United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2024

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2022
Alaska's At-large Congressional District
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Top-four primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 1, 2024
Primary: August 20, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
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
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
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U.S. House elections, 2024

Nicholas Begich (R) defeated incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola (D), Eric Hafner (D), and John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party) in the general election for Alaska's At-Large Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Click here for detailed results. Peltola was one of 15 incumbents who lost their re-election campaigns to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024. Additionally, this was one of 19 seats that changed partisan control due to the 2024 U.S. House of Representatives elections.

Peltola and Begich led in polling, fundraising, and local media attention.

Peltola defeated Begich and Sarah Palin (R) in a special election in 2022 with 51.5% of the vote in the final round of ranked-choice voting. Under ranked-choice voting, voters rank the candidates on the ballot in order of preference rather than voting for one candidate. If no one candidate has more than 50% of the first-choice vote, the lowest-ranked candidate is eliminated and votes are tallied again with the eliminated candidates' votes redistributed to their voters' next choice. The process repeats until one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote.

In the special election, Peltola won 40.2% of the first-place vote to Palin's 31.3% and Begich's 28.5%, leading to Begich's elimination. In the second round of counting, Peltola defeated Palin 51.5% to 48.5%. In the regularly-scheduled election later that year, the first-choice vote was 48.7% for Peltola, 25.8% for Palin, 23.6% for Begich, and 1.9% for Chris Bye (L). Bye was eliminated in the second round, leaving the totals at 49.2% for Peltola, 26.3% for Palin, and 24.5% for Begich. After Begich's elimination, Peltola defeated Palin 55.0% to 45.0% in the third round.

The 2024 election was also held using a ranked-choice ballot. Voters also voted on a ballot measure that would have repealed the state's use of ranked-choice voting and top-four primaries. If the measure had passed, future elections would have be conducted using the same system of partisan primaries and plurality voting in general elections that were in use in Alaska until 2020.

Peltola was the first Democrat elected to represent Alaska in the U.S. House since 1972.

Based on post-general election reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Peltola raised $13.41 million and spent $13.61 million, and Begich raised $2.72 million and spent $2.58 million. To review all the campaign finance figures in full detail, click here.

Before the election, four major election forecasters rated the race a toss-up.

Peltola and Begich were the top two finishers in the top-four primary on August 20, 2024. Howe and Hafner were the fifth- and sixth-place finishers and advanced to the general election after Nancy Dahlstrom (R) and Matthew Salisbury (R) dropped out. Dahlstrom, the then-lieutenant governor, received 19.9% of the primary vote and had an endorsement from former President Donald Trump (R). In a statement announcing her withdrawal, Dahlstrom said she "entered this race because Alaskans deserve better representation than what we have received from Mary Peltola in Washington...At this time, the best thing I can do to see that goal realized is to withdraw my name from the general election ballot and end my campaign."[1]

On September 12, 2024, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled against the Democratic Party of Alaska in a suit it filed seeking Hafner's removal from the ballot. The party said that Hafner, who was serving a 20-year prison sentence and had never resided in Alaska, was ineligible to take office.[2] In the ruling, the court found that Hafner met the requirements to file as a candidate even if he had not met the requirements to take office, concluding that there was "no basis under Alaska law or otherwise to challenge a candidate preemptively under constitutional grounds."[3]

Begich was the founder of a software development firm and a technology-focused investment group. 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."[4]

Peltola was a former state legislator, development manager, and fisherwoman. Peltola said she had "worked with our bipartisan delegation to bring home projects that will strengthen the permanent fund, preserve our fisheries, lower our energy costs, and create high-paying union jobs for regular Alaskans...Alaska only works when we work together and ignore Lower 48 partisanship."[5]

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.[6] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.[7] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Democratic candidate won 55.0%-45.0%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 53.1%-43.0%.[8]

Alaska's At-large Congressional District was one of 37 congressional districts with a Democratic incumbent or an open seat that the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) targeted in 2024. To read about NRCC targeting initiatives, click here. For a complete list of NRCC targeted districts, click here.

To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Nicholas Begich in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.


Total votes: 329,493
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Nonpartisan primary election

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

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 20, 2024.

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

Total votes: 108,407
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Alaska

Election information in Alaska: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 6, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 6, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 6, 2024

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

Yes

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

  • In-person: Oct. 26, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 26, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 26, 2024

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

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 21, 2024 to Nov. 5, 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. (AKST/HST)


Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Image of Mary Peltola

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

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.



Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.


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.


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."


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

Image of Nicholas Begich

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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.



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."


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


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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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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No candidate in this race completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.


