Alaska's at-large congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 665,384.04 [1] sq mi (1,723,336.8 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 733,583 [3] |
Median household income | $88,121 [4] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8 [5] |
Since becoming a U.S. state in 1959, Alaska has been entitled to one member in the United States House of Representatives. The representative is elected at-large, because the state has only one congressional district, encompassing its entire territory. By area, Alaska's congressional district is the largest congressional district in the United States and the third-largest electoral district represented by a single member in the world. It is exceeded by Yakutsk district in Russia, which is similar in size to India and is the largest, and Nunavut, which comprises a single electoral district in Canada.
On August 31, 2022, Democrat Mary Peltola defeated Republican former governor Sarah Palin in the special election to replace Don Young, who died on March 18 of the same year and was the longest serving Republican in the history of the House and was the most notable person to represent the district. Peltola became the first Democrat elected to the House of Representatives from Alaska since 1972, and the first Alaska Native in history to be elected to the United States House of Representatives.
As of 2024, the state comprises the most Republican-leaning congressional district to be represented by a Democrat. It has a partisan lean of R+8. [5]
The district was created when Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959. Given the growth of population across the nation, Alaska is still entitled to only one seat in the House of Representatives.
Voter registration as of January 3, 2021 [6] | |||||
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Party | Total voters | Percentage | |||
Unaffiliated | 338,931 | 56.52% | |||
Republican | 149,173 | 24.87% | |||
Democratic | 81,355 | 13.57% | |||
Alaskan Independence | 19,109 | 3.19% | |||
Minor parties | 11,136 | 1.85% | |||
Total | 599,704 | 100% |
Because Alaska has always had only one congressional district, these are the same as the presidential election results.
Year | Office | Results |
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1960 | President | Richard Nixon 51% – John F. Kennedy 49% |
1964 | President | Lyndon B. Johnson 66% – Barry Goldwater 34% |
1968 | President | Richard Nixon 45% – Hubert Humphrey 43% |
1972 | President | Richard Nixon 58% – George McGovern 35% |
1976 | President | Gerald Ford 58% – Jimmy Carter 36% |
1980 | President | Ronald Reagan 54% – Jimmy Carter 26% |
1984 | President | Ronald Reagan 67% – Walter Mondale 30% |
1988 | President | George H. W. Bush 60% – Michael Dukakis 36% |
1992 | President | George H. W. Bush 39% – Bill Clinton 30% |
1996 | President | Bob Dole 51% – Bill Clinton 33% |
2000 | President | George W. Bush 59% – Al Gore 28% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 61% – John Kerry 36% |
2008 | President | John McCain 59% – Barack Obama 38% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 55% – Barack Obama 41% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 51% – Hillary Clinton 37% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 53% – Joe Biden 43% |
Year | Republican | Democratic | Green | Libertarian | Others | Write-in [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Votes | Pct | ||||||||
1958 | Henry A. Benson | 20,699 | 42.5% | Ralph Rivers | 27,948 | 57.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
1960 | R. L. Rettig | 25,517 | 43.2% | Ralph Rivers (Incumbent) | 33,546 | 56.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
1962 | Lowell Thomas Jr. | 26,638 | 44% | Ralph Rivers (Incumbent) | 33,953 | 56% | ||||||||||||||||||
1964 | Lowell Thomas Jr. | 32,556 | 48.5% | Ralph Rivers (Incumbent) | 34,590 | 51.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
1966 | Howard W. Pollock | 34,040 | 51.6% | Ralph Rivers (Incumbent) | 31,867 | 48.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
1968 | Howard W. Pollock (Incumbent) | 43,577 | 54.2% | Nick Begich | 36,785 | 45.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
1970 | Frank Murkowski | 35,947 | 44.9% | Nick Begich | 44,137 | 55.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
1972 | Don Young | 41,750 | 43.8% | Nick Begich (Incumbent) | 53,651 | 56.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
1973 | Don Young | 35,044 | 51.4% | Emil Notti | 33,123 | 48.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
1974 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 51,641 | 53.8% | William L. Hensley | 44,280 | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
1976 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 83,722 | 70.8% | Eben Hopson | 34,194 | 28.9% | 292 | 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
1978 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 68,811 | 55.4% | Patrick Rodey | 55,176 | 44.4% | 200 | 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
1980 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 114,089 | 73.8% | Kevin Parnell | 39,922 | 25.8% | 607 | 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||
1982 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 128,274 | 70.8% | Dave Carlson | 52,011 | 28.7% | 799 | 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||
1984 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 113,582 | 55% | Pegge Begich | 86,052 | 41.7% | Betty Breck (I) | 6,508 | 3.2% | 295 | 0.1% | |||||||||||||
