2022 Alabama Senate Election
News coverage of the Alabama Senate election. See the race between Will Boyd, and Katie Britt. See their news, bias in the media coverage and more in our Alabama election page. See other states and more information on our 2022 U.S. Senate page.
Top Alabama Candidates
Democrat CandidatePercentage of News: 3%
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Left: 27%
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Right: 54%
Republican CandidatePercentage of News: 97%
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Right: 76%
Coverage Breakdown
Coverage Breakdown is based on the number of articles published per candidate.
Will Boyd
Katie Britt
Top 2022 Alabama Senate Election News
David Perdue · AtlantaGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp won the state's Republican primary for governor on Tuesday. Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams this fall in what will be one of the nation's most closely watched governor's races. Kemp emerged as a powerful fundraiser with a list of conservative accomplishments to blunt Trump's opposition.See the Story
Kemp wins Georgia GOP gov’s race in stinging rebuke of Trump
43% Center coverage: 61 sources
US & Canada · MontgomeryKatie Britt defeats six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff. Britt defeated Brooks in a runoff after former President Donald Trump rescinded his endorsement. Brooks had fully embraced Trump's election lies and had run under the banner "MAGA Mo" The state was among a handful holding contests Tuesday at the midpoint of a primary season shaped by Trump's effort to influence the GOP.See the Story
Republican Katie Britt beats Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff
37% Left coverage: 52 sources
US & Canada · MontgomeryTexas Sen. Ted Cruz stumped for Mo Brooks in Huntsville. Former President Trump previously supported Brooks but dropped his endorsement in March. Candidate Mike Durant emphasizes that he's an outsider without the Washington ties of his competitors. Polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.M.See the Story
Katie Britt, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff
38% Center coverage: 48 sources
Latest 2022 Alabama Senate Election News
US & Canada · WashingtonReps. Mo Brooks, Andy Biggs and Ronny Jackson are all members of the ultra-right House Freedom Caucus. The nine-member panel is asking for the members of Congress to testify about their involvement in meetings at the White House, direct conversations with Trump as he sought to challenge the 2020 presidential election.See the Story
Jan. 6 panel wants testimony from GOP lawmakers Brooks, Biggs, Jackson
60% Center coverage: 45 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonRepublican members of Congress contacted the White House to ask for pre-emptive pardons. Testimony from Trump aides named Reps. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) Mo Brooks (Ala.) Louie Gohmert (Texas), Andy Biggs (Ariz.), and Scott Perry (PA.) as seeking pardons.See the Story
Jan. 6 panel names six House GOP lawmakers who asked for pardons
51% Left coverage: 39 sources
US & Canada · AlabamaDonald Trump backs Katie Britt in Alabama Senate race. Britt was chief of staff to retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby. Trump had previously backed Rep. Mo Brooks, but rescinded that endorsement in March. Britt and Brooks face off in the June 21 runoff that will decide the Republican nominee.See the Story
Trump backs Katie Britt against Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate primary runoff
40% Center coverage: 35 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot told reporters on Wednesday that they had redone a subpoena for Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) after failing to find to serve an initial subpoena.
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Thompson says Jan. 6 committee redoing Mo Brooks subpoena
54% Center coverage: 13 sources
Mo Brooks · WashingtonRep. Mo Brooks is attempting to gain the support of former President Donald Trump for the second time. Trump initially endorsed Brooks back in April 2021, but later rescinded it the following March. The former president never endorsed another candidate in the race. The runoff election for the Republican US Senate nomination between Brooks and Katie Britt will be held on June 21.See the Story
Brooks asks Trump to re-endorse his campaign for U.S. Senate
50% Center coverage: 10 sources
US & Canada · AlabamaRep. Mo Brooks lost a runoff for the GOP nomination for a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama. Trump initially backed Brooks, but rescinded that endorsement after the campaign got off to a lackluster start. Brooks is someone so dedicated to Trump's agenda that he has called himself "MAGA Mo" Trump-endorsed candidates lose in Georgia.See the Story
Britt wins tumultuous Alabama Senate race scrambled by Trump
49% Center coverage: 8 sources
US & Canada · UvaldeU.S. Rep. Mo Brooks appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss the recent school shooting in Texas. Brooks said he was not blaming single parents for mass shootings, he was blaming moral decline. Brooks came in second to Katie Britt in the Republican primary for the seat being vacated by Richard Shelby.See the Story
Rep. Mo Brooks blames decline of ‘moral values’ for mass shootings
56% Right coverage: 9 sources
Will BoydWill Boyd wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Alabama primary election. Boyd will face Republican Roy Moore in November. Boyd is the first African-American to win a Senate seat in Alabama. He is also the first black man to do so in the state of Alabama.See the Story
3 women vying for Democratic nomination in US Senate primary to challenge GOP's Tim Scott
67% Center coverage: 6 sources
Donald Trump · WashingtonA co-founder of Women for Trump and organizer of the Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally spoke out against former President Trump following Rep. Mo Brooks’s (R-Ala.) loss to Katie Britt in the Alabama GOP Senate primary Tuesday.See the Story
Women for Trump co-founder and Jan. 6 rally organizer: Trump is ‘disconnected from the base’
57% Left coverage: 7 sources
US & Canada · MontgomeryBritt finished the May primary in the lead with 45% of the vote. She and North Alabama-based Representative Mo Brooks will face each other in a runoff June 21. Britt underlined conservative policies she believes will protect everyday Alabamians. The Alabama National Guard combined conference also invited Rep. Brooks to speak.See the Story
Katie Britt Declines to Debate Mo Brooks
66% Center coverage: 6 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonRep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) brought claims of 2020 election fraud to MSNBC on Wednesday but was denied an opportunity to go "toe to toe" to debate the subject. The congressman even challenged Chris Hayes to a debate on the matter, an invitation the host rejected. The exchange took place one day before the Capitol riot panel's first prime-time hearing.See the Story
MSNBC host shuts down Mo Brooks challenge to debate 2020 election fraud claims
67% Right coverage: 6 sources
US & Canada · MontgomeryBritt leads with 32% of the support among the 600 likely Alabama Republican primary voters. Mo Brooks is in second with 22.5% and Mike Durant is in third with 21.4%. With a margin of error of 4%, Brooks and Durant are in a statistical tie.See the Story
Katie Britt Leads Alabama GOP Senate Primary
60% Center coverage: 5 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonFormer President Donald Trump rescinded his endorsement of conservative Rep. Mo Brooks' Senate bid two months ago. Brooks was lagging in fundraising and his polling numbers had stalled in the Republican primary against former Business Council of Alabama president and CEO Katie Britt. Britt has been a polling leader in recent months, with the latest survey conducted by Cygnal showing her ahead with 30.8 percent of the vote.See the Story
Mo Brooks Makes an Unlikely Comeback
75% Left coverage: 4 sources
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering 2022 Alabama Senate Election?2022 Alabama Senate Election often is covered by Right Media sources.
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Center: 27%
Right: 45%
