Overview
- AL.com reports it independently confirmed that Jones intends to file paperwork with the Alabama Secretary of State this week.
- The initial on-air report came from Bill Britt on The Voice of Alabama Politics, citing sources close to Jones.
- A recent Cygnal survey of 605 likely voters shows Tuberville with a strong lead, and he has raised more than $7 million.
- Recent finance filings list additional contenders: Republican Ken McFeeters and Democrats Will Boyd and Chad “Chig” Martin.
- Jones served in the U.S. Senate from 2018 to 2021 and previously lost to Tuberville in the 2021 Senate race.