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Republican
Steve Marshall
Republican
Steve Marshall
Alabama Republican Senate nominee?
$1.8M
JUN 17, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer District Attorney
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age61 years old (Oct 26, 1964)
GenderMale
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LocationAlabama
BackgroundAttorney
Notable personal detailsSteven Troy Marshall is an American lawyer and Republican politician who has served as the 48th Attorney General of Alabama since 2017. He previously served as district attorney in Marshall County, Alabama. He is a candidate in Alabama’s 2026 Republican U.S. Senate primary.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports cutting taxes, eliminating unnecessary regulations, reducing wasteful government spending, and making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent; emphasizes lowering prices and helping small businesses and working families through pro-growth, pro-energy policies.
Healthcare
Steve Marshall has taken actions as Alabama Attorney General that seek to limit expansion of federal healthcare mandates and eligibility (including litigation against HHS/ACA rules) and to strengthen state authority over Medicaid oversight and fraud investigations. His public positions emphasize restricting certain federal ACA-related expansions and opposing mandated coverage for gender-transition interventions.
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Immigration & Border
Supports aggressive border security and enforcement measures, including legal challenges to federal immigration policies, opposition to sanctuary policies, and backing policies such as finishing a border wall, reinstating restrictive asylum/parole practices, and large-scale removals. Has repeatedly joined multistate lawsuits and coalition statements seeking to restrict parole programs, defend federal immigration enforcement, and criticize the Biden administration’s border policies.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports strict limits and bans on abortion and has acted to defend and expand Alabama’s abortion restrictions; has sought enforcement actions and legal arguments to criminalize facilitators who help Alabamians obtain abortions out of state and has opposed loosening access to abortion-inducing drugs and federal funding for abortion.
Climate & Energy
The candidate opposes expansive federal climate regulations and legal efforts that would hold energy companies liable for historic emissions, supports state sovereignty over energy and water regulation, and has joined multistate actions challenging EPA rules and Biden-era climate grant programs while framing such actions as threats to energy independence and economic costs.
Public Safety & Guns
Steve Marshall positions himself as a defender of the Second Amendment, opposing federal and state-level restrictions on lawful gun ownership while supporting law enforcement and public safety enforcement of existing laws. As Alabama Attorney General he has joined multistate legal actions against firearm-carry restrictions and highlights defending gun rights on his campaign website.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJun 17, 2026
Steve Marshall is out of Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senate primary after conceding in the runoff fight, leaving Barry Moore and Jared Hudson as the remaining contenders. Earlier reports said Marshall was still competing for a runoff spot, but the latest update indicates he has been eliminated from the race. The contest is for the open Senate seat being vacated by Tommy Tuberville.
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Articles
AAL.com26 days ago
Has Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's political career been sentenced to death?
Negative
TNThe New York Times28 days ago
Senate Primary in Alabama to Replace Tommy Tuberville Heads to Runoff
Neutral
NNNBC News28 days ago
Trump-backed Rep. Barry Moore heads to a runoff in Alabama GOP Senate primary
Neutral
TNThe New York Times28 days ago
Alabama’s Republican Senate Primary: Key Regions to Watch
Neutral
Polls
Alabama Republican Senate nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.4M
$1.0M
$697.6K
$348.8K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$1.4M
$475.3K
$920.0K
$57.5K
Source: FEC
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