January 27, 2026electionstate electionscandidate eligibilitystate lawelectionsstate governmentpolitical parties

Republican candidate challenges Tuberville's Alabama residency for governor race

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken McFeeters filed a formal residency challenge to the Alabama Republican Party on January 27, 2026, alleging that U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville does not satisfy Alabama's residency requirement to run for governor. McFeeters presented evidence including Tuberville's Senate expense reports and PAC filings showing sustained travel to and from Florida rather than Auburn, Alabama. Property records showed Tuberville holds a $291,780 home in Auburn but a $5.5 million beach house in Walton County, Florida, where he had voted as recently as 2018.

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