The June 16 Republican runoff yielded the final revelation of the 2026 election year. Winning the GOP Primary nomination is tantamount to election in the Heart of Dixie.

Several of the most important and prominent political posts in the state were decided in the first primary on May 19. Tommy Tuberville prevailed in the Governor’s race, garnering an amazing 85% of the vote. Caroleene Dobson won the Secretary of State race against two opponents. Young Boozer captured an unprecedented fourth term as State Treasurer. Andrew Sorrell will get a second term as State Auditor. Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry defeated incumbent PSC Commissioner Jeremy Odom to capture a seat on the Public Service Commission.

The most important and consequential race decided on June 16 was for the coveted U.S. Senate Seat of Coach Tommy Tuberville. Current First District Congressman Barry Moore won decisively, as was expected.

Congressman Moore is a true reactionary, right-wing Republican. He has displayed an impeccable conservative record during his six-year tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives,as well as during his eight years as a State Legislator. He is the only member of our Congressional delegation that belongs to the right-wing Congressional Freedom Caucus. Therefore, he probably has the most conservative voting record in our very conservative Congressional delegation. He is a devoted family man and has a waste management company that he and his wife, Heather, built from scratch.

It is well known that Heather has a lot of influence over most of Barry’s everyday decisions. Most would say that she pretty much rules the roost. Moore is an affable, good ole boy that is hard not to like. When he entered the Senate race a year ago, I predicted Moore would win. He is the golden boy of the omnipotent national right-wing dark money Club for Growth. They do not lose many, if any, senate races they get involved in throughout the nation. The Club has backed Moore in all his Congressional races.

In the past decade, since their creation, the Club has progressed from being a big dollar contributor to being a mega dollar contributor as well as a very sophisticated campaign organization. They are on the same page as Trump with their endorsements. It is no coincidence that the Club and President Trump endorsed Barry Moore on the same day, shortly after he announced last year. The Club and Trump are unbeatable in Ruby Red Republican states.

Moore beat his runoff opponent, former Navy Seal Jared Hudson, by a 56 to 44 margin. Moore will become Alabama’sjunior Senator come January. Senator Katie Britt will become our senior Senator after only four years in the U.S. Senate.

History will be made when Moore is sworn in. Both of our U.S. Senators will have been born and raised in the same city of Enterprise and county of Coffee. This is a first. The Boll Weevil city of Enterprise, a city of 25,000, will be home to both of our U.S. Senators.

It was thought that the Club for Growth only got involved in national contests. However, they revealed a wrinkle in their game plan by diving into the Alabama Lt. Governor’s race this year. They took the then Alabama GOP Chairman John Wahl into their fold and did it impressively. Wahl, an unknown butterfly farmer from Northwest Alabama, claimed the total Trump endorsement and with the Club’s unlimited money, beat the apparent front runner, Secretary of State Wes Allen. Wahl outdistanced Allen by a 57 to 43 margin.

Katherine Robertson took former Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell to the woodshed and won the Attorney General’s race by a decisive 55 to 45 margin. She was helped immensely by out of state right-wing dark money. The ALFA endorsement was also helpful to Katherine Robertson’s success. She will become the first female Alabama Attorney General in history.

Corey Hill defeated Christina Woerner McInnis narrowly, 53 to 47 percent, to win the GOP nomination for Agriculture Commissioner. He was helped immensely by being the only agriculture candidate from vote-rich North Alabama. He was also the beneficiary of the Alfa endorsement.

The most obvious revelation coming out of last Tuesday’sresults is that Donald J. Trump’s endorsement is golden in Alabama. The President unequivocally endorsed three GOP candidates: Tommy Tuberville for Governor, John Wahl for Lt. Governor, and Barry Moore for U.S. Senate. All three won overwhelmingly.

See you next week.