NEW: Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions has lost a bid to reclaim his old Alabama Senate seat to first-time political candidate and former college football coach Tommy Tuberville, the AP projects.
Jeff Sessions talks with the media after voting in Alabama's primary election, on March 3 in Mobile, Ala.Jeff Sessions talks with the media after voting in Alabama's primary election, on March 3 in Mobile, Ala.The former U.S. attorney general has lost to Tommy Tuberville, a first-time political candidate and former college football coach, in the state's Republican runoff election for the seat, The Associated Press projects.
Tuberville — who was endorsed by President Trump in the GOP matchup — edged ahead of Sessions in Alabama's state primary in March buta majority of the vote, setting up the runoff on Tuesday. The former Auburn University football coach will now face Democratic incumbent Sen. Doug Jones in November. Tommy Tuberville, then head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats football team, is seen in a 2016 file photo.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."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."
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