Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Alabama's 1st District

2 candidates on the ballot — an open seat, with no incumbent running.1,2,3,4,5

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Clyde Jones
Democrat · Open seat
Jerry Carl
Republican · Open seat

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Clyde JonesJerry Carl
Party on the ballotDemocrat1,4Republican2,4,6
StatusOpen seatOpen seat
Raised$198,018 through October 14, 20267$1,452,254 through October 14, 20268
Cash on hand$6,0267$168,0868
Outside spendingNot found in the public sources we checked$547,042 for · $0 against9
Immigration enforcement inside the countryHis campaign website says ICE has gotten out of control and that, while criminals should be held accountable, immigrants who obey the law should not be arrested to meet quotas.10,11
Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
His campaign website calls for removing immigrants who are in the country illegally and says illegal immigration is a direct threat to national security.12

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Clyde Jones — 11 issues
  • Ethics rules for Supreme Court justices
    His campaign website lists support for a Supreme Court code of conduct.11
  • Federal minimum wage
    His campaign website says workers deserve a livable wage and notes that the federal minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour.11
  • Union organizing rules
    His campaign website says that in Congress he would protect workers' right to unionize.11
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    His campaign website says he would vote to overturn Citizens United and to get corporate PACs out of elections.11
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
    His campaign website says he would vote for a ban on stock trading by members of Congress and their immediate families.11
  • Term limits for Congress
    His campaign website says he would introduce and vote for term limits and a moratorium on lobbying by members of Congress.11
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Pause or limit new data centers
    His campaign website says he supports a moratorium on building new data centers until their environmental effects have been studied.11
  • Child care costs
    His campaign website says he would protect federal child care funding, keep subsidies tied to children's enrollment rather than daily attendance, and work for higher pay for child care workers.11
  • ACA premium tax credits
    His campaign website says he supports the enhanced ACA premium tax credits as a way to ease health care costs.11
  • Medicaid expansion
    His campaign website says he supports expanding Medicaid in Alabama and backs a federal proposal, which it calls The First Domino, for a federally run coverage program open to eligible residents of states that have not expanded Medicaid.11
  • Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
    His campaign website says he supports immigration reform that gives undocumented immigrants a clear path to legal status, and says secure borders are also important.11
Jerry Carl — 9 issues
  • Abortion law
    His campaign website says he believes human life should be protected from the moment of conception and that he supported the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.12,13
  • Government funding and abortion
    His campaign website says he opposes any use of tax dollars to pay for abortions.12
  • Police funding
    His campaign website says he opposes defunding the police and supports making sure police officers have the support they need.12
  • Classroom teaching on race, gender and sexuality
    His campaign website says parents should be in charge of their children's education and that critical race theory and lessons on sexuality and gender that it considers inappropriate for children should be kept out of classrooms.12
  • Transgender students in school sports
    Require teams based on sex at birth
    His campaign website says people born male should be kept out of women's sports and says he has led efforts to protect women's sports.12
  • Iran's nuclear program and sanctions
    His campaign website says he introduced legislation in Congress to keep the Biden administration from allowing Iran to continue developing nuclear weapons, and says the U.S. should take a tougher line with China and Iran.12
  • Border wall and barriers
    Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
    His campaign website says that in Congress he worked to pass a border security bill that included money to build a border wall and hire more Border Patrol agents, and it calls for building the wall.12
  • Balanced budget amendment
    Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
    His campaign website says he supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution and believes members of Congress should not be paid until they balance the budget.12
  • Federal spending levels
    Cut overall federal spending
    His campaign website says federal spending is out of control, that Washington should live within its means, and that he supported spending cuts and deficit reduction in Congress.12

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.