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, 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. This seat has been vacant since March 18, 2022 when Republican Don Young died while travelling from Washington, DC to Alaska. Don Young was  first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on March 6, 1973 and, at the time of his death, was the longest-serving active member of Congress. History. The district was created when Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959. Alaska is still entitled to only one member in the House of Representatives. Presidential election results. Election results from presidential races: 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 2010. "Source: " Notes. Alaska will hold their Primary Elections on August 16, 2022. Alaska utilizes a nonpartisan primary election system to determine the top four qualified candidates that will advance to the General Election. Under Alaska law, a candidate does not have to be a member of a political party or political group in order to run for office. Additionally, if a candidate is registered as affiliated with a political party or political group, it does not imply the  candidate is nominated by, endorsed by, approved of, or associated with that particular party or group. In the General Election, Alaska employs ranked-choice voting to determine the winner from the pool of four candidates selected during the Primary. There are currently seven declared candidates for Alaska’s At-Large Congressional Seat for the 2022 Election Cycle. "Any rumored candidates are denoted by an +."