Campaign advertisements

This section includes a selection of up to three campaign advertisements per candidate released in this race, as well as links to candidates' YouTube, Vimeo, and/or Facebook video pages. If you are aware of other links that should be included, please email us.


Democratic Party Mary Peltola

August 11, 2024
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Republican Party Nicholas Begich

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Election competitiveness

Polls

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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[9] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[10] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.

Below we provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval.


United States House of Representatives Alaska at-Large District, 2024: general election polls
Poll Date Democratic Party Peltola Democratic Party Hafner Republican Party Begich Grey.png Howe Undecided/Other Margin of error Sample size[11] Sponsor[12]
Cygnal Aug. 30 – Sept. 1, 2024 38% -- 35% -- -- ±4.9% 400 LV National Republican Congressional Committee/Nicholas Begich


Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[13]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[14][15][16]

Race ratings: Alaska's At-large Congressional District election, 2024
Race trackerRace ratings
November 5, 2024October 29, 2024October 22, 2024October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Decision Desk HQ and The HillToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesTilt RepublicanToss-upToss-upToss-up
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean RepublicanToss-upToss-upToss-up
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Endorsements

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Election spending

Campaign finance

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.


Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[17][18][19]

If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.

By candidate By election

As of September 6, 2024, Eric Hafner (D) had not registered as a candidate with the Federal Election Commission.

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.


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.[20]

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 Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
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.[21] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline Democratic Party Republican Baseline Republican Party 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 Republican Party Mike Dunleavy
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Nancy Dahlstrom
Attorney General Republican Party 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
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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

Election context

Ballot access requirements

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

District election history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

Regular election

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mary Peltola in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.


Total votes: 264,589
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Peltola
Mary Peltola (D)
 
36.8
 
70,295
Image of Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin (R)
 
30.2
 
57,693
Image of Nicholas Begich
Nicholas Begich (R)
 
26.2
 
50,021
Image of Tara Sweeney
Tara Sweeney (R)
 
3.8
 
7,195
Image of Chris Bye
Chris Bye (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
1,189
Image of J.R. Myers
J.R. Myers (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
531
Image of Robert Lyons
Robert Lyons (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
447
Jay Armstrong (R)
 
0.2
 
403
Brad Snowden (R)
 
0.2
 
355
Image of Randy Purham
Randy Purham (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
311
Image of Lady Donna Dutchess
Lady Donna Dutchess (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
270
Sherry Strizak (Independent)
 
0.1
 
252
Image of Robert Ornelas
Robert Ornelas (American Independent Party)
 
0.1
 
248
Denise Williams (R)
 
0.1
 
242
Image of Gregg Brelsford
Gregg Brelsford (Independent)
 
0.1
 
241
David Hughes (Independent)
 
0.1
 
238
Andrew Phelps (Independent)
 
0.1
 
222
Tremayne Wilson (Independent)
 
0.1
 
194
Sherry Mettler (Independent)
 
0.1
 
191
Silvio Pellegrini (Independent)
 
0.1
 
187
Ted Heintz (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
173
Davis LeBlanc Jr. (R)
 
0.1
 
117

Total votes: 191,015
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Special election

See also: United States House of Representatives special election in Alaska, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mary Peltola in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.


Total votes: 188,582
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on June 11, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin (R)
 
27.0
 
43,601
Image of Nicholas Begich
Nicholas Begich (R)
 
19.1
 
30,861
Image of Al Gross
Al Gross (Independent)
 
12.6
 
20,392
Image of Mary Peltola
Mary Peltola (D)
 
10.1
 
16,265
Image of Tara Sweeney
Tara Sweeney (R)
 
5.9
 
9,560
Image of Santa Claus
Santa Claus (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
4.7
 
7,625
Image of Christopher Constant
Christopher Constant (D)
 
3.9
 
6,224
Image of Jeff Lowenfels
Jeff Lowenfels (Independent)
 
3.7
 
5,994
Image of John B. Coghill
John B. Coghill (R)
 
2.4
 
3,842
Image of Josh Revak
Josh Revak (R)
 
2.3
 
3,785
Andrew Halcro (Independent)
 
1.9
 
3,013
Image of Adam Wool
Adam Wool (D)
 
1.7
 
2,730
Emil Notti (D)
 
1.1
 
1,777
Image of Chris Bye
Chris Bye (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
1,049
Mike Milligan (D)
 
0.4
 
608
Image of John Howe
John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party)
 
0.2
 
380
Laurel Foster (Independent)
 
0.2
 
338
Image of Stephen Wright
Stephen Wright (R)
 
0.2
 
332
Jay Armstrong (R)
 
0.2
 
286
Image of J.R. Myers
J.R. Myers (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
285
Image of Gregg Brelsford
Gregg Brelsford (Independent)
 
