Alabama Republicans are eagerly waiting to learn whether Sen. Tommy Tuberville will jump into the gubernatorial race to replace outgoing Gov. Kay Ivey in next year’s race.
Many of them think he’d be a fine candidate for the job, but that potential vacancy in the Senate would also leave a rare opening to move up the ranks in the deeply red state. Republicans acknowledged this could quickly become a big game of musical chairs.
John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Republican Party, told NOTUS he expects a potential Senate primary to be “very contested.”