeff Sessions
With Bradley Byrne
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Doug Jones (D)
Bradley Byrne (R)
Undecided
AL Daily News /Mason-Dixon [ 90]
February 4–6, 2020
625 (RV)
± 4.0%
42%
51%
7%
JMC Analytics [ 132]
December 16–18, 2019
525 (LV)
± 4.3%
40%
44%
16%
With Arnold Mooney
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Doug Jones (D)
Arnold Mooney (R)
Undecided
JMC Analytics [ 132]
December 16–18, 2019
525 (LV)
± 4.3%
40%
34%
25%
With Roy Moore
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Doug Jones (D)
Roy Moore (R)
Undecided
JMC Analytics [ 132]
December 16–18, 2019
525 (LV)
± 4.3%
47%
33%
20%
With Generic Republican
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Doug Jones (D)
Generic Republican
Undecided
Mason-Dixon [ 76]
Apr 9–11, 2019
625 (RV)
± 4.0%
40%
50%
10%
With Generic Opponent
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Doug Jones (D)
Generic Opponent
Undecided
JMC Analytics [ 132]
December 16–18, 2019
525 (LV)
± 4.3%
34%
48% [ L]
18%
with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Generic Democrat
Generic Republican
Undecided
Cygnal [ 122]
October 21–23, 2020
645 (LV)
± 3.9%
38%
55%
6%
Results
By county
By county
County[ 135]
Tommy Tuberville Republican
Doug Jones Democratic
Write-ins Various parties
Margin
Total votes
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
Autauga
19,387
69.97%
8,277
29.87%
43
0.16%
11,110
40.10%
27,707
Baldwin
80,200
73.34%
28,925
26.45%
225
0.21%
51,275
46.89%
109,350
Barbour
5,449
52.00%
5,021
47.91%
9
0.09%
428
4.09%
10,479
Bibb
7,320
76.40%
2,244
23.42%
17
0.18%
5,076
52.98%
9,581
Blount
24,163
87.85%
3,290
11.96%
53
0.19%
20,873
75.89%
27,506
Bullock
1,108
24.09%
3,490
75.87%
2
0.04%
-2,382
-51.78%
4,600
Butler
5,232
55.45%
4,193
44.44%
11
0.12%
1,039
11.01%
9,436
Calhoun
33,936
66.78%
16,808
33.07%
77
0.15%
17,128
33.71%
50,821
Chambers
8,312
54.56%
6,908
45.35%
14
0.09%
1,404
9.21%
15,234
Cherokee
10,122
82.62%
2,112
17.24%
17
0.14%
8,010
65.38%
12,251
Chilton
15,708
81.69%
3,499
18.20%
22
0.11%
12,209
63.49%
19,229
Choctaw
4,188
56.47%
3,225
43.49%
3
0.04%
963
12.98%
7,416
Clarke
7,061
53.95%
6,017
45.98%
9
0.07%
1,044
7.97%
13,087
Clay
5,454
79.01%
1,441
20.87%
8
0.12%
4,013
58.14%
6,903
Cleburne
6,321
88.17%
843
11.76%
5
0.07%
5,478
76.41%
7,169
Coffee
16,400
73.95%
5,753
25.94%
25
0.11%
10,647
48.01%
22,178
Colbert
18,320
65.94%
9,408
33.86%
53
0.19%
8,912
32.08%
27,781
Conecuh
3,294
51.50%
3,098
43.44%
4
0.06%
196
8.06%
6,396
Coosa
3,559
65.10%
1,899
34.74%
9
0.16%
1,660
30.36%
5,467
Covington
14,120
81.37%
3,214
18.52%
19
0.11%
10,906
62.85%
17,353
Crenshaw
4,671
70.89%
1,910
28.99%
8
0.12%
2,761
41.90%
6,589
Cullman
35,949
86.14%
5,693
13.64%
93
0.22%
30,256
72.50%
41,735
Dale
13,653
69.51%
5,955
30.32%
33
0.17%
7,698
39.19%
19,641
Dallas
5,298
29.74%
12,503
70.18%
15
0.08%
-7,205
-40.44%
17,816
DeKalb
23,940
81.86%
5,253
17.96%
53
0.18%
18,687
63.90%
29,246
Elmore
29,459
72.00%
11,399
27.86%
60
0.15%
18,060
44.14%
40,918
Escambia
10,417
65.80%
5,400
34.11%
14
0.09%
5,017
31.69%
15,831
Etowah
34,351
72.18%
13,145
27.62%
93
0.20%
21,206
44.56%
47,589
Fayette
7,088
81.00%
1,651
18.87%
12
0.14%
5,437
62.13%
8,751
Franklin
9,856
78.97%
2,605
20.87%
20
0.16%
7,251
58.10%
12,481
Geneva
10,382
82.91%
2,122
16.95%
18
0.14%
8,260
65.96%
12,522
Greene
816
17.07%
3,962
82.90%
1
0.02%
-3,146
-65.83%
4,779
Hale
3,090
39.21%
4,786
60.74%
4
0.05%
-1,696
-21.53%
7,880
Henry
6,399
68.95%
2,872
30.95%
9
0.10%
3,527
38.00%
9,280
Houston
31,462
68.35%
14,494
31.49%
77
0.17%
16,968
36.86%
46,033
Jackson
18,888
80.36%
4,587
19.52%
29
0.12%
14,301
60.84%
23,504
Jefferson
134,314
41.26%
190,644
58.57%
552
0.17%
-56,330
-17.31%
325,510
Lamar
6,088
85.00%
1,071
14.95%
3
0.04%
5,017
70.05%
7,162
Lauderdale
30,071
68.29%
13,874
31.51%
88
0.20%
16,197
36.78%
44,033
Lawrence
11,710
73.40%
4,211
26.39%
33
0.21%
7,499
47.01%
15,954
Lee
41,154
57.76%
29,986
42.08%
114
0.16%
11,168
15.68%
71,254
Limestone
33,364
68.04%
15,584
31.78%
90
0.18%
17,780
36.26%
49,038
Lowndes
1,766
25.90%
5,051
74.07%
2
0.03%
-3,285
-48.17%
6,819
Macon
1,481
16.99%
7,224
82.87%
12
0.14%
-5,743
-65.88%
8,717
Madison
99,181
51.10%
94,458
48.67%
443
0.23%
4,723
2.43%
