Alaska's At-Large Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Alaska took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's At-Large Congressional District.
Incumbent Don Young won re-election on November 6, 2012.[1]
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Primary: Alaska has a mixed primary system, in which parties decide who may vote in their primary election. The Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence Party allow any registered voters. The Alaska Republican Party allows only registered Republicans, nonpartisan or undeclared voters.[2]
Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by July 29. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7.[3]
- See also: Alaska elections, 2012
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was Don Young (R), who was first elected in 1972.
Alaska has a single At-Large Congressional District, which is made up of the entire state.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the one congressional seat from Alaska.
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
Candidates
General election candidates
August 28, 2012, primary results
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District history
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2010
On November 2, 2010, Don Young (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Harry T. Crawford, Jr. in the general election.[5]
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Don Young Incumbent |
69.3% | 175,384 | |
| Democratic | Harry T. Crawford, Jr. | 30.7% | 77,606 | |
| Total Votes | 252,990 | |||
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results Alaska," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections Website, "Primary Election Information," accessed January 2, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 Statewide Election Calendar," accessed July 20, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Alaska Secretary of State "Primary Candidate List," accessed June 2, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
