Alabama is heading to the polls for the state's first election amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Kay Ivey postponed the runoff election's original date of March 31 to July 14 in order to better comply with limited public gatherings.
Democrats will be voting for:
- State Board of Education, District 5
Republicans will be voting for:
- U.S. Senate
- House District 2
- Criminal Appeals Place 2
See real-time election results for Montgomery
Visit our real-time results page as precincts report who registered voters chose on their ballots.
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Tuberville or Sessions will face Jones in November
Jeff Sessions has taken a more visible role on the campaign trail in recent weeks, and questioned former Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville's preparedness for the U.S. Senate.
With the GOP field narrowed to Sessions and Tuberville, President Donald Trump in March endorsed the former coach.
It was a blow to former U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, who had mounted an aggressive campaign to show himself an ally of Trump despite the president's angry criticism of Sessions for recusing himself from an investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign while serving as U.S attorney general.
Alabama GOP Senate runoff preview: Jeff Sessions, Tommy Tuberville, and who shows up to vote
Coleman, Moore campaign for 2nd Congressional District
Jeff Coleman and Barry Moore both pitch themselves as loyal soldiers for Trump and pledge to uphold his policies in the House of Representatives. Economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic became part of Coleman's discussions about development in the district.
“Quality jobs and America first, and that hasn’t changed,” Coleman said. “I think COVID-19, with difficulties in China, has continued to strengthen that position.”
Moore said he believed “the economy is still really strong,” and said he was hearing more from potential primary voters about the protests that developed following the killing of George Floyd in police custody in May.
Both campaigns also expect low turnout for the runoff election, making campaigns that were already pitched toward base Republican voters even more so.
State Board of Education, District 5
Two candidates vying for their spot on the State Board of Education will head to a runoff election, hoping to secure the Democratic nomination for the District 5 seat.
Former Montgomery City Councilman Fred Bell and Tonya Chestnut earned the two highest rates of votes of the eight candidates on the primary ballot. Bell earned 30.35 percent of the vote in March, and Chestnut earned 19.8 percent.
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
The Place 2 seat is down to incumbent Beth Kellum and former Lauderdale County Commissioner Will Smith.
Kellum won 43.37 percent of the vote in March, and Smith walked away with 37.09 percent.
Runoff election sample ballots
Sample ballots for both political parties by county are available on the Alabama Secretary of State website. Due to the postponed election, sample ballots and the ballots used on election day will contain the original date of March 31.
Nick Siano is a digital producer with the USA TODAY NETWORK. Follow him on Twitter: @NickSiano_.
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