Today is the deadline for candidates hoping to be elected Alabama's next U.S. Senator.

The party qualifying deadline was today at 5 p.m., about three months before the primary election. A runoff - if needed - will be held Sept. 26 with the general election on Dec. 12.

Here's who is in, and here's who is out



Republicans

U.S. Sen. Luther Strange - Appointed to the post by ex-Gov. Robert Bentley after Jeff Sessions was named U.S. Attorney General, Strange is the former Alabama Attorney General.

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks - Brooks, who represents the Huntsville area in Congress, was first elected to the House in 2011.

Roy Moore - The former chief justice was suspended from the bench for advising probate judges to ignore the U.S. Supreme Court order on same-sex marriage.

Dr. Randy Brinson - Brinson is the former head of the Christian Coalition of Alabama and founder of the conservative advocacy group "Redeem the Vote."

Dominic Gentile - The Hoover resident owns his own commercial cleaning business management firm.

Bryan Peeples - Peeples, of Birmingham, is a territory manager for Heartland Payment Systems and President and CEO of Peeples Consulting.

Trip Pittman - Pittman, a State Senator from Montrose, said he is the only Republican candidate from the southern portion of the state.

James Beretta - Beretta filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to announce his run. He lives in Indian Spring and is a physician.

Mary Maxwell - Has qualified to run, according to the State Republican Party.

Joseph F. Breault - Has qualified to run, according to the State Republican Party.

Karen Haiden Jackson - Has qualified to run, according to the State Republican Party. Jackson is an attorney in Prattville.

Democrats

Michael Hansen - Hansen is the executive director of Alabama environmental advocacy group Gasp.

Doug Jones -Jones is a former U.S. Attorney who is now in private practice.

Robert Kennedy Jr. -Kennedy lives in Mobile, according to the paperwork he filed with the State Democratic party.

Jason Fisher - Fisher, of Orange Beach, is the vice president and senior consultant at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, a direct marketing company.



According to the Alabama Democratic Party, several other candidates have filed paperwork signaling a Senate run, including:

Will Boyd- Lauderdale County

Vann Caldwell- Talladega County

Brian McGee - Lee County

Nana Tchienkou - Jefferson County

Who is out

One notable name who announced Wednesday they will not be running: Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh. Marsh isn't ruling out a run for governor, however.

State Rep. Ed Henry was initially in the race but then announced he'd changed his mind and wouldn't be seeking the Senate post.

Montgomery realtor Perry Hooper - who had interviewed for the post under former Gov. Robert Bentley - also opted not to run. He's endorsing Sen. Luther Strange.