Sessions to Face Ex-College Coach in Runoff for US Senate Seat in Alabama

Jeff Sessions addresses the crowd at his watch party following Alabama's state primary in Mobile, Ala., on March 3, 2020. Vasha Hunt/AP Photo

Former U.S. senator Jeff Sessions will face former college coach Tommy Tuberville in a runoff for the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama.

The winner will face incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) in a race the GOP expects to win but could be one of the closest contests in 2020.