Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) officially threw his hat in the ring for the 2026 Alabama governor’s race, confirming months of speculation that he had his sights set on the office.
Alabama could soon get a new head coach — at the political level.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) officially threw his hat in the ring for the 2026 Alabama governor’s race, confirming months of speculation that he had his sights set on the office.
“A few years ago, I decided to give back to this great country and fight. President Trump was really behind me in doing the Senate race, he’s been behind me ever since, and today I will announce I will be the future governor of the great state of Alabama,” Tuberville announced on Fox News’ “The Will Cain Show.”
“I’m a football coach, I’m a leader, I’m a builder, I’m a recruiter, and we’re going to grow Alabama. We’re going to bring manufacturing to this state. We’re going to stop this illegal immigration,” he added. “We’re going to make education better again.”
Incumbent Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) is term-limited and, therefore, ineligible to seek reelection in 2026.
The one-term senator’s announcement came at Byron’s Smokehouse in Auburn, Alabama, where he also launched his Senate campaign.
Tuberville had first been elected to the Senate in 2020 after he narrowly edged out former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a primary in the aftermath of his falling out with President Trump.
