Republican Sen. Tuberville launches Alabama Governor Campaign with Conservative Values

Republican Party Senator Tommy Tuberville On Tuesday, he announced his operations for the 2026 Governor of Alabama.

Tuberville, Senate supporter and presidential ally Donald Trump, He launched a campaign website to promote his “conservative Alabama values.”

And the senator made his first appearance after announcing his candidacy on Fox News’ Will Cain Show.

The move by a former longtime college football coach who spent 10 years as a head coach at Auburn University in Alabama has concluded weeks of speculation about his ambitions to run for governor in the home state.

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On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alarbama announced his 2026 candidacy for governor. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Just a week ago, Fox News confirmed that Tuberville told donors at a recent private meeting that he was launching a governor’s campaign.

And he told a familiar source a few weeks ago that if Tuberville decides to run for governor, his support from Trump would be a “complete deal.”

Tuberville, who was elected to the Senate in 2020, is led by the success of the time-limited Gop Gov. Kay Ivey. And his move sets open Senate seats In Alabama In the 2026 midterm elections.