Ainsworth Not Running for Governor

Ainsworth not running for Governor

Will Ainsworth, Alabama Lieutenant Governor, announced Wednesday that he will not be running for governor in 2026.

The door to the Alabama governor's office is open

If you’d like to be the governor of Alabama, here’s your chance.  On Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced that he would not be seeking the office that everyone assumed he was going to be seeking since basically the day he walked into the State House. Instead, Ainsworth is giving in to Tommy Tuberville, who will undoubtedly announce in the coming days his candidacy to govern a state in which he does not live.  Swell.  Ainsworth didn’t bel…