# 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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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.

## Primary elections
### Republican
#### Candidates
##### Advanced to general

* Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* John R. Cox, retired Navy officer and candidate for this seat in 2010
* Terre Gales, asset manager, former defense contractor, and Air Force veteran

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 58,789 | 78.6 |
| | Republican | John Cox | 11,179 | 14.9 |
| | Republican | Terre Gales | 4,841 | 6.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,809 | 100 |

### ADL (Alaskan Independence–Democratic–Libertarian)
#### Democratic Candidates
##### Advanced to general

* Sharon Cissna, state representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Debra Chesnut, nurse and businesswoman
* Matt Moore, businessman and former candidate for the Alaska Legislature
* Doug Urquidi, Electrician candidate for Anchorage Assembly in 2011
* Frank J. Vondersaar, lawyer, engineer, perennial candidate and nominee for Senate in 2002

#### Libertarian Candidates
##### Advanced to general

* Jim C. McDermott, business professor

### Primary results

ADL combined primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sharon Cissna | 16,329 | 42.8 |
| | Democratic | Matt Moore | 7,374 | 19.3 |
| | Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 5,741 | 15.0 |
| | Democratic | Debra Chesnut | 5,626 | 14.7 |
| | Democratic | Frank Vondersaar | 2,085 | 5.5 |
| | Democratic | Doug Urquidi | 1,034 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,189 | 100 |

## Independents

* Ted Gianoutsos of Anchorage. Perennial candidate who filed by nominating petition to run as an independent (referred to as "Non-Affiliated" by the Alaska Division of Elections).
* Clinton Desjarlais of Anchorage. Non-affiliated write-in candidate
* Fletcher Fuller Jr. of Anchorage. Non-affiliated write-in candidate
* Sidney Hill of Palmer. Non-affiliated write-in candidate

## General election
### Endorsements

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* National Rifle Association of America
* National Right to Life Committee
* United States Chamber of Commerce

### Results

2012 Alaska's at-large congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 185,296 | 63.9 | −5.0 |
| | Democratic | Sharon Cissna | 82,927 | 28.6 | −1.9 |
| | Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 15,028 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ted Gianoutsos | 5,589 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 964 | 0.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102,369 | 35.3 | −3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 289,804 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |