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 (2019) 731,545[3] Median household income $75,463[4] Ethnicity Occupation Cook PVI R+9[5]
Since becoming a U.S. state in 1959, Alaska has been entitled to one member in the United States House of Representatives , elected in the state's sole, at-large congressional district. By area, Alaska's congressional district is the largest congressional district in the United States, and is the second largest electoral district represented by a single member in the world, behind only Nunavut's sole electoral district in Canada.
On March 6, 1973, Republican Don Young was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives . He was elected to a 25th term in the 2020 election .
History [ ]
The district was created when Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959, to elect Alaska's single member of the House of Representatives. Since then, Alaska has had a single congressional district.
Voter registration [ ]
Voter registration as of January 3, 2021[6]
Party
Total voters
Percentage
Unaffiliated
338,931
56.52%
Republican
149,173
24.87%
Democratic
81,355
13.57%
Minor parties
30,245
5.04%
Total
599,704
100%
Presidential election results [ ]
Election results from presidential races:
Year
Office
Results
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%
List of members representing the district [ ]
Representative
Party
Term
Cong ress
Electoral history
District created January 3, 1959
Ralph Julian Rivers
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 Wallace Pollock
Republican
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971
90th 91st
Elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 . Retired to run for Governor .
Nick Begich
Democratic
January 3, 1971 – December 29, 1972
92nd
Elected in 1970 . Went missing October 16, 1972.Re-elected in 1972 . Declared dead December 29, 1972.
Vacant
December 29, 1972 – March 6, 1973
92nd 93rd
Don Young
Republican
March 6, 1973 – present
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 .
Election results [ ]
This district is normally considered safely Republican because no Democrat has been elected since 1972 and because incumbent Don Young has rarely faced a serious challenge since 1992 when he beat Mayor John Devens (D-Valdez ) by 4%. Although allegations of corruption against Young led Democrats to target this seat in 2008 , Young retained his seat.
1958 to 2004 [ ]
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
20,699
42.5%
Ralph Rivers
27,948
57.5%
1960
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%
55,176
44.4%
200
0.2%
1980
Don Young (Incumbent)
114,089
73.8%
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%
71,881
37.3%
479
0.2%
1990
Don Young (Incumbent)
99,003
51.7%
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%
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%
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 .
2006 election [ ]
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2020 election [ ]
Notes [ ]
References [ ]
Specific
^ https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-1.pdf
^ "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 9, 2020 .
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov . Retrieved October 9, 2020 .
^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index" . The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021 .
^ https://www.elections.alaska.gov/statistics/2021/JAN/VOTERS%20BY%20PARTY%20AND%20PRECINCT.htm
^ 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 .
General
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See also
Alaska's past and present representatives , senators , and delegations
Authority control
Coordinates : 64°N 153°W / 64°N 153°W / 64; -153