2024 Alabama Republican presidential primary

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.

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.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Timothy B. |date=2016-03-01 |title=Donald Trump wins Alabama Republican primary |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11143550/trump-wins-alabama-primary-super-tuesday-2016 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Vox |language=en}}

The filing deadline for the Alabama primary was on November 10, 2023. The state Republican Party published the following list of qualified candidates:{{cite web |title=2024 Qualified Candidates |website=algop.org |publisher=Alabama Republican Party |url=https://algop.org/2024-qualified-candidates/}}

• Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)
• Doug Burgum (withdrawn)
• Chris Christie (withdrawn)
• Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
• Nikki Haley
• Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)
• Tim Scott (withdrawn)
• David Stuckenberg
• Donald Trump
• Uncommitted

Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign was endorsed by Alabama's senior senator Tommy Tuberville in November 2022.{{Cite web |last=Koplowitz |first=Howard |date=2022-11-18 |title=Tuberville endorses Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign |url=https://www.al.com/politics/2022/11/the-leader-america-needs-tommy-tuberville-endorses-donald-trumps-2024-presidential-campaign.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=al |language=en}} Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke before the University of Alabama's Young Americans for Freedom chapter in April 2023 prior to his campaign launch.

{{further|2024 Republican Party presidential debates and forums#December 6, 2023 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama}}

The fourth Republican primary debate was held on December 6, 2023, at the University of Alabama. Hosted by NewsNation and The Washington Free Beacon, it was moderated by Megyn Kelly, Elizabeth Vargas, and Eliana Johnson. Four candidates attended the debate: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, and Vivek Ramaswamy.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/politics/fourth-gop-debate-candidates/index.html|date=December 4, 2023|title=4 Republicans qualify for fourth 2024 presidential debate|language=en|access-date=December 4, 2023|first1=Daniel|last1=Strauss|work=CNN|archive-date=December 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211184600/https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/politics/fourth-gop-debate-candidates/index.html|url-status=live}}

{{main|Endorsements in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries}}

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Former U.S. Representative

• Mo Brooks, AL-05 (2011–2023); candidate for U.S. Senate in 2017 and 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mo-brooks-trump-2024-elections-ron-desantis-b2224391.html|title=Former Trump ally Mo Brooks denounces him as 'dishonest, disloyal, incompetent and crude'|date=November 14, 2022|first=Shweta|last=Sharma|work=The Independent|accessdate=November 20, 2022}}

State executive official

• Andrew Sorrell, State Auditor (2023–present); member of the Alabama House of Representatives from District 3 (2018–2022){{Cite web|url=https://1819news.com/news/item/state-auditor-andrew-sorrell-endorses-ron-desantis-for-president|title=State Auditor Andrew Sorrell endorses Ron DeSantis for president|last=Poor|first=Jeff|work=1819 News|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=April 3, 2023}}

State legislators

• Larry Stutts, Alabama State Senator from District 6 (2014–present){{Cite web|url=https://1819news.com/news/item/two-alabama-legislators-endorse-desantis-for-president-in-2024-after-tuscaloosa-debate|title=Two Alabama legislators endorse DeSantis for president in 2024 after Tuscaloosa debate|last=Taylor|first=Caleb|work=1819 News|date=December 8, 2023|access-date=December 8, 2023}}
• David Faulkner, Alabama State Representative from District 46 (2014–present)

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Notable individual

• Quin Hillyer, conservative newspaper columnist and writer; candidate for AL-01 in 2013{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/unsolicited-advice-to-an-over-intense-mike-pence|title=Unsolicited advice to an over-intense Mike Pence|date=March 19, 2023|first=Quin|last=Hillyer|work=Washington Examiner|accessdate=March 23, 2023}}

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U.S. Senators

• Katie Britt (2023–present){{Cite news |last=Britt |first=Katie |date=December 6, 2023 |title=Katie Britt: For a secure border, a strong homeland, and a safe world – President Trump is the choice in 2024 |work=Yellowhammer News |url=https://yellowhammernews.com/katie-britt-for-a-secure-border-a-strong-homeland-and-a-safe-world-president-trump-is-the-choice-in-2024/ |access-date=December 6, 2023}}
• Tommy Tuberville (2021–present){{cite news|last=Bump|first=Philip|date=November 17, 2022|title=Who has signed up to back Trump in 2024 — and who loudly hasn't|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/17/trump-president-2024-election/|access-date=March 15, 2023|newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119211400/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/17/trump-president-2024-election/ |archive-date=November 19, 2022}}

U.S. Representatives

• Robert Aderholt, AL-04 (1997–present){{Cite news |last=Isenstadt |first=Alex |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Crimson tide: Trump scores sweep of House GOP delegation in Alabama |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/04/trump-sweeps-house-gop-delegation-in-alabama-00109854 |access-date=August 4, 2023}}
• Jerry Carl, AL-01 (2021–present)
• Barry Moore, AL-02 (2021–present){{cite web|date=December 2, 2022|title=U.S. Representative Barry Moore - Jeff Poor Show - Friday 12-02-22 - 5:48:55 pm|url=https://fmtalk1065.com/podcast/u-s-representative-barry-moore-jeff-poor-show-friday-12-02-22|access-date=December 3, 2022|website=FMTALK 1065}}
• Gary Palmer, AL-06 (2015–present)
• Mike Rogers, AL-03 (2003–present)
• Dale Strong, AL-05 (2023–present){{cite news|last=Smith|first=Dylan|date=November 29, 2022|title=Strong endorses Trump for 2024, welcomes 'huge rally' in North Alabama|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/strong-endorses-trump-for-2024-welcomes-huge-rally-in-north-alabama/|access-date=November 29, 2022|website=Yellowhammer News}}

State executive officials

• Will Ainsworth, Lieutenant Governor (2019–present)
• Chris Beeker, member of the Alabama Public Service Commission from Place 2 (2015–present)
• Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission (2013–present) and member of the Alabama Public Service Commission (2011–present)
• Jeremy H. Oden, member of the Alabama Public Service Commission from Place 1 (2013–present)
• Rick Pate, Agriculture Commissioner (2019–present)

Party officials

• John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Republican Party (2021–present){{Cite news |last=Poor |first=Jeff |date=February 10, 2024 |title=ALGOP endorses Donald Trump for president |url=https://1819news.com/news/item/algop-endorses-donald-trump-for-president |access-date=February 10, 2024 |work=1819 News}}

Organizations

• Alabama Republican Party

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• 2024 Alabama Democratic presidential primary
• 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2024 United States presidential election
• 2024 United States presidential election in Alabama
• 2024 United States elections

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