2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
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  2010 November 6, 2012 2014  
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Nominee Don Young Sharon Cissna Jim McDermott
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote185,29682,92715,028
Percentage63.9%28.6%5.2%

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska by State House District.svg
Results by state house district
Young:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Cissna:      40–50%

Representative At-large before election

Don Young
Republican

Elected Representative At-large

Don Young
Republican

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 113th United States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. As is the case every twelve years in Alaska, this was the only statewide election contest in the state held in 2012. A primary election was held on August 28, 2012. [1]

Contents

Primary elections

Republican

Candidates

Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
  • John R. Cox, retired Navy officer and candidate for this seat in 2010 [3] [4]
  • Terre Gales, asset manager, former defense contractor, and Air Force veteran [3] [5]

Primary results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Young (incumbent) 58,789 78.6
Republican John Cox11,17914.9
Republican Terre Gales4,8416.5
Total votes74,809 100

ADL (Alaskan Independence–Democratic–Libertarian)

Democratic Candidates

Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary

Libertarian Candidates

Advanced to general
  • Jim C. McDermott, business professor [3] [4]

Primary results

ADL combined primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sharon Cissna 16,329 42.8
Democratic Matt Moore7,37419.3
Libertarian Jim McDermott 5,741 15.0
Democratic Debra Chesnut5,62614.7
Democratic Frank Vondersaar2,0855.5
Democratic Doug Urquidi1,0342.7
Total votes38,189 100

Independents

General election

Endorsements

Results

2012 Alaska's at-large congressional district election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Don Young (incumbent) 185,296 63.9 −5.0
Democratic Sharon Cissna 82,92728.6−1.9
Libertarian Jim McDermott15,0285.2N/A
Independent Ted Gianoutsos5,5891.9N/A
n/a Write-ins9640.3−0.2
Majority102,36935.3−3.1
Total votes289,804 100.0
Republican hold

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