United States House election in Alaska, 2024 (August 20 top-four primary)

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Alaska's At-large Congressional District
Top-four primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 1, 2024
Primary: August 20, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent: Mary Peltola (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Alaska
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Toss-up DDHQ and The Hill: Toss-up Inside Elections: Tilt Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican
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Incumbent Mary Peltola (D) and 11 other candidates ran in the top-four primary on August 20, 2024, in Alaska's At-Large Congressional District to determine which four candidates would run in the district's general election on November 5, 2024. Noteworthy candidates included Peltola, 2022 candidate Nicholas Begich (R), and Donald Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom (R).

Voters approved the top-four primary system via a 2020 ballot measure. The 2022 election was the first to use that system. Peltola and three Republicans—Sarah Palin, Begich, and Tara Sweeney—advanced to the general election. Peltola received 36.8% of the primary vote, followed by Palin (30.2%), Begich (26.2%), and Sweeney (3.8%). Sweeney dropped out after the primary, so Chris Bye (L) advanced to the general election instead with 0.6% of the primary vote. In the general election, Peltola received 48.7% of the vote in the initial round, followed by Palin with 25.8%, Begich with 23.6%, and Bye with 1.9%. After the third and final round of vote calculations, Peltola won re-election 55.0%-45.0% over Palin.

In April 2024, Begich announced he would drop out of the race if he did not finish as the top Republican candidate in the primary election. He told Alaska Public Media: "For those who are not a fan of ranked choice voting — and I consider myself one of those people — we can self-impose a primary among the Republicans, if we make that commitment." In July 2024, Dahlstrom responded to an Alaska Family Council survey that she would not commit to dropping out of the race if she finished below Begich. Roll Call's Allison Mollenkamp wrote that "[t]heir finishing order, however, could determine the GOP’s ability to consolidate support." She said Begich's pledge was "part of a larger push to 'circumvent' the ranked-choice system and consolidate support around Republican candidates."

This page focuses on Alaska's At-large Congressional District top-four primary. For more in-depth information on the district's general election, see the following page:

• United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2024

Candidates and election results

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Peltola (D)	50.9	55,166
✔		Nicholas Begich (R)	26.6	28,803
✔		Nancy Dahlstrom (R)	19.9	21,574
✔		Matthew Salisbury (R)	0.6	652
		John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.6	621
		Eric Hafner (D)	0.4	467
	Submit photo	Gerald Heikes (R)	0.4	424
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)	0.2	195
		David Ambrose (Nonpartisan)	0.1	154
		Richard Grayson (No Labels Party)	0.1	143
	Submit photo	Richard Mayers (Undeclared)	0.1	119
	Submit photo	Samuel Claesson (Nonpartisan)	0.1	89

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,407
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Candidate profiles

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Mary Peltola

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

• U.S. House Alaska (Assumed office: 2022)
• Bethel, Alaska, City Council (2011–2013)
• Alaska House of Representatives (1999–2009)

Biography:  Before entering elected politics, Peltola worked as a commercial fisherwoman. She also served as the community development manager for the Donlin gold mine project and as executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.

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Key Messages

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Peltola said she was running because "My own kids (all seven of them!) don’t remember the times of rapid growth and expansion...We are losing our kids to outmigration every year, and Lower 48 partisan gridlock and politicking are trying to interfere with our Alaska model of working together." Peltola said she would work with lawmakers in both parties to advance Alaska's interests.

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Peltola said her policy priorities included "working to preserve our fisheries for communities that rely on them, connecting our communities by securing investments in our infrastructure and creating good-paying union jobs."

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Peltola said that following the Dobbs decision, "It’s more important than ever to protect our right to choose – and I’m the only candidate who is committed to doing so."

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Sources: Mary Peltola 2024 campaign website, "My Story," accessed September 9, 2024; Mary Peltola 2024 campaign website, "My Solutions," accessed September 9, 2024; Facebook, "Mary Peltola on January 22, 2024," accessed September 9, 2024; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "PELTOLA, Mary Sattler," accessed September 9, 2024; Mary Peltola official website, "Biography," accessed September 9, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2024.

