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2020 Alabama U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2020 Alabama U.S. House District 1 Election?

Jerry L Carl won the 2020 Alabama U.S. House District 1 Election. Jerry L Carl received 211,825 popular votes (64.37%). The main challenger was James Averhart (35.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Carl and Averhart

Carl +28.8 pts · won by 94,876 votes
Jerry L CarlRepublicanWINNER64.37%
211,825 votes
James AverhartDemocratic35.54%
116,949 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.