Former Auburn Coach Carries Tuscaloosa By Wide Margin In Win

Tuscaloosa AL

04 November, 2020

12:25 AM

Description

TUSCALOOSA, AL. — Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville, running on the Republican ticket, carried the home county of the University of Alabama in an election night win over incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones on Tuesday. Tuberville has never held political office, but has been closely aligned with the Republican administration of President Donald Trump during his time on the campaign trail. With 54 of 56 precincts reporting on election night, Tuberville had garnered 45,774 votes or 59.56% in Tuscaloosa County. Conversely, 1,593 more voters in Tuscaloosa County cast ballots for Trump than Tuberville, as similar voting trends saw the president easily carry the county and state against Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden. "As the media has pointed out, I didn't get here the conventional way," Tuberville said Tuesday night. "I am not a member of the swamp." "Go to hell and get a job": Tommy Tuberville is fired up after beating Doug Jones in Alabama's U.S. Senate election https://t.co/10mVLD1RYj#ElectionNight #Elections2020 @TTuberville pic.twitter.com/wUFzWTEshN— #WVTM13 (@WVTM13) November 4, 2020 In his concession speech, Jones said there was still work to be done for the people of the state as his time in office comes to a close. "What we have done the last three years has never been about Doug Jones," he said. "We are in the process of going through so many changes. At the end of the day, Alabama is still a work in progress." Born in Arkansas, Tuberville was a head football coach at the college level from 1995 to 2016, with his most notable stop at Auburn from 1999 until 2008. A political newcomer, Tuberville defeated fellow Republican and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session with 60% of the vote in a runoff in July. He was formally endorsed by the president in March, shortly after the March 3 Republican Primary. Some of Tuberville's key platform issues focus on border security, his anti-abortion stance, gun rights and opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Follow Patch here for updates or on Facebook and Twitter.