2026 general election
Alabama 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · New member elected. Republican gain.
$1.7M was spent on the 2026 Alabama 1st District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $541K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Jerry Carl (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.7M
Raised by campaigns
$1.7M
PAC checks
$541K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Jerry CarlRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- From individuals
- $739K
- From PACs
- $528K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 36% of Carl's money came from PACs
Corporate $89K (23%)Trade group $59K (15%)Leadership PAC $157K (41%)Membership $36K (9%)Union $5K (1%)Other $40K (10%)
- Pfluger Victory Fund Leadership PAC$13K
- Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Vulcan Materials Company Corporate$10K
- Westerman Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Drummond Company, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Corporate$10K
- Alabama Farmers Federation * Corporate$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
Clyde Jones Jr.Democrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $198K
- Spent
- $192K
- From individuals
- $185K
- From PACs
- $13K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Alabama 1st District race?
- $1.7M was spent on the 2026 Alabama 1st District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $541K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Jerry Carl (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Alabama 1st District race?
- Jerry Carl (Republican) raised $1.5M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Alabama 1st District race?
- Raptor PAC gave $13K to Jerry Carl; The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee gave $10K to Jerry Carl; Vulcan Materials Company Political Action Committee gave $10K to Jerry Carl.