0.2
 
284
Ernest Thomas (D)
 
0.1
 
199
Image of Robert Lyons
Robert Lyons (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
197
Otto Florschutz (R)
 
0.1
 
193
Maxwell Sumner (R)
 
0.1
 
133
Richard Trotter (R)
 
0.1
 
121
Anne McCabe (Independent)
 
0.1
 
118
John Callahan (R)
 
0.1
 
114
Image of Arlene Carle
Arlene Carle (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
107
Tim Beck (Independent)
 
0.1
 
96
Thomas Gibbons (R)
 
0.1
 
94
Sherry Mettler (Independent)
 
0.1
 
92
Image of Lady Donna Dutchess
Lady Donna Dutchess (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
87
Image of Robert Ornelas
Robert Ornelas (American Independent Party)
 
0.1
 
83
Ted Heintz (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
70
Silvio Pellegrini (Independent)
 
0.0
 
70
Karyn Griffin (Independent)
 
0.0
 
67
David Hughes (Independent)
 
0.0
 
54
Don Knight (Independent)
 
0.0
 
46
Jo Woodward (R)
 
0.0
 
44
Jason Williams (Independent)
 
0.0
 
37
Robert Brown (Independent)
 
0.0
 
36
Dennis Aguayo (Independent)
 
0.0
 
31
Image of William Hibler
William Hibler (Independent)
 
0.0
 
25
Bradley Welter (R)
 
0.0
 
24
David Thistle (Independent)
 
0.0
 
23
Brian Beal (Independent)
 
0.0
 
19
Mikel Melander (R)
 
0.0
 
17

Total votes: 161,428
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2020

See also: Alaska's At-Large Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Incumbent Don Young defeated Alyse Galvin and Gerald Heikes in the general election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Young
Don Young (R)
 
54.4
 
192,126
Image of Alyse Galvin
Alyse Galvin (Nonpartisan)
 
45.3
 
159,856
Gerald Heikes (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
1,183

Total votes: 353,165
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Republican primary election

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

Incumbent Don Young defeated Thomas Nelson and Gerald Heikes in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Young
Don Young
 
76.1
 
51,972
Thomas Nelson
 
18.1
 
12,344
Gerald Heikes
 
5.8
 
3,954

Total votes: 68,270
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Alyse Galvin defeated Ray Sean Tugatuk and William Hibler in the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alyse Galvin
Alyse Galvin
 
85.8
 
53,258
Ray Sean Tugatuk
 
7.8
 
4,858
Image of William Hibler
William Hibler
 
6.3
 
3,931

Total votes: 62,047
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2018

See also: Alaska's At-Large Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Incumbent Don Young defeated Alyse Galvin in the general election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Young
Don Young (R)
 
53.3
 
149,779
Image of Alyse Galvin
Alyse Galvin (D) Candidate Connection
 
46.7
 
131,199

Total votes: 280,978
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

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

Alyse Galvin defeated Dimitri Shein, Carol Hafner, and Christopher Cumings in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alyse Galvin
Alyse Galvin Candidate Connection
 
53.6
 
21,742
Image of Dimitri Shein
Dimitri Shein
 
23.3
 
9,434
Image of Carol Hafner
Carol Hafner
 
15.0
 
6,071
Christopher Cumings
 
8.1
 
3,304

Total votes: 40,551
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Republican primary election

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

Incumbent Don Young defeated Thomas Nelson and Jed Whittaker in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Young
Don Young
 
70.8
 
49,667
Thomas Nelson
 
15.6
 
10,913
Jed Whittaker
 
13.6
 
9,525

Total votes: 70,105
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Democratic-held U.S. House district that Trump won

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat in 2024 and won by Donald Trump in 2020

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2024 battleground elections

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Footnotes

  1. KTVF, "Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom drops out of race for U.S. House," August 23, 2024
  2. Newsweek, "Democrat Serving 20 Years in Prison Can Run for Congress, Court Decides," September 13, 2024
  3. DocumentCloud, "Alaska Democratic Party v. Beecher," September 10, 2024
  4. Facebook, "Nick Begich on July 13, 2023," accessed September 9, 2024
  5. YouTube, "Mary Peltola for Congress | Mary Peltola for Congress 2024," January 22, 2024
  6. A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
  7. These figures include the seat of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned on Nov. 13, 2024, after winning re-election.
  8. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  9. For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
  10. Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
  11. RV=Registered Voters
    LV=Likely Voters
  12. The sponsor is the person or group that funded all or part of the poll.
  13. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  14. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  15. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  16. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  17. OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
  18. OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
  19. National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
  20. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  21. Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023


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