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The 2024 Alabama Republican presidential primary will be held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 49 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest will be held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.
Background
In the 2016 Republican presidential contest, Donald Trump won the Alabama primary with 42.4% of the vote, with his nearest opponent, Senator Ted Cruz, taking 21.1% of the vote.
Republican electorate
The Alabama Republican Party electorate is predominantly evangelical. In 2012, an estimated 80% of Alabama Republican primary voters were affiliated with evangelical Christianity. In the 2008 and 2012 Alabama Republican presidential primaries, social conservative candidates Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, respectively, won by dominating the evangelical vote.[2]
Campaign
Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign was endorsed by Alabama's senior senator Tommy Tuberville in November 2022.[3] Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is reportedly considering a presidential candidacy, is set to speak before the University of Alabama's Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter in April 2023.
Endorsements
- U.S. Representatives
- State executive officials
- Andrew Sorrell, State Auditor (2023–present); member of the Alabama House of Representatives from District 3 (2018–2022)[5]
- Notable individuals
- Quin Hillyer, conservative newspaper columnist and writer; candidate for AL-01 in 2013[6]
- U.S. Senators
- Tommy Tuberville, (2021–present)[7]
- U.S. Representatives
- Robert Aderholt, AL-04 (1997–present)[8]
- Jerry Carl, AL-01 (2021–present)[8]
- Barry Moore, AL-02 (2021–present)[9]
- Gary Palmer, AL-06 (2015–present)[8]
- Mike Rogers, AL-03 (2003–present)[8]
- Dale Strong, AL-05 (2023–present)[10]
- State executive officials
- Will Ainsworth, Lieutenant Governor (2019–present)[8]
- Chris Beeker, Member of the Alabama Public Service Commission from Place 2 (2015–present)[8]
- Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, President of the Alabama Public Service Commission (2013–present) and Member of the Alabama Public Service Commission (2011–present)[8]
- Jeremy H. Oden, Member of the Alabama Public Service Commission from Place 1 (2013–present)[8]
- Rick Pate, Agriculture Commissioner (2019–present)[8]
- U.S. Senators
- Katie Britt, (2023–present)[11]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Ron DeSantis |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
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| Public Opinion Strategies[upper-alpha 1] | Jan 15–17, 2023 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.38% | 50% | 31% | – | 19% |
| 53% | 35% | – | 12% | ||||
| Cygnal/Alabama Daily News | Oct 27–29, 2022 | 616 (LV) | ± 3.94% | 36% | 50% | 6% | 8% |
See also
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by Alabama Families for Great Schools
References
- "Alabama Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- Lee, Timothy B. (March 1, 2016). "Donald Trump wins Alabama Republican primary". Vox. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- Koplowitz, Howard (November 18, 2022). "Tuberville endorses Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign". al. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- Sharma, Shweta (November 14, 2022). "Former Trump ally Mo Brooks denounces him as 'dishonest, disloyal, incompetent and crude'". The Independent. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- Poor, Jeff (April 3, 2023). "State Auditor Andrew Sorrell endorses Ron DeSantis for president". 1819 News. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- Hillyer, Quin (March 19, 2023). "Unsolicited advice to an over-intense Mike Pence". Washington Examiner. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- Bump, Philip (November 17, 2022). "Who has signed up to back Trump in 2024 — and who loudly hasn't". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- Isenstadt, Alex (August 4, 2023). "Crimson tide: Trump scores sweep of House GOP delegation in Alabama". Politico. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "U.S. Representative Barry Moore - Jeff Poor Show - Friday 12-02-22 - 5:48:55 pm". FMTALK 1065. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- Smith, Dylan (November 29, 2022). "Strong endorses Trump for 2024, welcomes 'huge rally' in North Alabama". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- Caldwell, Leigh Ann; Meyer, Theodoric; Raji, Tobi (February 22, 2023). "Many lawmakers Trump endorsed last year aren't returning the favor". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2023.