Wheeler is one of three Democratic candidates who have announced they are running for Tuberville’s seat. The others are Dakarai Larriett, a business owner, Birmingham native, and University of Alabama graduate, and Kyle Sweetser, a business owner and former Republican from Mobile.

If the senator makes it to the governor’s office next year, it’ll be a classic example of a politician failing up.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after a successful career as a head football coach at Auburn and three other major college programs, announced Tuesday that he is running for governor of Alabama next year.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate has entered the race for lieutenant governor. Pate, who is term-limited in his current role, has served as the state’s agriculture commissioner since 2018 and was re-elected in 2022.

Rick Pate, Alabama's Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, has announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in the 2026 election. Pa

Alabama U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville says he is running for governor, meaning there will be a reshuffling of the state political map.

House Republicans hold 220 of the chamber’s 435 seats. When three vacancies are filled in heavily blue-leaning districts, Democrats will hold 215 seats. Arizona, Texas, and Virginia will hold special elections by November to replace deceased Democratic lawmakers.

Alabama's U.S. Senate race gains momentum as AG Steve Marshall and ex-Navy SEAL Jared Hudson join the GOP primary. Democrats face challenges in a Republican stronghold.

Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh presided over an era of electricity rate increases. Now she’ll oversee rural development in Alabama for the Trump administration.

Republican U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville said on Tuesday he will run for governor of Alabama next year, ending weeks of speculation about his political plans for the 2026 elections. "I will be the future governor of the great state of Alabama,