# Tuberville, Jones Win Gubernatorial Nominations in Alabama Rematch  
**Published:** 2026-05-20T11:28:43.000Z  
**Source:** [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/05/20/repub/doug-jones-tommy-tuberville-win-gubernatorial-nominations-setting-up-2020-rematch/)  
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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. The [Alabama Reflector first reported](https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/19/doug-jones-tommy-tuberville-win-gubernatorial-nominations-setting-up-2020-rematch/) the results of the May 19 primary elections.

Tuberville received 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. Jones captured about 78.4% of the Democratic primary vote with 121,722 votes, while Will Boyd, a pastor and engineer, came in second with about 9.1% of votes and former 2022 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Yolanda Flowers placed third.

In their 2020 Senate race, Tuberville's 20-point margin of victory was largely attributed to the presence of Donald Trump on the ballot and Jones' votes against Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, as well as his vote to convict Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial. Jones had been elected in a 2017 special election in what was widely labeled a major upset.

The candidates' victory parties were three miles apart in Birmingham, where Tuberville promised to campaign against "woke ideology" and Jones promised unity. Speaking to about 300 supporters at Vulcan Park in Birmingham, Tuberville said he will not be running against Jones but the Democratic Party's ideology, saying "I'm running against socialism and communism. I'm running against people that believe in killing the unborn."

Tuberville promised to focus on smaller Alabama towns like Decatur, Prattville and Gadsden for his economic development plans, claiming that 30% of all Alabamians are unemployed. However, according to the Alabama Department of Labor, Alabama's unemployment rate was 2.6% in March.

At the High Dive Hifi Lounge in Birmingham with about 200 supporters, Jones continued his "kitchen table" promises of Medicaid expansion, raising minimum wage and investing in small businesses, saying "Change means rising wages, including raising the minimum wage. Change means better, more affordable health care. Change means expanding Medicaid to make healthcare work. Change means better jobs, often by investing in small businesses."

Incumbent Republican Governor Kay Ivey is term-limited and ineligible to seek re-election to a third term. Democrats have not won a gubernatorial election in Alabama since 1998. The general election is scheduled for November 3, 2026.

## Sources

- [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/05/20/repub/doug-jones-tommy-tuberville-win-gubernatorial-nominations-setting-up-2020-rematch/)
- [Alabama Reflector - Doug Jones, Tommy Tuberville win gubernatorial nominations, setting up 2020 rematch](https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/19/doug-jones-tommy-tuberville-win-gubernatorial-nominations-setting-up-2020-rematch/)
- [Wikipedia - 2020 United States Senate election in Alabama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Alabama)
- [Wikipedia - 2026 Alabama gubernatorial election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Alabama_gubernatorial_election)
- [Alabama Department of Labor](https://www2.labor.alabama.gov/Default.aspx)

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