Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedOct 10, 2026, 11:27 AM EDT
To election day24 days
Simulations200,000

Alabama — U.S. Senate

Currently held by a Republican · open seat

Democrat
Everett Wess
1%
Republican
Barry Moore
99%
ForecastSafe R
Projected margin
R+22.8
80% range
R+33.6 to R+11.9
Partisan lean
R+29.3
Uncertainty multiplier
1.64×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 24%Fundamentals 76%
Polling average
R+17.9
Fundamentals
R+24.4
Blended
R+22.5
Similar-race shift
+1.6
Poll–fundamentals gap
6.5 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
2
Distinct pollsters
2
Most recent
September 25, 2026
Democrat
33.9%
Republican
51.8%
Undecided / other
14.3%
Spread between polls
1.1 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+29.3
Elasticity
1.00
Incumbency
0.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
−3.7
National environment
D+7.1
Expected margin
R+25.9
The polls behind this number2 most recent of 2 in the window
PollsterDatesSampleDRMargin
RMG ResearchREPSeptember 25, 2026800 RV3354R+21
yes. every kid.July 11, 2026601 LV3247R+15

Each poll is weighted by recency, the square root of its sample size and its pollster rating, then adjusted for that firm’s house effect, its sampled population and any partisan sponsorship — so the average above is not the mean of this column.

Campaign fundraisingFEC filings to Invalid Date
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Felix Barry MooreREP$3.8M$628k
Dakarai LarriettDEM$154k$2k

Receipts across the cycle, from FEC bulk filings. The model uses the ratio between the two sides rather than either total, and weights it lightly — money follows a competitive race at least as much as it causes one.

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