Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl wins GOP nomination in 1st Alabama Congressional District

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 306

Last Updated: 6 days, 16 hours ago

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Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Mobile, won the Republican nomination for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District Tuesday night, defeating two other candidates in a winner-take-all special primary election.

As of 8:48 p.m., Carl, boosted by an endorsement from President Donald Trump, had 21,221 votes, about 74.6% of the total, with 40% of ballots counted in unofficial returns. Austin Sidwell, who works at a private security firm, had 5,067 votes, about 17.8% of the total. John Mills, …

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