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 officially joined the Alabama governor‘s race setting up a potential 2021 rematch with current U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. According to publicly disclosed filings, Jones registered a principal campaign committee today to run for governor as a Democrat.

Jones is an attorney who has served several political offices over the years, including U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama (1997-2001) and U.S. senator (2018-2021). As of his announcement,

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.