Jones outspending Tuberville in closing days of Senate race

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones is outspending Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville in the home stretch of Alabama’s Senate race.

Jones is often considered the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrat in the Nov. 3 election as Republicans try to recapture the once reliably red state. But he has fielded a well-financed and aggressive campaign as he seeks to hold on to the Deep South seat, outraising Tuberville by a

3-1 margin in the final quarter and approaching Election day with a definitive cash advantage.

The incumbent Democrat raised $10 million between July 1 and the end of September, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission. Jones spent $10.7 million and had nearly $8 million on hand for the closing weeks of the campaign.

Tuberville, the former head football coach at Auburn University, reported raising $3.3 million and spending $2.1 million.