Tommy Tuberville (R) – Alabama Governor 2026

About

Tommy Tuberville is the Republican nominee for Governor of Alabama in 2026. He has served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama since 2021 and previously had a long career as a college football coach, notably at Auburn University. He won the Republican primary on May 19, 2026, securing his party's nomination for governor, and campaigns with President Trump's endorsement.

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Positions on Key Issues

Positions of Tommy Tuberville on key issues
Issue	Stance	Sources
Economy	Tommy Tuberville advocates pro-growth, small-government economics: lower taxes, less regulation, and policies to attract manufacturing and jobs in Alabama. He also opposes large federal spending and supports repealing or rolling back policies he views as overreach, including opposition to IRS expansion.	Economy & Fiscal Responsibility - Senator Tommy Tuberville Issues \| Coach Tommy Tuberville for Governor
Healthcare	Tuberville has advocated repealing the Affordable Care Act and has not publicly outlined a replacement plan; he emphasizes free-market health care reforms and protection for individuals with pre-existing conditions. He also supports health-care price transparency, as shown by his cosponsorship of the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act.	Where Doug Jones, Tommy Tuberville stand on health care Tuberville Joins Marshall in Promoting Health Care Pricing Transparency
Firearms & Second Amendment	Tommy Tuberville states that he will always defend the Second Amendment rights of Americans to keep and bear arms and will continue to fight against government overreach that curtails law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment rights. He supports interstate concealed-carry reciprocity and has backed legislation to roll back Biden-era gun rules and to strengthen protections for law-abiding gun owners and dealers.	Second Amendment - Senator Tommy Tuberville Tuberville Fights for Second Amendment Rights Tuberville Continues to Defend Second Amendment Rights
Immigration	Tommy Tuberville advocates a hardline immigration policy focused on border security and enforcement. He supports building the southern border wall, deporting illegal entrants, and strengthening immigration enforcement, and he backs the ASSIMILATION Act (S.4546) to replace chain migration and the visa lottery with a national-interest, merit-based system that prioritizes assimilation, American workers, tighter asylum rules, and expanded E-Verify.	Tuberville Introduces ASSIMILATION Act Border Security – Senator Tuberville Tuberville Takes Aim at Immigration, Spending During Weekly Call
Education	Education policy centers on expanding school choice and putting parents in charge of their children's education, backing a mix of charter, magnet, private, public, and homeschooling options and opposing DEI and CRT curricula in schools. He also advocates workforce-focused education and lower higher-education costs, including support for the GOAL Act to cap graduate loans and expand funding for shorter-term training.	Tuberville Champions School Choice Tuberville pushes to expand school choice, says Alabama parents know best (op-ed) Education & Workforce Development — Coach Tommy Tuberville for Governor
Abortion & Reproductive Health	Pro-life; opposes taxpayer funding for abortion and supports policies to restrict abortion in line with Alabama's traditional values. Tuberville has stated that zero taxpayer dollars should go towards abortions and mounted an 11-month hold on senior military promotions in 2023 to protest the Pentagon's abortion travel policy, which he described as taxpayer-funded.	Pro-Life – Coach Tommy Tuberville (Senate) Tuberville Releases Statement Following Pentagon's Reversal of Abortion Travel Policy Issues \| Coach Tommy Tuberville for Governor
Foreign Policy	Tommy Tuberville supports a hard-line national-security approach, including introducing the Student Visa Integrity Act (2025) to ban Chinese and Iranian nationals from studying in the United States.	Tuberville Introduces Bill to Ban Chinese and Iranian Nationals from Studying in the United States Sen. Tuberville proposes bill to ban students from select countries from studying in US Tuberville files bill to ban students from adversarial countries from studying in US
Civil Rights & Equality	Tuberville opposes CRT and DEI initiatives in government and schools, and opposes policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports. He also opposes taxpayer funding for abortions and supports policies he describes as protecting "common sense" conservative values.	Tuberville, Schmitt Introduce Legislation To Dismantle DEI What They Are Saying: Tuberville's Legislation Will Save Women and Girls' Sports Issues \| Coach Tommy Tuberville for Governor
Tech & AI	Tuberville supports using AI and data-center investment to boost Alabama's economy, aiming to attract data centers (including in rural areas) and to align energy infrastructure with new tech development; he views AI as a driver of energy policy and pricing and supports manufacturing growth and tax revenue from tech investments.	Tuberville on governor's race, redistricting and AI following primary election Tuberville, Jones to face off in Alabama governor's race
Election Policy	Tuberville supports the SAVE America Act, which would require a government-issued photo ID to vote in federal elections and proof of citizenship to register, and he has urged the Senate to pass it, calling election security the number one priority of the 2026 cycle. He has also described the 60-vote filibuster as an outdated tool of obstruction, advocating for its use to clear the way for the bill.	Tuberville Urges Senate to Pass the SAVE America Act Tuberville calls on Republicans to pass the SAVE Act Senate Democrats block transgender, DHS amendments to SAVE America Act
Local Issues	Opposes CRT and DEI initiatives in Alabama government and schools, and supports policies recognizing biological sex categories and opposing taxpayer funding for abortions, consistent with his stated conservative values. He has also prioritized lowering Alabamians' power bills and eliminating DEI in his governor' s campaign agenda.	Tuberville Supports President Trump's Action to End Woke Curriculum in Classrooms, Expand School Choice Tuberville Continues Fight to Protect Women's Sports Issues \| Coach Tommy Tuberville for Governor
Climate/Energy	Tommy Tuberville supports an all-of-the-above energy policy prioritizing domestic energy production and energy independence—including oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy—while opposing the Biden climate agenda and related federal regulations. He has introduced the Energy Choice Act (2025) and backed offshore lease sales to expand energy development.	Energy & Environment - Senator Tommy Tuberville Issues \| Coach Tommy Tuberville for Governor – Energy

