Former Sen. Doug Jones to Run for Alabama Governor in 2026

The Democrat’s bid sets up a possible showdown with Sen. Tommy Tuberville in a strongly Republican state.
Former Sen. Doug Jones to Run for Alabama Governor in 2026
Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones Speaks with NTD’s Kelly Wright at the DNC in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024, in a still from video. NTD
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Former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones has launched a campaign for governor of Alabama in 2026, giving Democrats a high-profile candidate in a state where they have not won statewide office in years and setting up a possible rematch with Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

The two last faced off in the 2020 U.S. Senate race, when Tuberville defeated Jones by about 20 percentage points.

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