Alabama District 1

AL-01 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held May 19, 2026.

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Jerry Carl 32,714 40.3%
Rhett Marques 25,235 31.1%
Joshua McKee 7,336 9.0%
Austin Sidwell 5,829 7.2%
James (Jimmy) Dees 4,194 5.2%
John Mills 3,049 3.8%
James Richardson 2,848 3.5%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Barry Moore
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+15

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Barry Moore Incumbent

Republican

Clyde Jones

Democrat
Total Raised: $55,423
Cash on Hand: $15,347

Austin Sidwell

Republican
Total Raised: $190,248
Cash on Hand: $9,555
Jerry Carl

Jerry Carl

Republican
Total Raised: $1,065,922
Cash on Hand: $438,428

Joshua McKee

Republican
Total Raised: $520,706
Cash on Hand: $14,178
Rhett Marques

Rhett Marques

Republican
Total Raised: $1,300,076
Cash on Hand: $449,417

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

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Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 AL-01 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 AL-01 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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