Democratic former Sen. Doug Jones is running for governor of Alabama, setting up a likely rematch with his Senate successor, Republican Tommy Tuberville, in the open-seat race.

“I have finally confirmed the worst-kept secret in the state of Alabama,” Jones said in a video posted on social media after filing paperwork for his gubernatorial run. “Folks in Alabama deserve a governor who is going to fight for them.”

Jones, the last Democrat to win a statewide race in the Yellowhammer state, said his official campaign kickoff would take place next month after Thanksgiving.

Jones shocked the political world in 2017 when he scored an upset win over scandal-plagued Republican Roy Moore in a Senate special election. But he was unseated three years later, losing to Tuberville by 20 points as

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