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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, AL-01

Jerry Lee, Carl Jr.

RepublicanFEC H0AL01055VM-CPM-3DMG

American politician (born 1958)

WonCounts not on file

Over: Clyde Jones (Democratic)
Called: Called by Wikipedia editors 1:13 AM ET
Term begins: January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-10

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +37.4, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Jerry Lee Carl Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2021 to 2025.

A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Mobile County Commission from 2012 to 2020, the last two years as president of the commission. His district is based entirely in southern Alabama, encompassing parts of Mobile along with all of the state's portion of the Gulf Coast.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born: June 17, 1958 (age 68)
Education: Sylacauga City Schools, 1977
Florida Gateway College
Occupation: businessperson, entrepreneur

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).

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The race

U.S. House, AL-01. Won over Clyde Jones.

Jerry Carl Republican · winnern/a
Clyde Jones Democraticn/a

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call: Republican (R +37.4, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result: Won

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Polls, Vector and Tensor for this race

Money

$1.45Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026

$1.35Mspent

$168Kcash on hand

$255Kdebts owed by the committee

Principal campaign committee: JERRY CARL FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

6.2% of the $739,241 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)3.1%$45,558
Individuals, itemized47.8%$693,683
Other political committees (PACs)36.3%$527,559
Transfers, other loans and other receipts12.8%$185,454

Employers donors listed

MAGNOLIA MARKETING LLC$21,28711 contributions
RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES$21,07116 contributions
BRETT ROBINSON$16,00019 contributions
WHITE-SPUNNER CONSTRUCTION$14,0009 contributions
LONG & LONG P.C.$12,80010 contributions
LATHAN COMPANY$10,70010 contributions
BURTON PROPERTY GROUP$10,5009 contributions
MASTER BOAT$10,5005 contributions
MEDICAL PLACE INC.$10,5003 contributions
VIVA HEALTH$10,5004 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 09594fc6bbce

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here.

Record

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Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website: carlforcongress.com official
Campaign email: support@carlforcongress.com · source
Social: Not on file

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

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Timeline

2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 1:13 AM ET
2024U.S. House, AL-01 · primary · result not on file Vugol.Me record
2022U.S. House, AL-01 · General · won · 140,592 votes (83.6%) Vugol.Me record
2021 to 2025United States representative Wikidata
2020U.S. House, AL-01 · General · won · 196,135 votes (68.2%) Vugol.Me record

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q102277702). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

All sources

Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Alabama&oldid=1384824070
Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 1:13 AM ET (revision)
Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Carl
Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102277702
Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0AL01055/

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