
Jerry Carl
Last held office: U.S. House, AL-1 (2021–2025). Won the 2026 race for Alabama's 1st District.
Last office: U.S. House, AL-1Born 1958Businessperson
- Last margin
- +18.1
- Won 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Carl was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Carl has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Carl won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama's 1st District | General | Won | Clyde Jones Jr. (D) | 59.1% | R+18.1 | $1.5M | R+36.3 | |
| 2022 | U.S. House, AL-1 | General | Won | Alexander M. Remrey (L) | 83.6% | R+67.9 | — | — | |
| 2020 | U.S. House, AL-1 | General | Won | James Averhart (D) | 64.4% | R+28.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- Cash
- $168.1K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| JERRY CARL FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Seats Carl has held
- U.S. House, AL-1 · 2021–2025
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carl has run against
- Clyde Jones Jr. (D) · 2026 general, won
- Alexander M. Remrey (L) · 2022 election, won
- James Averhart (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Carl
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide C001054
- FEC H0AL01055
- Wikidata Q102277702
- Ballotpedia Jerry Carl
- Vote Smart 143749
- GovTrack 456799
- OpenSecrets N00044245
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET