Barry Moore, buoyed by more than $12 million in crypto PAC support, won Alabama’s Republican Senate runoff and now heads to the November general election as a clear GOP favorite. Unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State showed Moore with 55.80% of the vote to Jared Hudson’s 44.20%, with all 67 counties reporting. Moore will seek the seat being vacated by Senator Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor, and will face Democrat Everett Wess in November. Given Alabama’s deep Republican lean, the GOP nominee enters the general election with a favorable path. Crypto-aligned PACs were a decisive factor. Defend American Jobs, a super PAC tied to the Fairshake network, reported $7.4 million in media spending before the May 20 primary and another $4.7 million before the runoff. Federal Election Commission records list the group as an independent expenditure-only super PAC — able to spend on ads but barred from coordinating with campaigns. Adding smaller contributions such as a $350,000 disclosure from The Fellowship PAC, pro-crypto outside spending in the race topped $12 million. Fairshake spokesman Geoff Vetter called the investment “our biggest spend of the cycle” and said the network still holds nearly $150 million in cash as it builds a pro-crypto political presence. Crypto.news previously reported that Fairshake and allied groups had raised roughly $193 million from firms including Ripple, Coinbase, a16z, Gemini, Crypto.com and Kraken ahead of the 2026 midterms. On policy, Moore brings a pro-crypto record. Stand With Crypto rates him as strongly supportive of crypto legislation; Jared Hudson was rated neutral. Hudson said “Big Crypto” did not back his campaign and voiced support for the market-structure bill currently under Senate review, but outside spending overwhelmingly favored Moore. The Blockchain Leadership Fund endorsed Moore in May, though filings showed no related spending as of Tuesday. This victory is another win for the Fairshake-linked PAC network in the 2026 primary season, following wins in other contests — including a high-profile Texas runoff where Christian Menefee defeated longtime Representative Al Green. Related groups have also targeted races in California and are watching contests in Maryland and New York. Why it matters: the composition of the Senate will shape the fate of major digital-asset legislation. Republicans narrowly control both chambers, and Democrats are targeting a comeback in 2027. The Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act passed the House in July 2025 but has stalled in the Senate amid disputes over stablecoin yields, DeFi oversight and ethics provisions. The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced a version in January, but the Senate Banking Committee still needs to act before lawmakers can reconcile competing texts. Moore’s nomination gives the crypto industry a friendly candidate in a seat it expects Republicans to hold. The broader question going forward is whether heavy PAC spending can sustain enough pro-crypto lawmakers in Congress to secure favorable market-structure outcomes. Read more AI-generated news on: undefined/news