Katie Britt holds a slim lead over Rep. Mo Brooks in the Republican primary for the open Alabama U.S. Senate seat in our exclusive new Gray TV/Alabama Daily News poll conducted by Cygnal, but Mike Durant is close behind.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Katie Britt holds a slim lead over Rep. Mo Brooks in the Republican primary for the open Alabama U.S. Senate seat in our exclusive new Gray TV/poll conducted by Cygnal, but Mike Durant is close behind and only 6 percentage points separate the 3 contenders--only 2 of whom will make what looks to be an almost certain runoff.
The new poll of 634 likely Alabama Republican primary voters finds 31% plan to vote for Britt, 29% for Brooks, and 24% for Durant. That’s a 1% decrease for Britt, a 6% increase for Brooks, and a 3% increase for Durant from our last poll conducted May 6th. With a margin of error of 4% in this latest poll, the 6 percentage point separation from 1st to 3rd in this race could be considered a virtual tie heading into the final few days of the primary campaign.
State Auditor Jim Zeigler leads the GOP primary for Secretary of state with 20% support, while state Rep. Wes Allen is close behind with 16%---and 59% of voters remain undecided about this race.Greg Cook leads Debra Jones in the primary race for a state Supreme Court seat---that race won’t go to a runoff and is winner take all for the GOP nomination.Fighting inflation remains the top issue motivating these voters, followed by stopping illegal immigration , and creating jobs .