Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, whose 2017 election renewed hope for Democrats in Alabama, announced Monday that he is running for governor of the state in 2026.

Jones announced his campaign Monday afternoon, hours after filing campaign paperwork with the Secretary of State’s Office. His gubernatorial bid could set up a rematch with U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Republican who defeated Jones in 2020 and also is running for governor. Both candidates have party primaries in May before the November general election.

“I am running for governor of Alabama,” Jones said in a campaign video posted on social media. “Folks in Alabama deserve a governor who is going to fight for them.” He will do an official campaign kickoff next month.

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[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

I mean does he have a chance, if I'm not mistaken didn't he win against a pedophile by the skin of his teeth. and now at this rate I'm wondering if pedophilia is less unpopular than it was back then.

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[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 3 points 11 months ago*

Given Alabama's rep as the punchline of incest jokes I'm not sure 'One Alabama' is a great slogan. We're all one big family...

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