# Alaska's at-large congressional district

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 the Yakutsk district in Russia and Nunavut 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. Peltola was defeated by Nick Begich III in 2024.
It has a partisan lean of R+8.

## History

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

Voter registration as of January 3, 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Total | 599,704 | 100% |

## Recent statewide election results

Because Alaska has always had only one congressional district, these are the same as the presidential election results for the state.
| 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% |
| 2024 | President | Donald Trump 55% – Kamala Harris 41% |

## List of members representing the district

| 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 | 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 Sr. (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 | 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 | Vacant | March 18, 2022 – September 13, 2022 | 117th | |
| Mary Peltola (Bethel) | Democratic | September 13, 2022 – January 3, 2025 | 117th 118th | Elected to finish Young's term. Re-elected in 2022. Lost re-election. |
| Nick Begich III (Chugiak) | Republican | January 3, 2025 – present | 119th | Elected in 2024. |

## Electoral history
### 1958 to 2010

| Year | Republican | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Green | Green | Green | Libertarian | Libertarian | Libertarian | Others | Others | Others | Write-in | Write-in | Write-in |
| Year | 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 | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Green | Green | Green | Libertarian | Libertarian | Libertarian | Others | Others | Others | Write-in | Write-in | 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.

### 2012

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Republican hold | Swing | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 289,804 | | |

### 2014

2014 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Republican hold | Swing | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 279,219 | | |

### 2016

2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Republican hold | Swing | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 308,198 | | |

### 2018

2018 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 149,779 | 53.08 | +2.76% |
| | Independent | Alyse S. Galvin | 131,199 | 46.50 | +10.48% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,188 | 0.42 | +0.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 282,166 | 100 | N/A |

### 2020

2020 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 192,126 | 54.40 | +1.32% |
| | Independent | Alyse S. Galvin | 159,856 | 45.26 | −1.24% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,183 | 0.34 | −0.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 353,165 | 100 | N/A |

### 2022 special

2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,971 | 1.58% | -2,971 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 188,610 | 100.00% | | 177,193 | 94.29% |
| Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | 0 | 0.00% | +10,726 | 10,726 | 5.71% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2022

2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | Eliminated |
| | Libertarian | Chris Bye | 4,560 | 1.73% | -4,560 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,096 | 0.42% | -1,096 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 263,148 | 100.00% | | 263,067 | 100.00% | | 249,148 | 100.00% |
| Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | 2,193 | 0.83% | +906 | 3,097 | 1.16% | +14,765 | 17,016 | 5.55% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2024

2024 Alaska's at-large congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | First choice | First choice | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nick Begich III | 159,550 | 48.41% | 159,777 | 48.49% | +267 | 160,044 | 48.77% | +4,817 | 164,861 | 51.22% |
| | Democratic | Mary Peltola (incumbent) | 152,828 | 46.37% | 152,948 | 46.42% | +1,313 | 154,261 | 47.01% | +2,724 | 156,985 | 48.78% |
| | Independence | John Wayne Howe | 13,010 | 3.95% | 13,210 | 4.01% | +661 | 13,871 | 4.23% | -13,871 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Democratic | Eric Hafner | 3,417 | 1.04% | 3,558 | 1.08% | -3,558 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 750 | 0.23% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 329,555 | 329,555 | 329,493 | 329,493 | 329,493 | 328,176 | 328,176 | 328,176 | 321,846 | 321,846 |
| Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | 6,360 | 6,360 | +1,317 | 7,677 | 7,677 | +6,330 | 14,007 | 14,007 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |