Incumbent Barry Moore (R) defeated incumbent Jerry Carl (R) in the Republican primary for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District on March 5. As of March 6, Moore received 51.5% of the vote to Carl’s 48.5%.
On Oct. 5, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama approved new congressional districts. The new map redistricted Moore out of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, where he had served since 2021, and into the 1st District. Click here to learn more about redistricting in Alabama following the 2020 census. As of January 2024, this race was projected as the only incumbent vs. incumbent U.S. House election.
Carl has represented the 1st District since 2021. He also served on the Mobile County Commission from 2012 to 2023, and has founded businesses in real estate, healthcare, and timber. Carl said, “At a time when our borders are being overrun, crime is on the rise in cities across America, and Joe Biden continues leading our country down the wrong path, this country needs more staunch conservatives like me who will deliver results and never back down from the fight. … I’m proud of the work my team and I have accomplished …. [w]hether it’s our efforts to secure the border, slash wasteful government spending, stop overreach by the Biden admin, and stand firm against any efforts to take away our Constitutional rights.”