David Ambrose

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I'm David R Ambrose II born and raised in Beverly MA, I moved to Alaska to attend UAF at first for engineering then psychology. I believe I am the only candidate eligible for office for having been the only one to have acted in accordance with the law and the constitution during covid. The constitution, specifically the 14 amendment section 3, forbids those who give aid, comfort, or participates in rebellion or insurrection from holding office. Alaska statutes 11.56.767, 11.56.765 are mandatory reporting requirements for those who witnessed covid coercion against children or vulnerable adults like those with long covid. Candidates should have known better and the failure to have done so should be considered giving comfort to violations of Nuremberg code and the prohibition with respect to bioweapon, or misprision. The mandatory reporting obligation for those who work near children is 47.17.020 a lack of reporting could also be considered giving comfort to terroristic threatening by foreign forces against children. For college students the same logic applies to mandatory reporting in accordance with their contractually obligated anti bullying/anti coercive requirements in accordance with their student handbook, failure to have reported it for a degree could also be considered fraud in accordance with furthering crimes against the country. Numerous reports should have been made by multiple parties, fortunately the statute of limitations in Alaska for fraud is 10 years."

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Key Messages

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We the people need to acknowledge the misuse of information by others engaged in psychological warfare against the people, the state of Alaska, and USA. The abdrigement of the press has severely hindered our covid response, obstructed prosecution of coercive medical practices under the color of law, aided and abetted our enemies in times of war, contributed to fraud on multiple counts in real time and after the fact. Certain people think that by disseminating information on telegram and other private channels that they are satisfying the duty to report to the American people while keeping it under a threshold to supplement to the rest of the population a fraudulent narrative for the purposes of electioneering. I believe this is treason.

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I believe that there are numerous very serious ongoing federal crimes being committed across branches of the government including but not limited to treason, sedition, coercion, misprision, rebellion, violations to 18 USC 175 by retaining or getting covid vaccine ingredients in the body, fraud, obstruction, terrorism, use of spacetime modification wmds, etc. If elected I will work relentlessly with others to hold those responsible for ongoing crimes accountable. I believe it is time that congress issues a declaration of war. In hopes of obtaining speaker of the house, I will build an independent coalition to restore constitutional order and conduct congressional tribunals with sentences via execution by firing squad.

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I encourage those who felt terrorized or coerced by the government or those in it who committed official misconduct by tolerating it, individuals, or private businesses who interfered with commerce by means coercion to get others to wear a mask or get a bioweapon injection to join my new political party named "The Party of Judah" for justice and accountability across the state of AK, across others, and at a national level for misconduct, or you wish to testify in court on the matter. I will seek to issue a declaration of war to hold the foreign entities accountable and work to conduct tribunals in congress.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2024.

Nicholas Begich

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Begich obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration from Baylor University and a master's in business administration from Indiana University. Begich worked for Ford Motor Company before returning to Alaska in 2004. Begich founded FarShore Partners, a software development firm, in 2006. Begich co-founded Dashfire, a firm investing in technology startups, in 2009.

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Key Messages

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Begich said he was running because "Washington is broken: lost opportunities for Alaskans, a focus on so many of the wrong priorities, big government lobbyists and insiders who are selling our nation to the highest bidder, and a President who often can’t find his own way off a stage."

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Begich said his policy priorities included encouraging energy development, maintaining jobs in Alaska, and opposing restrictions on firearms.

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Begich said Peltola was "too beholden to her party leadership in DC to do the job for Alaskans. In fact she votes with Nancy Pelosi over 90% of the time."

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Sources: Facebook, "Nick Begich on July 13, 2023," accessed September 9, 2024; Nicholas Begich 2024 campaign website, "Solutions," accessed September 9, 2024; Facebook, "Nick Begich on February 26, 2024," accessed September 9, 2024; Nicholas Begich 2024 campaign website, "Home page," accessed September 9, 2024; LinkedIn, "Nicholas Begich III," accessed September 9, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2024.

Samuel Claesson

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Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am an author and academic who has authored two books and writes for several magazines. It is clear that Alaska needs new leadership that represents the values and courage that Sarah Palin had when she was Governor of this wonderful state."

