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Alabama U.S. House District 1 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Alabama Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Alabama Secretary of State, 2026 General Election Sample Ballots (one official sample ballot per county, General and Constitutional Amendment Election, November 3, 2026); the State Certifications of Democratic, Republican and Independent candidates of 8/26/2026 are linked from https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-information/2026 (Sample ballots for the November 3, 2026 election; the State Certification of Democratic and Republican Party Candidates and of the Independent Candidate are each dated 'certified by State 8/26/2026' on the election information page).

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The candidates

  1. Jerry Carl, Republican candidate for U.S. House District 1, Alabama

    Jerry Carl

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: House Creative Committee, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Jerry Carl's page · In their own words

  2. Clyde Jones

    Democratic

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Clyde Jones's page · In their own words

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In their own words

Where does Jerry Carl stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Jerry Carl.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Jerry Carl.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Clyde Jones stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Clyde Jones.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Clyde Jones.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Alabama Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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