Rodney Walker (Alabama)
Rodney Walker (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Alabama. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 19, 2026.[source]
Walker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Rodney Walker was born in Talladega, Alabama. He earned a high school diploma from Talladega High School. His career experience includes working as an owner.[1]
Walker has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Patriot Fuels USA Inc
- Patriot Fueling Centers, LLC
- Walker Lands & Cattle LLC
- Hatchett Creek Leasing, Inc
- Wedowee Quarry, Inc
- Alabama Gooseneck Sales
- Walker Construction Co.
- Hatchett Creek Flight Service Inc
- J-Par Trucking Inc - Past
- Hutto Construction Company Inc. - Past
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the May 19 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Alabama as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Alabama on May 19, 2026. Jared Hudson (R), Steve Marshall (R), and Barry Moore (R) lead in polling and media attention. Incumbent Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) is running for governor of Alabama rather than for another term in the U.S. Senate.
President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Moore on Jan. 17, 2026.[2] Alabama Daily News' Alex Angle wrote: "While practically every Republican candidate covets Trump's endorsement, especially in Alabama, Trump's record of endorsements in the state's Senate contest is mixed."[3] Trump's preferred candidate in 2017 — Luther Strange (R) — lost the Republican primary, and his preferred candidate in 2020 — Tuberville — won the Republican primary. In 2022, Trump withdrew his endorsement of Mo Brooks (R) and endorsed Katie Britt (R), who won the Republican primary.
Hudson is the CEO of two organizations — the Covenant Rescue Group and The Shooting Institute.[4] He is also a reserve deputy with the Blount County Sheriff's Office and served in the U.S. Navy.[4] In 2022, Hudson ran for sheriff of Jefferson County. He lost to incumbent Sheriff Mark Pettway (D) 52 % to 48% in the general election.
Hudson said, "I'm running for the U.S. Senate not to join the club, but to tear it down and put regular folks back in charge. The mission is clear: lower the cost of living, keep our communities safe, and put Alabama First in Washington."[5]
Marshall was appointed attorney general of Alabama in 2017 and served as the district attorney of Marshall County from 2001 to 2017. He previously worked as a private practice lawyer, a prosecutor, and a municipal attorney.[6] Marshall was also a legal analyst for the Alabama House of Representatives.[7]
Marshall said, "When we announced this campaign on May 27, we did so with a bold promise. It was based on the work that we've done as Attorney General, because I don't only just talk about those issues that matter to conservatives across Alabama, but we've been able to deliver tangible results to the people of this state, and it's that record which I am running on for the United States Senate."[8]
Moore was elected to represent Alabama's 1st Congressional District in 2024. He previously represented Alabama's 2nd Congressional District from 2021 to 2025, and Alabama House of Representatives District 91 from 2010 to 2018. He also worked as the CEO of Barry Moore Industries and served in the Alabama National Guard.[9]
Moore said, "I was one of the first elected officials to endorse President Trump. I believe we need more allies in the Senate who will help move his agenda forward and put Americans first. I'm the only candidate in this race with both business and legislative experience. Day one, we can go to work for the people of Alabama."[10]
As of March 17, 2026, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rated the general election as Solid Republican. Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it as Safe Republican.
Seth Burton (R), Dale Shelton Deas Jr. (R), and Rodney Walker (R) are also running in the Republican primary.
In Alabama, a primary candidate must earn a majority of the vote to win. If no candidate wins a majority, a runoff election is held between the top two vote-getters.
Seth Burton (R) and Rodney Walker (R) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in Alabama, 2026
United States Senate election in Alabama, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in Alabama, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Alabama
Dakarai Larriett, Kyle Sweetser, Everett Wess, and Mark Wheeler II are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Alabama on May 19, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lamont Lavender (D)
- Greg Howard (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alabama
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alabama on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Seth Burton | |
 | Jared Hudson | |
 | Steve Marshall | |
 | Barry Moore | |
| Morgan Murphy (Unofficially withdrew) | ||
 | Dale Shelton Deas Jr. | |
 | Rodney Walker | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tommy Tuberville (R)
Polls
- See also: Ballotpedia's approach to covering polls
Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[11] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[12] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
Below we provide results for polls from a wide variety of sources, including media outlets, social media, campaigns, and aggregation websites, when available. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval. Know of something we're missing? Click here to let us know.