1986 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 101,799 | 56.5% | Pegge Begich | 74,053 | 41.1% | Betty Breck | 4,182 | 2.3% | 243 | 0.1% | |||||||||||||
1988 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 120,595 | 62.5% | Peter Gruenstein | 71,881 | 37.3% | 479 | 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
1990 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 99,003 | 51.7% | John S. Devens | 91,677 | 47.8% | 967 | 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 111,849 | 46.8% | John S. Devens | 102,378 | 42.8% | Mike Milligan | 9,529 | 4% | Michael States (AI) | 15,049 | 6.3% | 311 | 0.1% | ||||||||||
1994 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 118,537 | 56.9% | Tony Smith | 68,172 | 32.7% | Joni Whitmore | 21,277 | 10.2% | 254 | 0.1% | |||||||||||||
1996 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 138,834 | 59.4% | Georgianna Lincoln | 85,114 | 36.4% | John J. G. Grames | 4,513 | 1.9% | William J. Nemec II (AI) | 5,017 | 2.1% | 222 | 0.1% | ||||||||||
1998 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 139,676 | 62.6% | Jim Duncan | 77,232 | 34.6% | John J. G. Grames | 5,923 | 2.7% | 469 | 0.2% | |||||||||||||
2000 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 190,862 | 69.6% | Clifford Mark Greene | 45,372 | 16.5% | Anna C. Young | 22,440 | 8.2% | Leonard J. Karpinski | 4,802 | 1.8% | Jim Dore (AI) | 10,085 | 3.7% | 832 | 0.3% | |||||||
2002 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 169,685 | 74.5% | Clifford Mark Greene | 39,357 | 17.3% | Russell deForest | 14,435 | 6.3% | Rob Clift | 3,797 | 1.7% | 291 | 0.1% | ||||||||||
2004 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 213,216 | 71.1% | Thomas M. Higgins | 67,074 | 22.4% | Timothy A. Feller | 11,434 | 3.8% | Alvin A. Anders | 7,157 | 2.4% | 1,115 | 0.4% | ||||||||||
2006 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 132,743 | 56.6% | Diane E. Benson | 93,879 | 40% | Eva Ince | 1,819 | 0.8% | Alexander Crawford | 4,029 | 1.7% | William Ratigan | 1,615 | 0.7% | 560 | 0.2% | |||||||
2008 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 158,939 | 50.1% | Ethan Berkowitz | 142,560 | 45% | Don Wright | 14,274 | 4.5% | 1,205 | 0.4% | |||||||||||||
2010 | Don Young (Incumbent) | 175,384 | 69% | Harry Crawford | 77,606 | 30.5% | 1,345 | 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Year | Republican | Democratic | Green | Libertarian | Others | Write-in |
Source: "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 185,296 | 63.94 | −5.02 | |
Democratic | Sharon Cissna | 82,927 | 28.62 | −1.89 | |
Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 15,028 | 5.19 | +5.19 | |
Independent | Ted Gianoutsos | 5,589 | 1.93 | +1.93 | |
Independent | Write-in votes | 964 | 0.33 | −0.20 | |
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 289,804 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 142,260 | 50.95 | −12.99 | |
Democratic | Forrest Dunbar | 114,317 | 40.94 | +12.32 | |
Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 21,373 | 7.65 | +2.46 | |
Independent | Write-in votes | 1,269 | 0.45 | +0.12 | |
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 279,219 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 155,088 | 50.32 | −0.63 | |
Democratic | Steve Lindbeck | 111,019 | 36.02 | −4.92 | |
Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 31,770 | 10.31 | +2.66 | |
Independent | Bernie Souphanavong | 9,093 | 2.95 | +2.95 | |
Independent | Write-in votes | 1,228 | 0.40 | −0.05 | |
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 308,198 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 149,779 | 53.08 | +2.76% | |
Independent | Alyse S. Galvin [lower-alpha 1] | 131,199 | 46.50 | +10.48% | |
Write-in | 1,188 | 0.42 | +0.02% | ||
Total votes | 282,166 | 100 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 192,126 | 54.40 | +1.32% | |
Independent | Alyse S. Galvin [lower-alpha 1] | 159,856 | 45.26 | −1.24% | |
Write-in | 1,183 | 0.34 | −0.08% | ||
Total votes | 353,165 | 100 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
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Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | ||||
Democratic | Mary Peltola | 74,807 | 39.66% | +16,399 | 91,206 | 51.47% | ||
Republican | Sarah Palin | 58,328 | 30.93% | +27,659 | 85,987 | 48.53% | ||
Republican | Nick Begich III | 52,504 | 27.84% | -52,504 | Eliminated | |||
Write-in | 2,971 | 1.58% | -2,971 | Eliminated | ||||
Total votes | 188,610 | 100.00% | 177,193 | 94.29% | ||||
Inactive ballots | 0 | 0.00% | +10,726 | 10,726 | 5.71% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
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Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | ||||
Democratic | Mary Peltola (incumbent) | 128,329 | 48.68% | +1,038 | 129,433 | 49.20% | +7,460 | 136,893 | 54.94% | ||
Republican | Sarah Palin | 67,732 | 25.74% | +1,064 | 69,242 | 26.32% | +43,013 | 112,255 | 45.06% | ||
Republican | Nick Begich III | 61,431 | 23.34% | +1,988 | 64,392 | 24.48% | -64,392 | Eliminated | |||
Libertarian | Chris Bye | 4,560 | 1.73% | -4,560 | Eliminated | ||||||
Write-in | 1,096 | 0.42% | -1,096 | Eliminated | |||||||
Total votes | 263,148 | 100.00% | 263,067 | 100.00% | 249,148 | 100.00% | |||||
Inactive ballots | 2,193 | 0.83% | +906 | 3,097 | 1.16% | +14,765 | 17,016 | 5.55% | |||
Democratic hold |
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