Alabama's 1st congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It includes the entirety of Washington,

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, Escambia and Monroe counties, and also includes part of Clarke County. The largest city in the district is

. It is currently represented by Republican Jerry Carl.

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is the focus of this district, which extends north along the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers. Timber production remains the biggest source of contributions to the local economy, however recently gulf coast condominium developments in Baldwin county represent new economic possibilities. Politically, this area was one of the first in Alabama to shake off its Democratic roots. It was one of five districts to swing Republican in

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swept the state. The GOP has held the district in every House election since then, usually by landslide margins; indeed, a Democrat has only managed 40 percent of the vote once since the current GOP run began in the district. However,

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s continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s. It supported George W. Bush with 60% of the vote in 2000, and with 64% in 2004. In 2008,

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received 61.01% of the vote in the district while 38.38% supported Barack Obama. The 1st traditionally gives its congressmen very long tenures in Washington, D.C. Only nine men have represented the district in Congress since 1897, with all but two holding the seat for at least 10 years.

Voting

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

These are the results from the previous ten election cycles in Alabama's 1st district.

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2013 (Special)

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

A New Nation Votes
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External links

CNN coverage of the 2004 election
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