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Economy

Tommy Tuberville advocates pro-growth, small-government economics: lower taxes, less regulation, and policies to attract manufacturing and jobs in Alabama. He also opposes large federal spending and supports repealing or rolling back policies he views as overreach, including opposition to IRS expansion.

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Economy & Fiscal Responsibility - Senator Tommy Tuberville

Issues | Coach Tommy Tuberville for Governor

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Background

Career History

United States Senator 2021 – Present

United States Senate

Serves as senior U.S. Senator from Alabama

Head Football Coach 1999 – 2008

Auburn University

Led the Auburn Tigers football team

Head Football Coach 1995 – 1998

University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)

Named SEC Coach of the Year in 1997 by the Associated Press

Head Football Coach 2010 – 2012

Texas Tech University

Led the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Head Football Coach 2013 – 2016

University of Cincinnati

Led the Cincinnati Bearcats; won AAC championship in 2014

College Football Analyst 2017 – 2017

ESPN

Served as a color analyst for college football coverage

Education

Southern Arkansas University Bachelor of Science in Physical Education (1976)

Top Donors

Tuberville has raised approximately $13.7 million for the governor's race since announcing in May 2025, with $9.2 million in cash on hand as of July 31, 2026. His campaign states he does not solicit or accept PAC money, though he has reported small PAC and in-kind contributions that are returned or reported as required. He retains a major financial edge over Doug Jones, aided by a steady stream of donations of $25,000 or more.

Sources

Governor Campaign Finance (2026) - Alabama Campaign Finance Tracker Jones outraises Tuberville in July; Tuberville retains financial edge in governor's race - Alabama Reflector

Voting Record

Incumbent U.S. Senator since 2021 with a strongly conservative voting record. Heritage Action gave him a 98% session score (119th Congress) and 92% lifetime; the AFL-CIO scored him 0% in 2025 and 5% lifetime. He is best known for a months-long blockade of hundreds of military promotions in 2023 to protest the Pentagon's abortion travel policy. He voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the GENIUS Act (crypto), health-care subsidy extensions, and the 2025 budget resolution, while supporting the NDAA and the Trump tax agenda.

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About this research

Data compiled from public sources and analyzed using AI. Last updated October 8, 2026. Visit candidate websites for the most current information.