Alaska's at-large congressional district

Alaska's At-large congressional district

Current Representative		Don Young (R–Fort Yukon)
Area	570,641 mi²
Distribution	65.7% urban, 34.3% rural
Population (2014)	736,732
Median income	$57,431
Ethnicity	64.1% White, 3.1% Black, 5.3% Asian, 5.5% Hispanic, 14.4% Native American, 7.6% other
Occupation	22.4% blue collar, 60.5% white collar, 17.1% gray collar
Cook PVI	R+9

Alaska's at-large Congressional District is the sole congressional district for the state of Alaska. Based on size, it is the largest congressional district in the nation and is one of the largest electoral districts in the world.

The district has been represented by Republican Don Young since March 6, 1973.

History

The district was first created when Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959, electing a single member. Since its creation, Alaska has retained a single congressional district.

Voter registration

Voter registration as of November 3, 2016
Party		Total voters	Percentage
	Democratic	78,560	14.85%
	Republican	143,852	27.20%
	Minor parties	28,188	5.33%
	Unaffiliated	278,279	52.62%
Total		528,879	100%

Presidential elections

2000: Gore - 27.67%, Bush - 58.62%, Third Party - 13.71%
2004: Kerry - 35.52%, Bush - 61.07%, Third Party - 3.42%
2008: Obama - 37.89%, McCain - 59.42%, Third Party - 2.69%
2012: Obama - 40.81%, Romney - 54.80%, Third Party - 4.39%
2016: Clinton - 36.53%, Trump - 51.28%, Third Party - 12.19%

Average - Democratic (35.68%), Republican (57.04%), Third Party (7.28%)

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term	Notes
District created January 3, 1959
Ralph J. Rivers	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – December 30, 1966	Lost re-election, then resigned
Vacant		December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967
Howard W. Pollock	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	Retired
Nick Begich	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – December 29, 1972	Went missing October 16, 1972 Declared dead December 29, 1972
Vacant		December 29, 1972 – March 6, 1973
Don Young	Republican	March 6, 1973 – present	Incumbent

