Doug Jones said Alabamians want a governor who "treats this state with grace and dignity and not just like a rest stop on the way to the Florida beach."

The Alabama Democratic Party has announced qualifying dates for candidates for the 2026 election. Candidates can qualify from January 5 at 9 a.m. through January 23 at 5 p.m. Candidates can qualify with the state party for the following offices: U.

Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has announced his candidacy for governor of Alabama in 2026. He made the announcement Monday after filing campaign paperwork.

Before Jones beat Roy Moore in 2017, the last Democrat to win statewide office was Lucy Baxley in a 2008 PSC race.

Attorneys in Alabama are making their case for why they should be the state chief law enforcement officer. There are three candidates so far for attorney general.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Alabama to use a new state Senate map in upcoming legislative elections after ruling that districts drawn by lawmakers illegally diluted the voting power of Black residents in the state’s capital city.

The move sets up a possible rematch between Mr. Jones, the last Democrat to win statewide office in Alabama, and Tommy Tuberville, the Republican who ousted him from the Senate in 2020.