Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville has won the Alabama gubernatorial election, defeating Democratic challenger Doug Jones by just over 4% of the vote. Tuberville will succeed current Governor Kay Ivey when he is sworn in this January, continuing a political career that began after more than two decades in coaching.
Tuberville first entered Republican politics in 2020, unseating then-incumbent Senator Doug Jones with over 60% of the vote. His coaching tenure includes a 25-20 record at Ole Miss (1995-1998) and an 85-40 mark at Auburn (1999-2008), highlighted by a perfect 13-0 season in 2004 that earned him National Coach of the Year honors. He later coached at Texas Tech (2010-2012) and Cincinnati (2013-2016) before leaving the sidelines for public office.
