Tuberville defeated Jones in Alabama’s 2020 Senate race, and while the Cook Political Report currently rates the governor’s race as solidly Republican, Jones remains one of the few Democrats to achieve statewide success in Alabama in recent years.
During his primary victory speech, Jones focused heavily on economic issues, pledging to raise the minimum wage and expand Medicaid coverage.
Tuberville, meanwhile, said he would spend the coming months campaigning against what he described as “socialism and communism.”
In the state’s Senate race, Trump-backed Rep. Barry Moore (Ala.) appeared positioned to succeed Tuberville, finishing well ahead of former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall by double-digit margins in Tuesday’s primary.
