United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2022

Elections in Alaska, 2022

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2022 U.S. House elections in Alaska
Primary elections:
Special U.S. House primary (June 11)
Regular U.S. House primary (Aug. 16)
General elections:
Special U.S. House general election (Aug. 16)
Regular U.S. House general election (Nov. 8)
Filing deadlines:
Special election: April 1
Regular election: June 1

Incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola (D) defeated Sarah Palin (R), Nicholas Begich III (R), and Chris Bye (L) in the general election for Alaska's at-large congressional district on November 8, 2022. Peltola, Begich, Palin, and Tara Sweeney (R) advanced from the August 16, 2022, top-four primary. Sweeney subsequently withdrew from the race, meaning Bye, the fifth-place finisher, advanced.

The Alaska Division of Elections released results on Nov. 23 that showed Peltola receiving 48.6% of first-choice votes, Palin second with 25.8% and Begich in third with 23.6%. After fourth-place finisher Bye's votes were redistributed among those voters' second choices, Peltola had received 49.2% of the vote. Begich was eliminated next and Peltola won re-election over Palin in the third and final round.

In the August special election, Peltola received 40% of the vote to Palin's 31% and Begich's 29% on the first round of tallying. After votes from those who ranked Begich as their first choice and someone else as a second choice were redistributed, Peltola defeated Palin, 51.5% to 48.5%.

Peltola (D) served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009 and was interim executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Peltola said, "To summarize our campaign in one sentence: I'm pro-jobs, pro-choice, pro-fish, and pro-family." Peltola said she was representing all Alaskans and working to advance bills Young supported.

Former Rep. Don Young (R), who'd held the office since 1973, died in March 2022. Before Peltola won the special general election for this district on August 16, 2022, voters last elected a Democrat to this seat—Nick Begich (D), grandfather of Nicholas Begich III (R)—in 1972. Peltola, Begich, and Palin all ran in the special election, which used ranked-choice voting (RCV). The regular election also used RCV. For more on the special election, click here.

Palin (R) served as governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009 and was John McCain's (R) vice presidential running mate in 2008. Palin campaigned on her previous experience in office and said she had the "grit to match anti-Alaskans like AOC, Pelosi, and Biden."

Begich (R) founded a technology development company and co-founded a company that invests in startups. He co-chaired the Alaska Republican Party Finance Committee and Young's 2020 re-election campaign. Begich said he'd make "the business case for Alaska" and that he would cut spending and control taxes.

Bye (L), an Army veteran and fishing guide, said in his response to Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, "I am running because both primary political parties have run this nation into the ground. They both have forsaken Freedom and Liberty by transitioning away from governance and towards activism and corporate protectionism." Read Bye's full survey here.

On October 21, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) endorsed Peltola. Former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Palin. Donald Trump (R) defeated Joe Biden (D) in Alaska—53.1% to 43%—in the 2020 presidential election. Begich and Palin had asked their supporters to rank themselves first and the other Republican candidate second on their ballots, saying the state needed a Republican U.S. representative.

The 2022 elections were the first to use the state's election system that voters approved via ballot measure in 2020, involving top-four primaries and RCV general elections. Click here to learn more about Alaska's election system.

Here is a timeline for each primary and general election held for this district in 2022:

June 11, 2022:

• Special primary election

Aug. 16, 2022:

• Special general election
• Regular primary election

Nov. 8, 2022:

• Regular general election

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Election News

• November 23, 2022: The Alaska Division of Elections released unofficial results from the last round of RCV voting. The results showed Peltola winning re-election with 54.94% of the vote to Palin's 45.06%. Begich was eliminated in the second round of RCV voting.

• November 18, 2022: The Alaska Division of Elections released result tallies of voters' first-choice candidates as of 6 p.m. local time. Those results had Peltola with 48.7%, Palin with 25.8%, Begich with 23.4% and Bye with 1.7%. According to the state division of elections, "Ranked Choice Voting results will not be available until November 23, 2022 once all eligible ballots are reviewed and counted."

• November 15, 2022: The Alaska Division of Elections released result tallies of voters' first-choice candidates as of 6 p.m. local time. Those results had Peltola with 48.1%, Palin with 26.1%, Begich with 23.8% and Bye with 1.7%.

• November 10, 2022: The Alaska Division of Elections released result tallies of voters' first-choice candidates as of 2 p.m. local time. Those results had Peltola with 47.3%, Palin with 26.6%, Begich with 24.2% and Bye with 1.7%.

• November 9, 2022: The Alaska Division of Elections released result tallies of voters' first-choice candidates as of 2 p.m. local time. Those results had Peltola with 47.2%, Palin with 26.6%, Begich with 24.2% and Bye with 1.7%.

Partisan Breakdown

Members of the U.S. House from Alaska -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2022	After the 2022 Election
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	0	0
Total		1	1

Candidates and election results

General election

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

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	55.0	137,263	7,477	Won (3)
		Sarah Palin	45.0	112,471	43,072	3
		Nicholas Begich	0.0	0	-64,499	3
		Chris Bye	0.0	0	0	2
		David Ambrose (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Joe Bredar (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	49.2	129,786	1,031	Won (3)
		Sarah Palin	26.3	69,399	1,069	3
		Nicholas Begich	24.5	64,499	1,994	3
		Chris Bye	0.0	0	-4,999	2
		David Ambrose (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Joe Bredar (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	48.7	128,755	0	Won (3)
		Sarah Palin	25.8	68,330	0	3
		Nicholas Begich	23.6	62,505	0	3
		Chris Bye	1.9	4,999	0	2
		David Ambrose (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Joe Bredar (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,589
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sherry Strizak (Independent)
• Tara Sweeney (R)

