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U.S. House · Alabama's 1st Congressional District

Southwest Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties along the Gulf Coast.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Jerry Carl, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Jerry Carl137,02559.1%
Clyde Jones94,94040.9%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • This is an open seat. Incumbent Barry Moore (R), who won the redrawn District 1 in 2024, ran for the U.S. Senate in 2026 instead of seeking re-election here. A new congressional map, signed into law after the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling, moved this district's primary to August 11, 2026; the primary originally scheduled for May 19 was voided. Former U.S. Representative Jerry Carl, who represented this district from 2021 to 2025 before losing a 2024 primary to Moore, won the August 11 Republican primary. Clyde Jones advanced from the Democratic primary without opposition.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Jerry CarlRPROJECTED WINNERFormer U.S. Representative for Alabama's 1st Congressional District (2021–2025)Full profile →Clyde JonesDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Jerry Carl
    Recorded votes[16][17]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Clyde Jones
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Jerry Carl
    Recorded votes[14][15]

    Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Clyde Jones
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Jerry Carl
    Recorded votes[18][19]

    Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • Clyde Jones
    Opposes[5]

    Supports a path to documentation for undocumented immigrants and says lives and families should not be put on the line to hit arrest quotas, while saying secure borders are important.

Expand public health coverage

  • Jerry Carl
    —
  • Clyde Jones
    Supports[5]

    Supports expanding Medicaid in Alabama and extending ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, and backs a federal proposal to create a direct federal Medicare-style coverage program for residents of states, including Alabama, that continue to refuse Medicaid expansion.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Jerry Carl
    Recorded votes[13]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Clyde Jones
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Jerry Carl
    —
  • Clyde Jones
    In their own words[5]
    “In Baldwin County alone, a single person has to make at least $22 an hour to live here. If that person has a child and needs childcare, the minimum is $27. The federal minimum wage is still $7.25.”

    On his campaign website

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Jerry Carl
    Recorded votes[13]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Clyde Jones
    In their own words[5]
    “Child care is the backbone of our economy, our communities, and our children's future.”

    On his campaign website

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Jerry Carl
    Supports[6]

    As a member of the 118th Congress, cosponsored H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, which would recognize sex in school athletics under Title IX based solely on reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

  • Clyde Jones
    —

Research notes & limits

Biography gaps: Carl's congressional website was no longer available, so his bio relies on his campaign website, Ballotpedia and Wikipedia; Wikipedia-only details (high school, early jobs, county commission, 2024 margin) are attributed to it.

Sources · 24

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Jerry Carl · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Issues - Jerry Carl for Congress · Jerry Carl for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Clyde Jones's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-02-17 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Issues · Clyde Jones for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  6. 6.H.R. 734 (118th Congress), Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  7. 7.Jerry Carl · Ballotpedia Reference
  8. 8.Issues - Jerry Carl for Congress · Jerry Carl for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  9. 9.About - Jerry Carl for Congress · Jerry Carl for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Alabama's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary) · Ballotpedia Reference
  11. 11.Jerry Carl · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  12. 12.Alabama's 1st Congressional District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  13. 13.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  20. 20.Clyde W. Jones Jr. · Ballotpedia Reference
  21. 21.Clyde Jones's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-02-17 Candidate's own words
  22. 22.Meet Clyde Jones · Clyde Jones for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  23. 23.Issues · Clyde Jones for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  24. 24.Alabama's 1st Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report