Tuberville wins Alabama governor's race
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- Republican Tommy Tuberville won Alabama governor's race with 52% of votes (872,076) versus Democrat Doug Jones' 48% (806,149).
- Tuberville carried Lee, Tallapoosa, and Chambers counties; Jones won Macon and Russell counties in the viewing area.
Tommy Tuberville has won the race for Alabama governor, according to unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office.
Tuberville, a Republican, received 872,076 votes, or 52%, with every precinct counted. Democrat Doug Jones received 806,149 votes, or 48%, a margin of 65,927 votes.
In our viewing area, Tuberville carried Lee County with 27,989 votes (51.6%) to Jones’ 26,235 (48.4%), Tallapoosa County with 9,630 votes (65.8%) to 5,007 (34.2%), and Chambers County with 5,307 votes (51.4%) to 5,026 (48.6%), according to unofficial results. Jones carried Macon County with 5,480 votes (83.2%) to Tuberville’s 1,103 (16.8%) and Russell County with 9,090 votes (61.2%) to 5,769 (38.8%).
“Winning is not an accident, it is a decision,” Tuberville said at an election night watch party at The Hotel at Auburn University, according to the Alabama Reflector.
Jones spoke at his election night watch party at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, according to Alabama Daily News.
“The bad news is that this is not a victory speech. The good news is it’s not a concession speech either,” Jones said.
“We built enthusiasm, we built the infrastructure that hasn’t been in Alabama for Democrats in a long time,” Jones said in a press conference with reporters after his watch party address in Birmingham, according to Birmingham Watch.
Results are unofficial until certified. CNAW2News will continue to follow the race and report updates as additional results become available.
This article was corrected to fix county vote totals.
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