Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones is the last Democrat to win a statewide race in Alabama but pulling that off again in the governor’s race next year is a longshot, analysts say.

Jones’ narrow win over Republican Roy Moore in the 2017 special election for the Senate came after Moore was crippled by news stories alleging sexual improprieties from decades before that Moore said never happened.

In Jones’ re-election bid three years later, the senator mustered only 40% of the vote in a lopsided loss to first-time candidate Tommy Tuberville .

On Sunday, Jones confirmed what he had hinted at two weeks earlier.

He’s ready to run for office again, this time for governor.

That sets up a possible rematch with Tuberville, who chose the governor’s race over seeking a second term in the Senate.

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