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GOP Rival Challenges Tuberville’s Eligibility to Run for Alabama Governor

The party steering committee will decide if the complaint moves to a hearing before candidates are certified.

FILE - U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks about plans to run for the governor of Alabama in 2026, May 27, 2025 at Byron's Smokehouse in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/ John David Mercer, File)
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to the crowd as protesters gather outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Overview

  • Republican candidate Ken McFeeters filed a formal challenge asserting Sen. Tommy Tuberville has not lived in Alabama for the seven years the state constitution requires.
  • The Alabama Republican Party’s 21-member steering committee will review the filing and could set a hearing, with any ruling needed before the Feb. 26 certification deadline for the May 19 primary.
  • Property records show Tuberville claims a homestead exemption on an Auburn house appraised at about $291,780 and also owns a Florida beach home valued near $5.5 million, with both properties recently placed in a revocable trust.
  • Records indicate Tuberville voted in Florida in 2018 and registered to vote in Alabama on March 28, 2019, details cited by challengers to question his domicile history.
  • Tuberville’s campaign dismisses the complaint as a PR stunt, maintains his Auburn home is his primary residence, and legal scholars note the seven-year clause’s wording is open to differing interpretations.