Political ads · 2026 · AL

Alabama House District 1 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Jerry Carl won · 59.1% to 40.9% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Jerry Carl (Republican) and Clyde Jones Jr. (Democrat) are the nominees for Alabama's 1st congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Jerry Carl's campaign had raised $1.5 million (through October 14, 2026) and Clyde Jones Jr.'s campaign $198,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $547,000 for Jerry Carl and $0 against.

Jerry Carl (REP), Clyde Jones Jr. (DEM). 1 other filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Mon, Oct 19 (Mail forms postmarked by deadline; online until 11:59 PM; in person by close of business.) (passed)Source: sos.alabama.gov ↗Source: sos.alabama.gov ↗
By mail	Mail voting needs a reason the state accepts (Excuse required: absent from county, illness/disability, 10+ hour work shift, caregiver, etc.); request a ballot by Tue, Oct 27 (Received by mail by Oct 27; hand-delivered applications by Oct 29.); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (By mail: received by noon Election Day. Hand-delivered: by 5 p.m. Nov 2.) (passed)Source: sos.alabama.gov ↗Source: sos.alabama.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (passed)Source: sos.alabama.gov ↗
ID at the polls	Approved photo ID required; without one, vote if two poll officials positively identify you (signed affidavit), else provisional.Source: sos.alabama.gov ↗

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Jerry Carl (REP)

Raised: $1.5M through 2026-10-14 individuals $739K · PACs $528K · from the candidate's other committees $183K · cash on hand $168K
Outside spending: $547K supporting Carl · latest reported 2026-08-04
Largest outside spenders: DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS — $547K supporting Carl Largest donors: FAIRSHAKE $37.0M (>99%) (its largest donors: RIPPLE LABS INC. $48.0M, an organization; COINBASE $25.0M, an organization; COINBASE COMMERCE (EXCHANGE) $8.2M, an organization); RIPPLE LABS INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)

Bundled through PACs: $53K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $53K from 44 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

91 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

31 DAYS PAC $2,500
A NEW NATION PAC $1,000
ALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMA $5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES PAC $5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
AMERICAN SECURITY PAC $3,500
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMM $2,500
ARPAC $5,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AUSTAL USA LLC FEDERAL PAC $2,500
BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $5,000
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC $5,000
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA PAC $10K
BOLD REPUBLICANS ENABLE TERRIFIC TOMORROW PAC (BRETT PAC) $2,000
BUILDING LEADEARSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PAC $5,000
CITIZENS FOR JOHN RUTHERFORD $2,000
COMMITTEE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $2,000
CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP PAC $4,059
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC $5,000
CRH AMERICAS INC. PAC $2,500
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOC PAC $1,000
DALE STRONG FOR CONGRESS $3,500
DAVID VOLKERT & ASSOCIATES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('DVA/HC PAC') $5,000
DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC $5,000
DO RIGHT BAYOU PAC $1,000
DON BACON FOR CONGRESS $1,000
DOUBLE L PAC $1,000
DRUMMOND COMPANY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC PAC $2,000
ELECT - THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION $10K
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC $2,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EUREKA PAC $2,500
FIELD OF DREAMS PAC $1,000
FIRST IN TEXAS PAC $2,000
FREEDOM FORCE PAC $2,500
GARRET GRAVES FOR CONGRESS $4,000
GUY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
HANWHA DEFENSE USA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
HAYSTACK PAC $1,000
HUNTSMAN CORPORATION PAC (HUNTSMAN PAC) $1,000
IN THE ARENA PAC $5,000
JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JAM PAC $3,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC $3,500
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC $5,000
LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PAC $500
LIFE INSURANCE SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (LISAPAC) $5,000
LUCAS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PAC $5,000
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC $5,000
MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION FU $2,500
MAYNARD NEXSEN PAC $5,000
MEUSER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
MFBR FARM FUND PAC $4,500
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
MISSOURI TRUTH PAC $3,000
MNM PAC $2,000
MVL PAC $1,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM $10K
NEW ENERGY IN WASHINGTON HOUSE PAC (N.E.W. HOUSE PAC) $1,000
NEW SHERIFF PAC $3,500
PA-FIRST PAC $1,000
PATRIOT FUND $1,000
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('PROTECTPAC') $5,000
RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC $2,500
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
RAZOR PAC $2,000
RESTORING THE NATION PAC $2,500
RVFPAC $2,000
SAWTOOTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAWTOOTH PAC) $2,500
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION PAC $5,000
SIX PAC $2,000
SOUTHEAST COTTON COMMITTEE (SECC) SOUTHERN COTTONGROWERS INC/SE COTTON GINNERS A $2,500
SOUTHERN STATES PAC $2,000
TENNESSEE TOUGH PAC $1,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND $5,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $2,500
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
TOGETHER UNITED FOR LIBERTY INTEGRITY AND PROSPERITY PAC (T $1,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC. $2,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA FEDERAL PAC $3,500
US PEANUT PAC $3,500
VALADAO FOR CONGRESS $1,000
VITORIA PAC $2,000
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
WALBERG FOR CONGRESS $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Clyde Jones Jr. (DEM)

Raised: $198K through 2026-10-14 individuals $185K · PACs $13K · cash on hand $6,026
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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