Jerry Carl
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RepublicanNot in office · last served 2025Won the 2026 general by 18.1

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.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Alabama's 1st DistrictGeneralWonClyde Jones Jr. (D)59.1%R+18.1$1.5MR+36.3−18.2
2022U.S. House, AL-1GeneralWonAlexander M. Remrey (L)83.6%R+67.9——
2020U.S. House, AL-1GeneralWonJames 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

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Carl has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Carl

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET