Doug Jones, Tommy Tuberville win gubernatorial nominations, setting up 2020 rematch

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 580

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago


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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville and former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones won the Republican and Democratic nominations for governor on Tuesday, setting up a rematch of their Senate battle in 2020.

As of 9:31 p.m., Tuberville had 209,880 votes, about 85.1%, in the Republican primary. Ken McFeeters, an insurance agency owner, came in second with 24,206 votes, about 9.8%, and Will Sativasci, an Oxford small business owner, got 12,681 votes, according to unofficial results.

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