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At-large U.S. House district for Alaska
Alaska's at-large congressional district Representative Area 665,384.04[ 1] sq mi (1,723,336.8 km2 ) Distribution 65.7% urban[ 2] 34.3% rural Population (2022) 733,583[ 3] Median household income $88,121[ 4] Ethnicity 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. 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.
Recent statewide election results [ edit ]
Because Alaska has always had only one congressional district, these are the same as the presidential election results.
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Representative(Residence)
Party
Term
Cong ress
Electoral history
District created January 3, 1959
Ralph Rivers (Fairbanks )
Democratic
January 3, 1959 – December 30, 1966
86th 87th 88th 89th
Elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 . Lost re-election, then resigned early.
Vacant
December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967
89th
Howard Pollock (Anchorage )
Republican
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971
90th 91st
Elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 . Retired to run for Governor of Alaska .
Nick Begich (Anchorage )
Democratic
January 3, 1971 – December 29, 1972
92nd
Elected in 1970 . Went missing October 16, 1972.Re-elected posthumously in 1972 . Declared dead December 29, 1972.
Vacant
December 29, 1972 – March 6, 1973
92nd 93rd
Don Young (Fort Yukon )
Republican
March 6, 1973 – March 18, 2022
93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th
Elected to finish Begich's term .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 . Died.
Vacant
March 18, 2022 – September 13, 2022
117th
Mary Peltola (Bethel )
Democratic
September 13, 2022 – present
117th 118th
Elected to finish Young's term .Re-elected in 2022 .
Year
Republican
Democratic
Green
Libertarian
Others
Write-in[ 7]
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 .
2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election
Party
Candidate
Round 1
Round 2
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
2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district election [ 10]
Party
Candidate
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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
^ a b Also listed as having the Democratic nomination.
^ Census data 2010 census.gov Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Congressional Districts" . proximityone.com . Retrieved October 9, 2020 .
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov . Retrieved October 5, 2023 .
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov . Retrieved October 5, 2023 .
^ a b "Introducing the 2022 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index" . The Cook Political Report. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ "Alaska Voter Registration by Party/Precinct" . Retrieved May 18, 2023 .
^ 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
^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
^ "State of Alaska 2020 General Election" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "RCV Detailed Report | General Election | State of Alaska" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections. November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022 .
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