Tommy Tuberville’s campaign released partially redacted income tax returns dating back to 2018 on the eve of a June 14 hearing that could decide whether he stays in the race for Alabama governor. The Republican Party has already said the residency challenge against him will move to a final hearing.
Ken McFeeters, who raised the residency complaint in January, said the new release matters because it comes as the party prepares to decide whether Tuberville meets the state’s constitutional requirement to have been a resident citizen of Alabama for the seven years before election. Tuberville won the May 19 Republican primary with roughly 85% of the vote, giving the contest immediate stakes for party voters who backed him as their nominee.
The documents cover 2018 through 2024 and were released ahead of the party hearing, which the Alabama Republican Party scheduled for June 14 after saying the challenge met the standard required under party rules to proceed. McFeeters, who received roughly 9.5% of the vote in the primary, said Tuberville’s Senate expense records and political action committee filings appear to show repeated and sustained travel to and from Florida, with minimal evidence of regular travel to or from Auburn.
That is the fault line in the case: Tuberville’s campaign says he has lived in Alabama since 2018 and plans to submit a comprehensive response to the Republican Steering Committee, including tax returns, property records and other documents. McFeeters argues the party has already found his contest facially valid and says the issues raised could affect the outcome of the primary election.
If the hearing goes against Tuberville, the consequence is clear under party rules: his nomination could be voided and the next eligible candidate declared the nominee. For now, the dispute is no longer about whether the challenge will be heard. It is about whether the records Tuberville put forward are enough to keep him on the ballot.
