CAMPAIGN 2026: Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones to run for Alabama governor, report says

FILE – Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama). Photo from WAKA Action 8 News

CAMPAIGN 2026: Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones plans to run for Alabama governor, according to a new report.

AL.com reports that Jones will seek the soon-to-be open seat, quoting “The Voice of Alabama Politics” online show, produced by Bill Britt, the editor of the Alabama Political Reporter website.

Jones was U.S. senator from 2018-2021. He was the last Democrat to be elected to statewide office in Alabama. He won the office in a special election after then-U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions was appointed by President Trump to become Attorney General. Then-Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange was appointed to fill the senate seat, but lost to fellow Republican Roy Moore in the primary. Moore lost to Jones in the general election.

Jones lost his re-election bid to Republican Tommy Tuberville, who currently holds the seat but is giving it up to run for governor next year.

If both Jones and Tuberville meet in the general election, it will be a rematch for both of them, albeit for a different office.

Governor Kay Ivey cannot seek re-election due to term limits.

The Alabama primaries are May 19, 2026.