The Alabama Republican Party has said that U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville will remain the party’s gubernatorial nominee.
The Republican Party rejected a claim on Sunday that he had not lived in the state long enough to run for governor.
The unanimous decision came after the party’s 21-member steering committee heard a challenge filed by Tuberville’s former primary opponent, Republican candidate Ken McFeeters, who claimed that Tuberville did not meet the Alabama Constitution’s seven-year residency requirement.
“We looked at it with the facts. The contest was unsuccessful. And Coach Tuberville will be our nominee for governor,” said Scott Stadthagen, the state Republican Party chair….
Alabama GOP Dismisses Challenge to Tuberville’s Bid for Governor
