Barry Moore (Alabama politician)

Barry Moore (born September 26, 1966) is an American politician who is the representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district in the House of Representatives. Barry is a Republican and has been the representative since 2021 but he first tried to get elected in 2018 but lost in the primary election. Moore was first a state senator for Alabama's 91st district in 2010. In 2014 he was arrested because he lied to police but Barry was not punished. Moore joined 147 House of Representatives Republicans to try to get rid of the 2020 United States presidential election results.

Barry Moore
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 2nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byMartha Roby
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 91st district
In office
November 3, 2010 – November 7, 2018
Preceded byTerry Spicer
Succeeded byRhett Marques
Personal details
Born
Felix Barry Moore

(1966-09-26) September 26, 1966 (age 58)
Enterprise, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Heather Hopper (m. 1992)
EducationEnterprise State Community College (AS)
Auburn University (BS)
WebsiteHouse website

Election history

2018 United States House of Representatives election, 2nd Congressional District
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martha Roby (incumbent) 36,708 39.0
Republican Bobby Bright 26,481 28.1
Republican Barry Moore 18,177 19.3
Republican Rich Hobson 7,052 7.5
Republican Tommy Amason 5,763 6.1
Total votes 94,181 100.0
2020 United States House of Representatives election, 2nd Congressional District
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Coleman 39,738 38.1
Republican Barry Moore 21,354 20.4
Republican Jessica Taylor 20,763 19.9
Republican Troy King 15,145 14.5
Republican Terri Hasdorff 5,207 5.0
Republican Thomas W. Brown 1,395 1.3
Republican Bob Rogers 824 0.8
Total votes 104,426 100.0%
Republican primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Moore 51,715 60.0%
Republican Jeff Coleman 34,503 40.0%
Total votes 86,218 100.0%
General election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Moore 197,996 65.2
Democrat Phyllis Harvey-Hall 105,286 34.7
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" | Write-in 287 0.1
Total votes 303,569 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. "State of Alabama - Canvass of Results -" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.