{"id":2514197,"date":"2025-11-24T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-sen-doug-jones-announces-alabama-gubernatorial-run\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:00:37","slug":"former-sen-doug-jones-announces-alabama-gubernatorial-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-sen-doug-jones-announces-alabama-gubernatorial-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Sen. Doug Jones announces Alabama gubernatorial run"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-sen-doug-jones-announces-alabama-gubernatorial-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514197&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Democratic Senator Doug Jones has announced his candidacy for governor of Alabama in the 2026 midterm elections.After losing his Senate seat to Republican Tommy Tuberville in 2020,Jones is seeking a political comeback in his home state.His run could set up a potential rematch with Tuberville if both secure their party nominations in the primaries scheduled for May 19, 2026. Jones emphasized his commitment to representing Alabama residents with respect and dedication, contrasting this with treating the state as a mere stopover. Previously, Jones gained recognition as a U.S.attorney for prosecuting those responsible for the 1963 Birmingham church bombing and served one Senate term after narrowly defeating controversial Republican candidate Roy Moore in 2017.The current governor, Kay Ivey, is term-limited and cannot run again, leaving an open race in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gubernatorial contest<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former Sen. Doug Jones announces Alabama gubernatorial run<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2412967\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Democratic Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Doug-Jones\/\">Doug Jones<\/a> is running for governor of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alabama\/\">Alabama<\/a> in the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Following his ouster from the upper chamber in 2021, Jones mounted his campaign for a political comeback in his state on Monday evening. Jones&rsquo;s announcement could put a rematch on the 2026 schedule between himself and Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tommy-tuberville\/\">Tommy Tuberville<\/a> (R-AL), as Alabama could see the two political rivals take the field if they each win their first-round matchups in the primaries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3897562\/elise-stefanik-rival-mike-lawler-new-york-gubernatorial-endorsement\/\">Stefanik rival Lawler backs congresswoman&#8217;s gubernatorial campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3897369\/zohran-mamdani-dsa-leaders-transition-committees\/\">Mamdani appoints top DSA leaders among more than 400 others to transition committees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3895433\/georgia-messy-gop-senate-primary-needs-trump-endorsement\/\">Georgia&rsquo;s messy GOP Senate primary won&rsquo;t settle without Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;What I know and what we have heard all along is that Alabama wants their next governor to be someone who lives here, who works here, who listens to the people of this state, who understands the people of this state,&rdquo; Jones said in his announcement. &ldquo;Alabama wants their next governor to be someone who treats this state with grace and dignity and not just like a rest stop on the way to the Florida beach.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jones was initially elected to the Senate in a special election in 2017 to fill a vacancy left by former Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeff-sessions\/\">Jeff Sessions<\/a> when he resigned to become President Donald Trump&rsquo;s attorney general. Jones narrowly defeated Republican candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roy-moore\/\">Roy Moore<\/a>, who was riddled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deplorable-and-predatory-behavior-the-lincoln-project-condemns-cofounder-after-nyt-reports-he-allegedly-sexually-harassed-14-year-old-boy\/\" title=\"\u2018Deplorable And Predatory Behavior\u2019: The Lincoln Project Condemns Cofounder After NYT Reports He Allegedly Sexually Harassed 14-Year-Old Boy\">sexual misconduct allegations<\/a>, to become the first Democratic Alabama senator of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>Following a term marked by bipartisan efforts, Jones fell in the 2020 election to Tuberville, a former college football coach, who has been in Washington since. Jones, a lawyer, has remained politically active since leaving Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Folks in Alabama deserve a governor who is going to fight for them,&rdquo; Jones said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to be going around in this campaign, we&rsquo;re going to be listening to people across the state. We&rsquo;re going to do everything we can to bring the people back to the state capitol of Montgomery, Alabama. As your governor, that&rsquo;s exactly what I&rsquo;m going to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3867277\/tuberville-trump-constitution-third-term\/\">TUBERVILLE SAYS TRUMP COULD &lsquo;GO AROUND&rsquo; CONSTITUTION TO SERVE THIRD TERM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before entering the political sphere in 2017, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-emerging-as-a-top-contender-to-be-trumps-running-mate-report\/\" title=\"Report: Tom Cotton a Top Contender for ...&#039;s VP Choice\">senator served<\/a> as a U.S. attorney in Alabama, nominated by former President Bill Clinton. Jones rose to prominence for his work in prosecuting Ku Klux Klan members responsible for the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>Current Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) is term-limited and cannot seek reelection. With multiple candidates currently running for each party ticket, the primaries will take place on May 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Jones announces 2026 Alabama governor run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2514198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25328777409356.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50871,64772,34059,43876,5894],"class_list":["post-2514197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alabama-2","tag-doug-jones","tag-election-2024","tag-gubernatorial-run","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25328777409356.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514197"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514201,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514197\/revisions\/2514201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}