Alabama 1st District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

RJerry Carl
$1.16M
+$512K for
DClyde Jones
$86K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Jerry Carl	R	$1,162,583	$511,942	$0	3%
Clyde Jones	D	$85,968	$0	$0	20%

$1.25M

Raised by candidates

$923K

Spent by candidates

$512K

Outside spending

1 spender

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Jerry Carl (R)	$1.16M	$674K	$303K	3%	86%	$865K	320
Clyde Jones (D)	$86K	$84K	$2K	20%	73%	$58K	65

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS C00836221	Jerry Carl	Support	$512K 2 filings	Crypto super PACs	—

Candidates

Jerry Carl

R Republican

Raised: $1.16M
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 86%
Outside for / against: $512K / $0

Backed by Paul Singer Backed by AIPAC Backed by crypto super PACs Backed by the NRA Gambling industry money Realtors PAC money

Clyde Jones

D Democrat

Raised: $86K
Small-dollar: 20%
In-state: 73%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.