Overview
- Jennifer Jenkins ended her bid and backed Alexander Vindman, urging Democrats to unite and saying she will announce her next steps soon.
- Vindman’s campaign reported $1.7 million raised in 24 hours from more than 36,000 contributions, with 99% of donations coming online at $100 or less.
- The Democratic contest now features Vindman and state Rep. Angie Nixon, who entered last week and remains in the race.
- Sabato’s Crystal Ball nudged its outlook toward Democrats yet continues to rate the contest as Likely Republican.
- Republican Sen. Ashley Moody holds a financial and structural edge, reporting more than $4 million raised through September and benefiting from a GOP voter-registration advantage of about 1.4 million.