{"id":250529,"date":"2025-05-21T13:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/ainsworth-wont-seek-governors-office-opening-door-for-tuberville-and-others\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:53:52","slug":"ainsworth-wont-seek-governors-office-opening-door-for-tuberville-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=250529","title":{"rendered":"Ainsworth won\u2019t seek governor\u2019s office, opening door for Tuberville and others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"560\">In a surprise move that quieted months of speculation, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced Wednesday that he will not be running for governor in 2026. After years with his eyes on higher office, the state\u2019s second-in-command declared on social media and in a formal statement that his next stop is not the Governor\u2019s Mansion \u2014 but rather home and the private sector.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"991\">\u201cAfter much prayer and many discussions with my family, friends, and supporters, I will not be a candidate for governor during the 2026 election cycle,\u201d Ainsworth said in a statement posted to X and released through his office. \u201cKendall and I have decided that focusing on our children during their last years in high school and transitioning into the private sector makes the most sense for all of us at this time in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1416\">The message, carefully worded and full of personal conviction, marks a sharp turn in the trajectory of one of Alabama\u2019s most politically ambitious figures. Ainsworth, who once pledged to be \u201cthe most active, engaged, and hardest working Lieutenant Governor in the history of our state,\u201d had long been viewed as a top-tier contender to succeed Gov. Kay Ivey.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1416\">But instead of mounting a campaign, he\u2019s choosing to bow out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1794\">Still, Ainsworth made clear he isn\u2019t disappearing from Alabama\u2019s political orbit.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1794\">\u201cServing as Alabama\u2019s Lieutenant Governor has been the honor of my lifetime,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the year-and-a-half remaining in my term, I will continue working night and day to meet the needs, improve the lives, and protect the conservative values of the Alabama citizens I took an oath to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"2201\">And while the lieutenant governor may be stepping away from the ballot in 2026, he\u2019s not stepping away from the political fight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"2201\">\u201cWhile my name will not be on the ballot for governor in 2026, I will be on the campaign trail working alongside President Trump to help elect a strong, conservative governor and other Republican elected officials who will keep Alabama moving in the right direction,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2331\">For a man who once seemed destined to be governor, Ainsworth\u2019s decision not to run leaves a vacuum \u2014 and no shortage of questions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2529\">U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville now has a clear field toward the Governor\u2019s Mansion \u2014 for now. But in Alabama politics, things rarely unfold the way early polling suggests a year out from the primary.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2766\">\u201cMy heart is deeply rooted in Alabama,\u201d Ainsworth said. \u201cMy passion is in helping people, and neither of those truths will ever change. Even when I leave elected office, I will still get up every day with a drive to help Alabama grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2768\" data-end=\"2920\">Time will tell if that drive finds its way back onto a ballot \u2014 or if Will Ainsworth just pulled off the rarest move in Alabama politics: a graceful exit.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprise move that quieted months of speculation, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced Wednesday that he will not be running for governor in 2026. 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