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^[1]
Year	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Votes	Pct
1958	Henry A. Benson	20,699	7001425000000000000♠42.5%	Ralph Rivers	27,948	7001575000000000000♠57.5%
1960	R. L. Rettig	25,517	7001432000000000000♠43.2%	Ralph Rivers (inc.)	33,546	7001568000000000000♠56.8%
1962	Lowell Thomas, Jr.	26,638	7001440000000000000♠44%	Ralph Rivers (inc.)	33,953	7001560000000000000♠56%
1964	Lowell Thomas, Jr.	32,556	7001485000000000000♠48.5%	Ralph Rivers (inc.)	34,590	7001515000000000000♠51.5%
1966	Howard W. Pollock	34,040	7001516000000000000♠51.6%	Ralph Rivers (inc.)	31,867	7001484000000000000♠48.4%
1968	Howard W. Pollock (inc.)	43,577	7001542000000000000♠54.2%	Nick Begich	36,785	7001458000000000000♠45.8%
1970	Frank Murkowski	35,947	7001449000000000000♠44.9%	Nick Begich	44,137	7001551000000000000♠55.1%
1972	Don Young	41,750	7001438000000000000♠43.8%	Nick Begich (inc.)	53,651	7001562000000000000♠56.2%
1973	Don Young	35,044	7001514000000000000♠51.4%	Emil Notti	33,123	7001486000000000000♠48.6%
1974	Don Young (inc.)	51,641	7001538000000000000♠53.8%	William L. Hensley	44,280	7001462000000000000♠46.2%
1976	Don Young (inc.)	83,722	7001708000000000000♠70.8%	Eben Hopson	34,194	7001289000000000000♠28.9%										292	6999200000000000000♠0.2%
1978	Don Young (inc.)	68,811	7001554000000000000♠55.4%	Patrick Rodey	55,176	7001444000000000000♠44.4%										200	6999200000000000000♠0.2%
1980	Don Young (inc.)	114,089	7001738000000000000♠73.8%	Kevin Parnell	39,922	7001258000000000000♠25.8%										607	6999400000000000000♠0.4%
1982	Don Young (inc.)	128,274	7001708000000000000♠70.8%	Dave Carlson	52,011	7001287000000000000♠28.7%										799	6999400000000000000♠0.4%
1984	Don Young (inc.)	113,582	7001550000000000000♠55%	Pegge Begich	86,052	7001417000000000000♠41.7%							Betty Breck (I)	6,508	7000320000000000000♠3.2%	295	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
1986	Don Young (inc.)	101,799	7001565000000000000♠56.5%	Pegge Begich	74,053	7001411000000000000♠41.1%				Betty Breck	4,182	7000230000000099999♠2.3%				243	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
1988	Don Young (inc.)	120,595	7001625000000000000♠62.5%	Peter Gruenstein	71,881	7001373009999900000♠37.3%										479	6999200000000000000♠0.2%
1990	Don Young (inc.)	99,003	7001517000000000000♠51.7%	John S. Devens	91,677	7001478000000000000♠47.8%										967	6999500000000000000♠0.5%
1992	Don Young (inc.)	111,849	7001468000000000000♠46.8%	John S. Devens	102,378	7001428009999900000♠42.8%	Mike Milligan	9,529	7000400000000000000♠4%				Michael States (AI)	15,049	7000630000000000000♠6.3%	311	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
1994	Don Young (inc.)	118,537	7001569000000000000♠56.9%	Tony Smith	68,172	7001327000000000000♠32.7%	Joni Whitmore	21,277	7001102009999900000♠10.2%							254	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
1996	Don Young (inc.)	138,834	7001594000000000000♠59.4%	Georgianna Lincoln	85,114	7001364000000000000♠36.4%	John J. G. Grames	4,513	7000190000000000000♠1.9%				William J. Nemec II (AI)	5,017	7000210000000000000♠2.1%	222	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
1998	Don Young (inc.)	139,676	7001626000000000000♠62.6%	Jim Duncan	77,232	7001346000000000000♠34.6%	John J. G. Grames	5,923	7000270000000000000♠2.7%							469	6999200000000000000♠0.2%
2000	Don Young (inc.)	190,862	7001696009999900000♠69.6%	Clifford Mark Greene	45,372	7001165000000000000♠16.5%	Anna C. Young	22,440	7000820009999999999♠8.2%	Leonard J. Karpinski	4,802	7000180000000000000♠1.8%	Jim Dore (AI)	10,085	7000370000000000000♠3.7%	832	6999300000000000000♠0.3%
2002	Don Young (inc.)	169,685	7001745000000000000♠74.5%	Clifford Mark Greene	39,357	7001173000000000000♠17.3%	Russell deForest	14,435	7000630000000000000♠6.3%	Rob Clift	3,797	7000170000000000000♠1.7%				291	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
2004	Don Young (inc.)	213,216	7001711009999900000♠71.1%	Thomas M. Higgins	67,074	7001224000000000000♠22.4%	Timothy A. Feller	11,434	7000380000000000000♠3.8%	Alvin A. Anders	7,157	7000240000000000000♠2.4%				1,115	6999400000000000000♠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 30 July 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.

2006 election

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Don Young (inc.)	132,743	56.57	-14.50
	Democratic	Diane Benson	93,879	40.01	+17.65
	Libertarian	Alexander Crawford	4,029	1.72	-0.67
	Green	Eva Ince	1,819	0.78	-3.03
	Independent	William Ratigan	1,615	0.69
	Independent	Write-In Votes	560	0.24	-.13
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			234,645

2008 election

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Don Young (inc.)	158,939	50.14	-6.43
	Democratic	Ethan Berkowitz	142,560	44.98	+4.97
	Independent	Don Wright	14,274	4.50	+4.50
	Independent	Write-In Votes	1,205	0.38	+0.14
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			316,978

2010 election

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Don Young (inc.)	175,384	68.96	+18.82
	Democratic	Harry Crawford	77,606	30.51	-14.47
	Independent	Write-In Votes	1,345	0.53	+0.15
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			254,335

2012 election

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Don Young (inc.)	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		Swing
Turnout			289,804

2014 election

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Don Young (inc.)	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		Swing
Turnout			279,219

Living former members

Since the death of Howard Pollock in January 2011, there have been no living former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large congressional district.

References

↑ 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

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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