Tommy Tuberville Wins Alabama Republican Primary for Governor

Sen. Tommy Tuberville won the Republican primary for Alabama governor on Tuesday, NBC News projects, making him the clear favorite to win the general election this fall in the ruby-red state. The winner will replace outgoing Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, who is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

Alabama has not elected a Democratic governor since 1998, and President Donald Trump, who endorsed Tuberville, carried the state by 30 points in 2024.

Trump endorsed Tuberville after he built a voting record closely aligned with Trump’s preferences. President Donald Trump endorsed Tuberville in January, and endorsed Alabama GOP Rep. Barry Moore to replace him in the Senate.

“I was proud to endorse ‘Coach’ when he ran for the Senate in 2020, and am honored to do so again. Tommy Tuberville has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Governor of the Great State of Alabama," Trump said Monday on social media.”

Former Sen. Doug Jones, who won a 2017 special election in a stunning upset before he lost his seat in 2020, won the Democratic primary for governor, NBC News projects. The results come on one of the busiest primary nights of the 2026 season, with six states holding their respective primaries.

The other states are Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania. The Associated Press called the race for Tuberville with just a fraction of the vote counted, but he received 79% of the vote at the time of publishing.