| Poll | Dates | Hudson | Marshall | Moore | Murphy | Walker | Other | Undecided | Sample size | Margin of error | Sponsor |
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– | 19 | 21 | 23 | -- | 4 | -- | 35 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | ||
– | 12 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 69 LV | ± 3.7% | ||
– | 8 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 4 | -- | 43 | 500 LV | ± 4.4% | ||
– | 10 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | -- | 48 | 775 LV | ± 3.5% | ||
– | 8 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | -- | 46 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | ||
– | 27 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | -- | 36 | 1,050 RV | ± 3.2% | ||
– | 7 | 37 | 16 | -- | 1 | -- | 40 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | ||
– | 9 | 35 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | 44 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | Steve Marshall (R) | |
| Note: LV is likely voters, RV is registered voters, and EV is eligible voters. | |||||||||||
Campaign spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Burton | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jared Hudson | Republican Party | $853,414 | $425,483 | $427,931 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Steve Marshall | Republican Party | $1,152,701 | $590,728 | $561,974 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Barry Moore | Republican Party | $1,358,869 | $642,805 | $842,220 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Morgan Murphy | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Dale Shelton Deas Jr. | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Rodney Walker | Republican Party | $616,432 | $607,891 | $8,541 | As of December 31, 2025 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[13][14]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[15]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
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Endorsements
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2010
Walker ran in the 2010 election for Alabama House of Representatives District 37. Walker was defeated by Richard Laird in the Democratic primary election on June 1, 2010.[16]
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rodney Walker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Walker's responses.
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I am married to Stacie Walker. I have one son and two step-sons and 5 grandchildren. Sean and Jodi are foster parents. Stacie and I live in Lineville, AL on the cattle farm.
My grandfathers, who were both WWII Veterans, taught me a valuable lesson you don’t hear much these days: that hard work will not kill you. I started my cattle farm from scratch in 1985 while still in high school. That farm today has grown to cover 3000 acres with 750 momma cows, 26 bulls and approx. 700 calves right now.
I have had an Alabama State General Contractors License since 1996 where we have built both commercial and residential properties. We own Wedowee Quarry, Patriot Fueling Centers, Hatchett Creek Leasing, Inc and Patriot Fuels USA Inc. We have a wonderful team of hard working team members who work with us each day.
Please consider voting for hard work and common sense in this election.- I Will introduce legislation to tariff imported prescription drugs in order to bring all pharmaceutical drug manufacturing back to the United States of America.
- I will continue the fight that Tommy Tubberville and other Senators have started by stopping the purchase of our homeland to foreign adversaries like China and Russia. We must have a Senator that understands these issues and stands up for the people of Alabama. I want to loudly express to you right now that Alabama is #4 on the list of all States with the most farm land and timberland by foreign countries. China and other countries own 2,172,558 acres of agricultural land in Alabama. China owns most of the beautiful National Forest in Alabama. Please let that sink in. We must vote and elect and Senator that protects you from foreign hostile countries in our Homeland!
- I will seek a position on the Senate Agriculture Committee where I can promote American farm and timber products to new foreign markets in order to provide a long term sustainable income for our farmers.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 14, 2025
- ↑ Truth Social, "@realDonaldTrump on January 17, 2026," accessed February 9, 2026
- ↑ Alabama Daily News, "Trump endorses Barry Moore for U.S. Senate," January 18, 2026
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LinkedIn, "Jared Hudson," accessed February 9, 2026
- ↑ 1819 News, "Jared Hudson qualifies to run for U.S. Senate," January 15, 2026
- ↑ State of Alabama, "About Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall," accessed February 9, 2026
- ↑ State of Alabama, "About Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall," accessed February 9, 2026
- ↑ 1819 News, "‘There’s no doubt we are the clear leader in this campaign’ — Steve Marshall qualifies for U.S. Senate race," January 13, 2026
- ↑ Barry Moore 2026 Cmapaign Website, "About," accessed February 9, 2026
- ↑ ABC 33/40, "Three Republicans Enter Race for Alabama’s Open U.S. Senate Seat," November 17, 2025
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, 2010 Democratic Primary Results, accessed November 30, 2013
