It's Luther Strange, the former Alabama district attorney who has been serving in Sessions' place since January, vs. Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court justice, and with President Trump throwing his support behind Strange, the race has drawn national attention in a way that special elections often don't. Still, it's going to be a tiny election: Fewer than 20 percent of Republican voters are expected to turn out for it.
The Republican primary is on Tuesday, and the winner will face off against Democratic challenger Doug Jones in December. But in the solidly red state where Republicans haven't lost a Senate race since 1992, the Republican primary is more likely than not the real race for Sessions' seat.
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