M ONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - The race for Alabama’s next governor is heating up with the addition of Doug Jones, the only democrat in the last decade to win a statewide election. The former U.S. senator confirmed his candidacy on social media Monday after filing the necessary paperwork to launch his bid.

Five years after losing his seat in the U.S. Senate to Tommy Tuberville, Doug Jones has now put the wheels in motion to run for governor of Alabama, where he will likely face off against the former Au...