U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville is the projected winner of the Alabama GOP nomination for governor.
) - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville is the projected winner of the Alabama GOP nomination for governor, according to the Associated Press. Tuberville, who opted not to run for a second term in Congress, had been the presumptive frontrunner for the nomination since before he threw his hat into the ring.
Ken McFeeters and Will Santivasci to become the party’s general election standard-bearer. McFeeters is a former congressional candidate and co-founder of a Hoover insurance agency. He filed an unsuccessful court challenge against Tuberville in which he claimed the senator is ineligible to run citing state residency requirements. Santivasci has 20 years of experience in the auto manufacturing industry and has worked as a real estate developer.
Six candidates are vying to become the Democratic nominee to face Tuberville in the general election. A projected winner has not yet been determined as results continue to come in. Those include frontrunner and former U.S. Senator Doug Jones, who served in the Senate from 2018-2021 before being defeated by Tuberville, who was new to politics.
Jones is joined in the primary race by Will Boyd, a businessman and engineer who became the first African-American majority-party nominee for U.S. Senate in Alabama in 2022. He previously ran as the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2018 and U.S. Congress in 2016. Jamel Brown is a pastor and a Montgomery community activist who has run for Montgomery City Council in the past. Yolanda Flowers serves as a youth director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Flowers was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2022. Chad “Chig” Martin is a business owner who established Alabama’s first hemp dispensary, the Honeysuckle Hemp Company. He refers to his campaign as “The Citizens-Driven Movement. ” Nathan Mathis is a former member of Alabama’s House of Representatives.
He most-recently ran for Alabama State Senate District 29, losing to Sen. Donnie Chesteen . Not reading this story on the WSFA News App? Get news alerts FASTER and FREE in the
Please follow us on Google to support us Wfsa Alabama Politics Decision 2026 Tommy Tuberville Republicans Alabama Governors Race Doug Jones News Politics
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trump targets Massie in explosive Kentucky showdown as six states hold high-stakes primariesSix states hold primaries Tuesday testing President Trump's grip on the GOP, with high-profile races in Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.
Read more »
Live updates: Pennsylvania, Georgia, Kentucky and Alabama primary election newsVoters head to the polls in primary elections in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Kentucky and Alabama. Follow for live news updates.
Read more »
Sen. Tommy Tuberville wins Republican primary for governor of AlabamaThe former football coach was elected to the Senate in 2020 and cruised through his primary, NBC News projects. He’s now favored to become the next governor of the red state.
Read more »
Trump ally Tommy Tuberville cruises to Alabama GOP governor nominationRepublican Sen. Tommy Tuberville captures Alabama's GOP gubernatorial nomination, backed by Trump, as he seeks to succeed term-limited Gov. Kay Ivey.
Read more »