May 28, 2025

Tuberville Announces Run for Alabama Governor

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

May 28, 2025

MONTGOMERY Ala. It has been speculated for months that Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville would be in the running to be the next Governor of Alabama and on Tuesday, he made that official.

Tuberville is known for his leadership as the head coach at Auburn University and the University of Cincinnati.

In 2020, he won a seat representing Alabama in the United States Senate, his first foray into elected office, and many thought that he would run for re-election for the senate again but then came the rumors that he would go back to Alabama and put his efforts into becoming the next governor.

Tuberville has been a strong voice for the state while serving in Washington and many believe that he would continue being an advocate for the state, and he has also positioned himself close to President Donald Trump, who endorsed his 2020 Senate bid over former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Gov. Kay Ivey, a fellow Republican who is finishing her second term, cannot run for a third because of term limits.

Tuberville is also the second sitting senator to launch a run for governor this year.

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., is also running in his state — but Bennet’s Senate term is not up until 2028, while Tuberville’s will be on the ballot next year along with the governor’s race. His decision not to run for re-election could open up a competitive Senate primary, as Republicans jockey for the opportunity in the deep-red state.

Tuberville is sure to run a strong race, campaigning on Alabamian values, Alabama’s strong work ethics, and the state’s booming economic engine and tourism, along with the growth that many parts of the state are experiencing.

Ivey is the first woman to be Alabama’s governor since Lurleen Wallace, who succeeded her husband George Wallace in 1967.