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2026 candidates we're tracking in AL-1
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Jerry Carl
Republican
Jerry Carl is a former U.S. Representative who served Alabama's 1st Congressional District from 2021 to 2025, per Alabama Reflector. In Congress he built a record on infrastructure, economic development, veterans' services and support for the oil and gas indus…
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Clyde Jones
Democratic
Clyde W. Jones Jr. is a retired U.S. Army First Sergeant with 21 years of service as a Signal Communications Soldier, per Alabama Political Reporter. A native of Charles City, Virginia, he is running for Alabama's 1st Congressional District. No campaign websit…
About this race
Alabama's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Alabama primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, June 16, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.