Doug Jones and Tommy Tuberville: Our profiles of Alabama’s gubernatorial candidates

Voters on Tuesday will elect hundreds of federal and state officeholders in Alabama, including a new governor. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones, a former U.S. senator, faces Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville, the state’s current senior U.S. senator. Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, is term-limited.

Alabama Reflector profiled both candidates in the lead-up to the election. You can find links to both below.

Campaigning around Alabama, Doug Jones tries to open a path for Democrats

Doug Jones acknowledges that he faces an “uphill chug” as he tries to become the first Alabama Democrat to be elected governor in the state since 1998. If he is elected, enacting his agenda — including Medicaid expansion, a data center moratorium and efforts to improve affordability around the state — could be difficult with a Legislature likely to remain in Republican hands. But the former U.S. senator is also trying to create new opportunities for his party in the state. Read more

How would Tommy Tuberville govern Alabama?

Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville a few weeks ago unveiled his “playbook,” an gubernatorial agenda that includes expansion of the CHOOSE Act, the state’s voucher program; audits of state agencies and reductions in the state employee workforce, and lowering the state income tax. The plan reflects an aspect of Tuberville’s campaign: ambitious plans paired with back-and-forth messaging, all of which face the possibility of fiscal difficulties next year. Read more