Sen. Tommy Tuberville wins Republican primary for governor of Alabama

Sen. Tommy Tuberville won the Republican primary for governor of Alabama on Tuesday, NBC News projects, making him the clear favorite to win the general election in the ruby-red state this fall

Sen. Tommy Tuberville won the Republican primary for governor of Alabama on Tuesday, NBC News projects, making him the clear favorite to win the general election in the ruby-red state this fall.

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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. Tuberville, a former college football coach, is poised to leave the Senate after he finished a term that he was first elected to in 2020.