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Winner, unofficial result · Governor, AL
Tommy Tuberville
American politician and football coach (born 1954)
- Over
- Doug Jones (Democratic), 48.0%
- Votes
- 873,332 (67,062 ahead)
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +25.5, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Thomas Hawley Tuberville is an American politician and retired college football coach and sports broadcaster who is the governor-elect of Alabama. Since 2021, he has served as the senior United States senator from Alabama.
More
Tuberville is a member of the Republican Party. Before entering politics, Tuberville was the head football coach at Auburn University from 1999 to 2008. He was also the head football coach at the University of Mississippi from 1995 to 1998, Texas Tech University from 2010 to 2012, and the University of Cincinnati from 2013 to 2016.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- September 18, 1954 (age 72)
- Education
- Harmony Grove High School, 1972
- Southern Arkansas University, Bachelor of Science (physical education), 1976
- Occupation
- head coach, American football player
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
Governor, AL. Won with 52.0%, 4.0 points ahead over Doug Jones.
- Tommy Tuberville Republican · winner52.0%
- Doug Jones Democratic48.0%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +25.5, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +4.0
- Difference
- 21.5 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
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Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- tuberville.senate.gov via Wikidata
- Campaign email
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 1:43 AM ET
- 2021 to presentUnited States senator Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q7819948). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- These members of Congress are heading to the governor’s mansion
- How debates became high-risk and low-reward in the viral era
- Trump drops Republican Senator's phone number in social post over fury on stalled bill
- Trump appears to post Sen. Tom Cotton’s cell number in push to make daylight saving time permanent
- Trump calls midterm rally in Alabama ‘a sign of respect’ to the deep-red state: ‘It sort of all began here’
- ‘Pain in the ass’: Trump again shows annoyance with Paxton after leaked audio
- Trump and Vance hit the campaign trail in deep-red areas where GOP candidates seek a boost
- Sen. Marsha Blackburn sues ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith, says he illegally obtained her phone records
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Alabama_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1384716880
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 1:43 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Tuberville
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7819948
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Alabama_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375259309
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tommy_Tuberville_at_WBRC_in_2021_03.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tommy_Tuberville_touring_the_National_Computer_Forensic_Institute_in_2021.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tommy_Tuberville_at_WBRC_in_2021_01.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tommy_Tuberville_official_portrait.jpg
- photo_gallery https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/about/committee-assignments/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tommy_Tuberville_117th_Congress_Portrait.jpg
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