Before Jones beat Roy Moore in 2017, the last Democrat to win statewide office was Lucy Baxley in a 2008 PSC race.
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 ... [8870 chars]