Several GOP Senators Say They Won’t Support Tuberville’s Potential Bid to Challenge Election

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), here greeting supporters after defeating Jeff Sessions in the 2020 Republican U.S. Senate primary in Montgomery, Ala., has laced an indefinite hold on nearly 200 Pentagon promotions. AP Photo/Butch Dill

Several GOP senators including members of the upper chamber’s leaders have said they would stand against Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) if he joined Republican members of the House in contesting the 2020 election on Jan. 6.

Tuberville previously hinted that he would join Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) and other Republicans in the House to challenge the Electoral College votes of several key states on Jan. 6 when the Joint Session of Congress meets. The move requires one House lawmaker and one Senator to carry out, and it requires the 1877 Electoral Count Act.