Sen. Tommy Tuberville wins Republican primary for governor of Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., won the Republican primary for governor of Alabama on Tuesday, according to NBC News projections. The victory positions him as the clear favorite to win the general election this fall, a race that will see him replace outgoing Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, who is term-limited and ineligible for re-election. Tuberville, a former college football coach, is set to leave the Senate after completing his term, which he was first elected to in 2020. Alabama has not elected a Democratic governor since 1998, and President Donald Trump, who endorsed Tuberville, carried the state by 30 points in the 2024 presidential election. Tuberville’s campaign for governor has been bolstered by his alignment with Trump’s political priorities, a factor that has solidified his support among the state’s Republican base. Trump’s endorsement of Tuberville came after the senator built a voting record closely aligned with the president’s preferences. In a social media post, Trump reiterated his support, calling Tuberville his “Complete and Total Endorsement” for the gubernatorial race. This endorsement underscores the deep connection between Tuberville and the Trump administration, a relationship that dates back to Tuberville’s 2020 Senate race. At that time, Tuberville faced former Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s first attorney general, in a primary that highlighted tensions within the Republican Party. Sessions, who had angered Trump by appointing a special counsel to investigate alleged ties between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, was fired from the Cabinet in 2018 and has since been a vocal critic of the president.#donald_trump #kay_ivey #doug_jones #sen_tommy_tuberville #rep_barry_moore
