This is commentary. Some people have likened Tommy Tuberville’s gubernatorial squeaker over Doug Jones to Auburn’s 3-2 victory over Mississippi State in Tubs’ final year on the Plains. That game was supposed to be a cake walk, too. But no. The sheer ineptitude of that win, and the losses that followed, turned into Coach Tuberville’s walk of shame. It was considered one of the worst offensive ...

Republicans in neighboring counties helped north Alabama’s congressman and one of the state’s most influential state senators remain in office. Both Republican District 3 State Sen. Arthur Orr – who currently serves as chairman of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee – faced deficits in their bids for reelection on election night in Madison County.

Alabama House Republicans voted Wednesday to retain their leadership team, nominating Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter and Speaker Pro Tem Chris Pringle for second terms and reelected Rep. Paul Lee as majority leader. The caucus made its selections during a meeting in Auburn, one day after Republicans retained their legislative supermajority despite Democratic gains in several House districts. ...

Democrats won all district judicial elections in Madison County in the Nov. 3 midterm election. The wins were part of a series of Democratic victories in the county that included state legislative seats and county offices.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures used his victory speech Tuesday to call out those who opposed his re-election, from fellow members of Alabama’s congressional delegation to business interests across the state. One opponent stood out: Santa Claus. “I’ve seen a video earlier today that damn Santa Claus down in Enterprise was against us,” Figures told supporters at a rally in Montgomery after ...

Tommy Tuberville is Alabama’s next governor. Here’s when he takes office, who fills his Senate seat and what happens next.

Alabama legislative candidates from both parties were not surprised Democrats were able to flip three seats in north Alabama on Tuesday. During their campaigning, several told AL.com they saw it coming. “People are hungry for change,” said Democrat Jared Sluss, who defeated Republican incumbent Sam Givhan in the Senate District 7 race. “This is my story and so many others’: We were tired of ...

Election night is over, and Alabama remained red. Not many other states can say that. Most Alabama Republicans held on in the face of a national blue wave that saw Democrats win many surprising races, including in some neighboring states. Georgia elected a Democratic governor, the first Black woman in U.S. history to hold that title, and as of Wednesday morning, a Mississippi Senate race was ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Rep. Shomari Figures. D-Ala., who defeated GOP efforts to gerrymander him out of Congress. He also shares his hopes for Black candidates across party and state lines.

Alabama Republicans tried to snatch his district by gerrymandering it in their favor. It didn't work out so well.