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Alabama Senate candidates Katie Britt and Mo Brooks are headed to a GOP primary runoff election in the Yellowhammer State after no candidate in the race garnered more than 50% of the vote, according to the Associated Press.
The leading contenders for the Republican nomination in the Alabama Senate race were Katie Boyd Britt, former Sen. Richard Shelby’s chief of staff, who once led the Business Council of Alabama; Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., an outspoken conservative in Congress who received an endorsement from Trump but later lost it; and Mike Durant, a business owner in the state and a former Army pilot who was involved in the “Black Hawk Down” incident.
Alabama Senate candidates Mike Durant (L), Katie Britt (M), Mo Brooks (R)
(Durant campaign / Britt campaign, / Bill Clark, CQ Roll Call )
The runoff election between Brooks and Britt will be held on June 21.
“I have never feared for America’s future like I do today,” Brooks told his supporters Tuesday night after it became apparent he would enter a runoff election against Britt. “America needs fighter. Momentum is on our side so that every one of you and the people of Alabama learn the history … and fight like our ancestors fought for us.”
“Don’t let the special interest groups mislead you,” he added, urging those listening and in attendance to “do their homework” before voting in the runoff election.
Trump weighed in on several races that took place on Tuesday in the Yellowhammer State and had initially endorsed Brooks last year. Trump later rescinded the endorsement after he accused Brooks of going “woke” when he told voters in the state it was time to place focus on the 2022 and 2024 elections, instead of looking back to 2020. Brooks was one of few members in Congress who offered overwhelming support for Trump following his loss in the 2020 presidential election, which Trump continues to reject.
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