Alaska's At-large congressional district
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| Alaska's 1st congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Don Young (R) | |
| Area | 663,267 mi² (1,717,855 km²) | |
| Distribution | 65.7% urban, 34.3% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 626,932 | |
| Median income | $51,171 | |
| Ethnicity | 67.6% White, 3.4% Black, 3.9% Asian, 4.1% Hispanic, 15.4% Native American, 0.2% other | |
| Occupation | 22.4% blue collar, 60.5% white collar, 17.1% gray collar | |
| Cook PVI | R+13 | |
Alaska's At-large congressional district comprises the entire state of Alaska. This Congressional district has the largest land area and lowest population density of any district in the United States. As of April 2009 the At-large district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R+13. It has been represented by Republican Don Young since 1973.
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[edit] Election results
This district is normally considered safely Republican because no Democrat has been elected since 1972 and because incumbent Don Young hasn't faced a serious challenge since 1990 when he faced Mayor John Devens (D-Valdez), who was defeated by a comfortable margin. Although allegations of corruption against Young led Democrats to target this race in 2008, Young retained his seat.
[edit] Representation
[edit] Territorial delegates
| Representative | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank H. Waskey | Democratic | August 14, 1906 - March 3, 1907 | Retired |
| Thomas Cale | Independent | March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1909 | Retired |
| James Wickersham | Republican | March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1917 | Defeated |
| Charles A. Sulzer | Democratic | March 4, 1917 - January 7, 1919 | Election successfully contested |
| James Wickersham (2nd time) |
Republican | January 7, 1919 - March 3, 1919 | Defeated |
| Charles A. Sulzer (2nd time) |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 - April 28, 1919 | Died |
| Vacant | April 29, 1919 - June 2, 1920 | ||
| George B. Grigsby | Democratic | June 3, 1920 - March 1, 1921 | Election successfully contested |
| James Wickersham (3rd time) |
Republican | March 1, 1921 - March 3, 1921 | Retired |
| Daniel Sutherland | Republican | March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1931 | Retired |
| James Wickersham (4th time) |
Republican | March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933 | Defeated |
| Anthony J. Dimond | Democratic | March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1945 | Retired |
| E. L. "Bob" Bartlett | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1959 | Elected to U.S. Senate |
[edit] Representatives
| Representative | Party | Term | Note |
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| Ralph J. Rivers | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – December 30, 1966 | Defeated & resigned |
| Vacant | December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967 | ||
| Howard W. Pollock | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 | Retired |
| Nick Begich | Democratic | January 3, 1971 – December 29, 1972 | Died |
| Vacant | December 29, 1972 – March 6, 1973 | ||
| Don Young | Republican | March 6, 1973 – Current | Incumbent |
[edit] Historical elections
| Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Third party | Votes | Pct | Fourth Party | Votes | Pct | Fifth Party | Votes | Pct | Write-in votes[1] | Write-in % | |||||||
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| 1958 | Henry A. Benson | 20,699 | 42.5% | Ralph J. Rivers | 27,948 | 57.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | R. L. Rettig | 25,517 | 43.2% | Ralph J. Rivers (inc.) | 33,546 | 56.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Lowell Thomas, Jr. | 26,638 | 44% | Ralph J. Rivers (inc.) | 33,953 | 56% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Lowell Thomas, Jr. | 32,556 | 48.5% | Ralph J. Rivers (inc.) | 34,590 | 51.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Howard W. Pollock | 34,040 | 51.6% | Ralph J. Rivers (inc.) | 31,867 | 48.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Howard W. Pollock (inc.) | 43,577 | 54.2% | N. J. Begich | 36,785 | 45.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Frank H. Murkowski | 35,947 | 44.9% | N. J. Begich | 44,137 | 55.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Don Young | 41,750 | 43.8% | N. J. Begich (inc.) | 53,651 | 56.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Don Young | Emil Notti | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Don Young (inc.) | 51,641 | 53.8% | William L. Hensley | 44,280 | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Don Young (inc.) | 83,722 | 70.8% | Eben Hopson | 34,194 | 28.9% | 292 | 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Don Young (inc.) | 68,811 | 55.4% | Patrick Rodey | 55,176 | 44.4% | 200 | 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Don Young (inc.) | 114,089 | 73.8% | Kevin Parnell | 39,922 | 25.8% | 607 | 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Don Young (inc.) | 128,274 | 70.8% | Dave Carlson | 52,011 | 28.7% | 799 | 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Don Young (inc.) | 113,582 | 55% | Pegge Begich | 86,052 | 41.7% | Betty Breck (I) | 6,508 | 3.2% | 295 | 0.1% | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | Don Young (inc.) | 101,799 | 56.5% | Pegge Begich | 74,053 | 41.1% | Betty Breck (L) | 4,182 | 2.3% | 243 | 0.1% | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | Don Young (inc.) | 120,595 | 62.5% | Peter Gruenstein | 71,881 | 37.3% | 479 | 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Don Young (inc.) | 99,003 | 51.7% | John S. Devens | 91,677 | 47.8% | 967 | 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Don Young (inc.) | 111,849 | 46.8% | John S. Devens | 102,378 | 42.8% | Michael States (AI) | 15,049 | 6.3% | Mike Milligan (G) | 9,529 | 4% | 311 | 0.1% | ||||||||||
| 1994 | Don Young (inc.) | 118,537 | 56.9% | Tony Smith | 68,172 | 32.7% | Joni Whitmore (G) | 21,277 | 10.2% | 254 | 0.1% | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Don Young (inc.) | 138,834 | 59.4% | Georgianna Lincoln | 85,114 | 36.4% | William J. Nemec II (AI) | 5,017 | 2.1% | John J. G. Grames (G) | 4,513 | 1.9% | 222 | 0.1% | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Don Young (inc.) | 139,676 | 62.6% | Jim Duncan | 77,232 | 34.6% | John J. G. Grames (G) | 5,923 | 2.7% | 469 | 0.2% | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Don Young (inc.) | 190,862 | 69.6% | Clifford Mark Greene | 45,372 | 16.5% | Anna C. Young (G) | 22,440 | 8.2% | Jim Dore (AI) | 10,085 | 3.7% | Leonard J. Karpinski (L) | 4,802 | 1.8% | 832 | 0.3% | |||||||
| 2002 | Don Young (inc.) | 169,685 | 74.5% | Clifford Mark Greene | 39,357 | 17.3% | Russell deForest (G) | 14,435 | 6.3% | Rob Clift (L) | 3,797 | 1.7% | 291 | 0.1% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Don Young (inc.) | 213,216 | 71.1% | Thomas M. Higgins | 67,074 | 22.4% | Timothy A. Feller (G) | 11,434 | 3.8% | Alvin A. Anders (L) | 7,157 | 2.4% | 1,115 | 0.4% | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Don Young (inc.) | 132,743 | 56.6% | Diane E. Benson | 93,879 | 40% | Alexander Crawford (L) | 4,029 | 1.7% | Eva L. Ince (G) | 1,819 | 0.8% | William W. Ratigan (IN) | 1,615 | 0.7% | 560 | 0.2% | |||||||
| 2008 | Don Young (inc.) | 158,939 | 48.6% | Ethan Berkowitz | 142,560 | 43.6% | Don Wright (AIP) | 14,274 | 4.4% | 1,205 | 0.4% |
Source: "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Prior to the 1976 election, official election returns released by the State of Alaska were typewritten rather than computer generated, and write-in votes were not included in published vote totals
[edit] Sources
- Alaska Election Results 2008, via www.gov.state.ak.us
- CQ Politics: District Detail: AK-AL
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