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Key Messages

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I am an avid environmentalist who doesn't wanna see nature succumb to manmade disasters.

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I am a pro-life advocate who believes that life beings at fertilization.

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We need more public housing in Alaska, as it is one of the most costly states to live in.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2024.

Richard Grayson

Party: No Labels Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am the only person in the U.S. running as a candidate of the No Labels Party"

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Key Messages

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Death to fascism

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We control our own sexual and reproductive lives

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Cheaper housing, cheaper health care, cheaper higher education

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Alaska

Election information in Alaska: Aug. 20, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: July 20, 2024
• By mail: Received by July 20, 2024
• Online: July 20, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Aug. 10, 2024
• By mail: Received by Aug. 10, 2024
• Online: Aug. 10, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Aug. 20, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Aug. 20, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Aug. 5, 2024 to Aug. 20, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (AST)

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Mary Peltola	Democratic Party	$13,443,537	$14,050,828	$83,969	As of December 31, 2024
Eric Hafner	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Nicholas Begich	Republican Party	$2,810,468	$2,747,372	$104,330	As of December 31, 2024
Nancy Dahlstrom	Republican Party	$996,164	$790,352	$205,812	As of December 31, 2024
Gerald Heikes	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Matthew Salisbury	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
John Howe	Alaskan Independence Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Richard Grayson	No Labels Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Richard Mayers	Undeclared	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
David Ambrose	Nonpartisan	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Samuel Claesson	Nonpartisan	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Lady Donna Dutchess	Nonpartisan	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

District analysis

• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Alaska.

Alaska U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Year	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	Contested top-four primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	1	1	0	12	1	N/A	N/A	1	100.0%	1	100.0%
2022	1	1	0	22	1	N/A	N/A	1	100.0%	1	100.0%
2020	1	1	0	6	2	1	1	N/A	100.0%	1	100.0%
2018	1	1	0	7	2	1	1	N/A	100.0%	1	100.0%
2016	1	1	0	7	2	1	1	N/A	100.0%	1	100.0%
2014	1	1	0	6	2	1	1	N/A	100.0%	1	100.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Alaska in 2024. Information below was calculated on July 10, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Twelve candidates ran for Alaska's At-Large Congressional District, including two Democrats, four Republicans, two non-major party candidates, three nonpartisan candidates, and one undeclared candidate. Twenty-two candidates ran in 2022, six candidates ran in 2020, and seven ran in 2018.

The number of candidates who ran in 2024 is also the second-most in the last 10 years.

Alaska's At-Large Congressional District was not open in 2024 because incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AL) ran for re-election. The only election year that the district was open in the last 10 years was 2022.

Democratic and Republican candidates filed to run in the primary, meaning the district was not guaranteed to either party.

Alaska utilizes a top-four primary system. In a top-four primary system, primary candidates run in a single primary election, regardless of the candidate's party affiliation. The four candidates that receive the most votes advance to the general election. In the general election, voters use ranked-choice voting to select the winner.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Alaska's At-Large the 167th most Republican district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Alaska's At-Large based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
43.0%	53.1%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
37.8	50.2	R+12.3

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Alaska, 2020

Alaska presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 1 Democratic win
• 15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also: Party control of Alaska state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Alaska's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Alaska
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	1	3
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	1	3

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Alaska's top three state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Alaska, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Mike Dunleavy
Lieutenant Governor	Nancy Dahlstrom
Attorney General	Treg Taylor

State legislature

Alaska State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	9
	Republican Party	11
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		20

Alaska House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	13
	Republican Party	22
	Independent	4
	Nonpartisan	1
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		40

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Alaska Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Six years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	I	I	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	I	I	I	I	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	S	S
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	S	S	S	S	S	S

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Alaska in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Alaska, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Alaska	U.S. House	All candidates	N/A	$100.00	6/1/2024	Source

See also

• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
• United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2024
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024

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Footnotes

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Alaska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Daniel Sullivan (R)

Representatives

Nicholas Begich (R)

Republican Party (3)

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