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2026 candidates we're tracking in AL-1
Jerry Carl
Top priorities
- Infrastructure and economic development in southwest Alabama
- Veterans' services
- Support for the oil and gas industry
Per the Alabama Reflector.
About Jerry Carl
Carl is a Mobile native who started his first company at age 25 and has started more than ten companies in real estate, healthcare, timber and church furniture manufacturing, with over 40 years of business experience, per the campaign site. Carl served on the Mobile County Commission and later in Congress, with eight years of local government experience and four years at the federal level, per the campaign site.
Clyde Jones
Top priorities
- Improving health care access
- Affordability for families
- A livable wage for workers
Per the Alabama Political Reporter.
About Clyde Jones
Rev. Clyde W. Jones Jr. is a faith leader, community advocate and Army veteran who served 21 years and retired as a First Sergeant in the Signal Corps, receiving the Bronze Star Medal, per the campaign site. Jones moved to South Alabama in 2013 to work with DuPont and retired in May 2024 from FMC Corporation, where he was a Process Safety Management Coordinator, per the campaign site.
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.