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GOP primary race for Alabama Senate seat turns bitter

Mike Durant greets supporters after speaking to a Republican club meeting in Phenix City, Ala., on May 5, 2022. Alabama’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby is a bitter high-dollar fight between three frontrunners battling for a spot in an anticipated runoff. U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks who won _ and then lost _ former President Donald Trump’s backing in the race faces  Katie Boyd Britt, the former leader of Business Council of Alabama and Shelby’s former chief of staff and Mike Durant, the owner of an aerospace company but best known as the helicopter pilot shot down and captured in in the events that inspired “Black Hawk Down.” (AP Photo/Kim Chandler) Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks with reporters, March 23, 2022 in Hueytown, Ala. Alabama’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby is a bitter high-dollar fight between three frontrunners battling for a spot in an anticipated runoff. Mo Brooks who won _ and then lost _ former President Donald Trump’s backing in the race faces  Katie Boyd Britt, the former leader of Business Council of Alabama and Shelby’s former chief of staff and Mike Durant, the owner of an aerospace company but best known as the helicopter pilot shot down and captured in in the events that inspired “Black Hawk Down.” (AP Photo/Kimberly Chandler) Alabama Republican Senate candidate Katie Britt speaks to a GOP club meeting on March 1, 2022, in Opelika, Ala., on May 16, 2022. Alabama's Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby is a bitter high-dollar fight between three frontrunners battling for a spot in an anticipated runoff. U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks who won _ and then lost _ former President Donald Trump's backing in the race faces  Katie Boyd Britt, the former leader of Business Council of Alabama and Shelby's former chief of staff and Mike Durant, the owner of an aerospace company but best known as the helicopter pilot shot down and captured in in the events that inspired "Black Hawk Down." (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)