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Tommy Tuberville Tops Jeff Sessions For Alabama GOP Runoff Former football coach Tommy Tuberville, who was endorsed by President Trump, faces Democrat Sen. Doug Jones, who is considered vulnerable, in November.Updated at 4:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday Jeff Sessions has lost a bid to regain his old Alabama U.S. Senate after falling from grace as President Trump's attorney general. Sessions had been hoping for redemption after enduring months of relentless ridicule from Trump that eventually led to his resignation as the country's top lawyer. But it was not to be. Sessions conceded defeat to former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville, a political neophyte, who handily beat him in the state's runoff election for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. "I leave elected office with my integrity intact," Sessions told reporters. "I hold my head high." Tuberville, 65, who was endorsed by the president in the GOP matchup, edged ahead of Sessions in Alabama's state primary in March but a majority of the vote, setting up Tuesday's runoff. Tuberville will now face Democratic incumbent Sen. Doug Jones in November. As the race was called late Tuesday, Trump was quick to tweet about the stinging defeat.Wow, just called! - Tommy Tuberville WON big against Jeff Sessions. Will be a GREAT Senator for the incredible people of Alabama. is a terrible Senator who is just a Super Liberal puppet for Schumer &amp; Pelosi. Represents Alabama poorly. On to November 3rd.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)"Tommy Tuberville WON big against Jeff Sessions. Will be a GREAT Senator for the incredible people of Alabama," Trump wrote.Sessions was an early endorser of Trump's presidential bid and then served as the president's attorney general until he was ousted in the fall of 2018. Sessions faced prolonged from the president for choosing to recuse himself from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference. Sessions said he was bound by law to recuse himself. Trump has continued to mock Sessions, a "disaster" and loudly endorsing Tuberville for the seat. "I know that he has his strong feelings about this race," Sessions, who previously held the Alabama Senate seat for 20 years. "I know he's upset about the long, prolonged investigation that really disrupted his life and, in many ways, made it hard for him to govern effectively."Loading...In a recent , Tuberville highlighted Sessions' tenure in the Trump administration, saying Sessions "wasn't man enough to stand with President Trump when things got tough." In addition to securing Trump's endorsement, Tuberville Sessions by more than $1 million. Tuberville faced attacks from the Sessions campaign over his lack of political experience. As NPR's Debbie Elliott , the former coach "faced for his role in a hedge fund that defrauded investors, and Sessions has for living in Florida before coming back to Alabama to run for Senate."Looking ahead to the general election, Jones' seat in the Senate is likely to be the hardest for Democrats to hold onto. Jones narrowly defeated Roy Moore in a 2017 special election amid Moore being of sexual assault and having controversial engagements with underage girls. Jones was the first Alabama Democrat to be elected to the U.S. Senate since 1992. The race is expected to lean Republican, according to the .CorrectionA previous version of this story incorrectly said Doug Jones was the first Alabama Democrat to be elected to the U.S. Senate since 1997. In fact, the previous Democratic win came in 1992. However, an Alabama Democrat did finish his term in the U.S. Senate in 1997.Sponsor Message

Tommy Tuberville Tops Jeff Sessions For Alabama GOP Runoff Former football coach Tommy Tuberville, who was endorsed by President Trump, faces Democrat Sen. Doug Jones, who is considered vulnerable, in November.Updated at 4:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday Jeff Sessions has lost a bid to regain his old Alabama U.S. Senate after falling from grace as President Trump's attorney general. Sessions had been hoping for redemption after enduring months of relentless ridicule from Trump that eventually led to his resignation as the country's top lawyer. But it was not to be. Sessions conceded defeat to...

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