Meet the candidates: Alabama’s Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama has an open U.S. Senate seat going into the 2026 midterm elections, and there are four Democrats and six Republicans running for the seat.

Alabama is an open primary state, meaning voters who select the democratic ballot will have the option of voting for either Dakarai Larriett, Everett Wess, Kyle Sweetser and Mark Wheeler.

Dakarai Larriett

Dakarai Larriett is an entrepreneur and community advocate.

Priorities:

• Establishing healthcare as a human right, including lower prescription drug costs
• Providing teachers with good wages, expanding technical and job training programs and giving parents a voice in education
• Advocating for community-based policing policies and mental health care

Everett Wess

Everett Wess is a lifelong public servant, civil rights advocate and a Managing Partner of The Wess Law Firm.

Priorities:

• Advocating for voting rights and equal justice
• Providing affordable healthcare, quality public education and economic opportunity
• Establishing a justice system that works for all

Kyle Sweetser

Kyle Sweetser is a businessman who gained national attention for speaking at the Democratic National Convention in 2024, sharing his shift from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.

Priorities:

• Reasserting congressional authority over tariffs
• Making healthcare premiums more affordable
• Re-establishing and supporting American principles like opportunities for those who work hard

Mark Wheeler

Mark Wheeler works in research and development and says his working class background will provide a new perspective in Washington, D.C.

Priorities:

• Instituting term limits for both houses of Congress and the Supreme Court
• Promoting self-sustainability for Alabama’s economy by relying less on the federal government
• Establishing healthcare as a right, not a privilege, including strengthening Medicare and Medicaid.

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