Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

Alabama — Governor

Currently held by a Republican · open seat

Democrat
Doug Jones
7%
Republican
Tommy Tuberville
93%
ForecastLikely R
Projected margin
R+13.3
80% range
R+24.8 to R+1.8
Partisan lean
R+29.3
Uncertainty multiplier
1.36×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 22%Fundamentals 78%
Polling average
R+8.0
Fundamentals
R+16.6
Blended
R+12.7
Similar-race shift
+0.6
Poll–fundamentals gap
8.7 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
2
Distinct pollsters
2
Most recent
July 11, 2026
Democrat
41.0%
Republican
49.0%
Undecided / other
10.0%
Spread between polls
0.1 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+29.3
Elasticity
1.00
Incumbency
0.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
0.0
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
R+17.3

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