194,082
Marengo
5,166
47.56%
5,687
52.36%
9
0.08%
-521
-4.80%
10,862
Marion
11,897
86.46%
1,847
13.42%
16
0.12%
10,050
73.04%
13,760
Marshall
32,086
81.22%
7,336
18.57%
83
0.21%
24,750
62.65%
39,505
Mobile
96,320
52.73%
86,034
47.10%
315
0.17%
10,286
5.63%
182,669
Monroe
5,906
55.50%
4,719
44.35%
16
0.15%
1,187
11.15%
10,641
Montgomery
32,221
32.57%
66,592
67.31%
125
0.13%
-34,371
-34.74%
98,938
Morgan
38,280
71.55%
15,108
28.24%
111
0.21%
23,172
43.31%
53,499
Perry
1,274
24.42%
3,943
75.58%
0
0.00%
-2,669
-51.16%
5,217
Pickens
5,439
56.40%
4,193
43.48%
11
0.11%
1,246
12.92%
9,643
Pike
7,777
56.31%
6,020
43.59%
14
0.10%
1,757
12.72%
13,811
Randolph
8,400
77.98%
2,362
21.93%
10
0.09%
6,038
56.05%
10,772
Russell
9,383
44.14%
11,853
55.77%
19
0.09%
-2,470
-11.63%
21,255
Shelby
77,836
67.87%
36,606
31.92%
236
0.21%
41,230
35.95%
114,678
St. Clair
35,426
79.89%
8,844
19.94%
76
0.17%
26,582
59.95%
44,346
Sumter
1,550
24.77%
4,705
75.18%
3
0.05%
-3,155
-50.41%
6,258
Talladega
21,726
60.99%
13,855
38.89%
44
0.12%
7,871
22.10%
35,625
Tallapoosa
14,668
70.04%
6,255
29.87%
20
0.10%
8,413
40.17%
20,943
Tuscaloosa
49,347
54.87%
40,404
44.92%
190
0.21%
8,943
9.95%
89,941
Walker
25,016
80.54%
5,978
19.25%
65
0.21%
19,038
61.29%
31,059
Washington
6,162
69.98%
2,635
29.92%
9
0.10%
3,527
40.06%
8,806
Wilcox
1,779
30.26%
4,095
69.65%
5
0.09%
-2,316
-39.39%
5,879
Winston
9,915
88.29%
1,302
11.59%
13
0.12%
8,613
76.70%
11,230
Total
1,392,076
60.10%
920,478
39.74%
3,891
0.17%
471,598
20.36%
2,316,445
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district
Tuberville won 6 of 7 congressional districts.[ 136]
Analysis
The result was a landslide victory for Tuberville. Tuberville's 20-point margin of victory is largely attributed to the presence of Donald Trump on the ballot, and Jones' votes against Brett Kavanaugh , Amy Coney Barrett , as well as his vote to convict Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial . Jones was widely considered the most vulnerable senator in 2020, and his victory in 2017 was largely attributed to allegations of child molestation against his opponent. While Jones was able to receive more raw votes than he did in 2017, Tuberville received nearly double the number of votes Roy Moore did in 2017, largely due to the high Republican turnout. Jones did perform well in Jefferson County and Montgomery County , but still vastly underperformed his margins in 2017, while Tuberville easily won the rural areas, and successfully flipped many counties that went to Jones by significant margins.
In the 2017 election, Jones won several traditionally Republican counties while also driving up margins and turnout in traditionally Democratic counties: he added onto massive margins in Birmingham and Montgomery with narrow wins in the state's other, previously more conservative metropolitan areas, such as Huntsville , Mobile , Tuscaloosa and Auburn -Opelika , alongside several other small counties encircling the Black Belt .[ 137] Jones' win, though attributable to a spike in Democratic turnout and a decline in Republican turnout, was primarily reliant on sexual misconduct allegations against Moore , resulting in several prominent Republicans rescinding their endorsements.[ 138] [ 139] [ 140] With Tuberville lacking such controversies, the state swung hard into the Republican column in 2020,[ 141] and he flipped 12 counties Jones won in 2017. Jones only won the 13 counties won by Joe Biden in the concurrent 2020 presidential election , and his victories in Jefferson County (Birmingham) and Montgomery County (Montgomery) were insufficient to overcome Tuberville's performance in the rest of the state.
Notes
Partisan clients and other notes
Voter samples
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ a b c Not yet released
^ Tim James with 2%
^ Undecided with 22%
^ a b Undecided with 8%
^ Undecided with 14%
^ Undecided with 10%
^ "Other candidate or write-in" with 0%
^ Includes "Refused"
^ "Someone else" with 4%
^ "Write-in candidate" with 7%
^ Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
^ Parrish (I) with 2%
^ "Write-in candidate" with 7%
^ Parrish (I) with 3%
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