Tuberville defeats Jones in Alabama gubernatorial race
Republican senator wins 52.1% to 47.9% in closer-than-expected contest
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has won Alabama’s gubernatorial election, defeating Democratic former Sen. Doug Jones. Tuberville received 52.1% of the vote to Jones’s 47.9%, a narrower outcome than pre-election polls predicted, which had shown Tuberville leading by double digits.