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 191,015
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Cropley (Independent)
• Julio Perez (R)
• Don Young (R)
• Shannon Evans (R)
• Christopher Constant (D)
• Al Gross (Independent)
• Adam Wool (D)
• Mike Milligan (D)
• Mikel Melander (R)
• William Hibler (Independent)
• Jeff Lowenfels (Independent)
• John B. Coghill (R)
• Josh Revak (R)

Sample ballot

The sample ballot below came from the Alaska Division of Elections website. This sample ballot includes only federal offices. Click here for sample ballots by state House district.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Alaska

Election information in Alaska: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 9, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 9, 2022
• Online: Oct. 9, 2022

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

N/A

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

• In-person: Oct. 29, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 29, 2022
• Online: Oct. 29, 2022

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

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 24, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

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?

N/A

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Mary Peltola

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

• U.S. House of Representatives, Alaska's At-Large District (Assumed office: 2022)
• Alaska House of Representatives, District 38 (1999-2009)
• Bethel City Council (2011-2013)

Biography:  Peltola attended the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Alaska. Peltola founded the lobbying firm Sattler Strategies and was manager of community development & sustainability at the mine Donlin Gold after her time in the state legislature. As of the special election, Peltola was interim executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.

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Key Messages

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

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Peltola said, "To summarize our campaign in one sentence: I'm pro-jobs, pro-choice, pro-fish, and pro-family."

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Peltola said on her campaign website she was "continuing Don Young's tradition as the Representative for ALL of Alaska by focusing on jobs and resource development" and working to advance bills that Young had supported, including the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

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Peltola said she was the only candidate "fighting for our right to choose," who was endorsed by unions, who "industry workers trust to keep Alaska open to development," "who owns 176 long guns and actually uses them," and "who supported Don [Young]’s last investment of infrastructure dollars in Alaska."

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Sources: Facebook, "Mary Peltola on September 13, 2022," accessed October 11, 2022; Mary Peltola's 2022 campaign website, "Why Mary," accessed October 11, 2022; YouTube, "Alaska U.S. House candidate forum October 10, 2022," October 10, 2022; YouTube, "Alaska U.S. House candidate forum October 10, 2022," October 10, 2022; LinkedIn, "Mary Sattler Peltola," accessed July 1, 2022; KTOO, "Former Y-K Delta lawmaker Mary Peltola is running for Alaska’s US House seat," April 11, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2022.

Nicholas Begich

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Begich received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor University and an M.B.A. from Indiana University Bloomington. Begich founded FarShore Partners, a technology development company, and co-founded Dashfire, which invests in startups. Begich completed a fellowship with the Club for Growth. He co-chaired the state GOP's Finance Committee and Rep. Don Young's 2020 re-election campaign.

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Key Messages

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Begich emphasized Alaska's natural resources, saying he believed in the "private sector potential of the state of Alaska" and said he would be a "strong advocate making the business case for Alaska."

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Begich asked supporters to rank Palin second on their ballots while criticizing her past TV appearances, saying Alaska voters were "looking for someone who’s serious about the state of Alaska. Not somebody who’s going to bring a James Brown impersonator from Chicago and do backflips on stage."

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Begich criticized Peltola for voting for the Inflation Reduction Act. Begich said his business background equipped him to help improve the economy. He said he would cut spending and control taxes.

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Sources: YouTube, "Alaska U.S. House candidate forum October 10, 2022," October 10, 2022, Anchorage Daily News, "Republican U.S. House candidates in Alaska continue to attack each other while urging voters to ‘rank the red,’" October 10, 2022; Facebook, "Nick Begich on October 10, 2022," accessed October 11, 2022; LinkedIn, "Nicholas Begich III," accessed July 1, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2022.

Sarah Palin

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

• Governor of Alaska (2006-2009)
• Mayor of Wasilla (1996-2002)
• Wasilla City Council (1992-1996)

Biography:  Palin received a bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho. Palin worked as a sports reporter for KTUU-TV and the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. Former Gov. Frank Murkowski (R) appointed Palin to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in 2003. Palin was the first female governor of Alaska. She was John McCain's vice presidential running mate in 2008. Palin published several books and starred in a reality TV show called Sarah Palin's Alaska.

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Key Messages

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Palin's campaign website said that, as governor, she took "meaningful steps toward energy independence, passing bipartisan ethics reform, and facilitating the biggest private sector infrastructure project in U.S. history. And while revitalizing public school funding and ensuring the state met its responsibilities to seniors and Alaska Native populations, Palin also beat the political ‘good ol’ boys club’ at their own game."

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Palin said it was important that a Republican represent Alaska in the U.S. House again. She criticized Begich for his ads opposing her but asked supporters to rank him second on their ballots.

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A campaign ad said Palin had the experience to represent Alaska and the "grit to match anti-Alaskans like AOC, Pelosi, and Biden."

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Sources: Sarah Palin's 2022 campaign website, "Home," accessed October 11, 2022; Facebook, "Sarah Palin on September 29, 2022," accessed October 11, 2022; Facebook, "Sarah Palin on October 3, 2022," accessed October 11, 2022; YouTube, "Alaska U.S. House candidate forum October 10, 2022," October 10, 2022; Iowa State University, "Sarah Palin," accessed July 1, 2022; Biography.com, "Sarah Palin," accessed July 1, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2022.

Chris Bye

Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am Chris Bye. I am a husband, father of 4 growing young adults, Combat Veteran, community volunteer, fishing guide, and typical Alaskan. I am running because both primary political parties have run this nation into the ground. They both have forsaken Freedom and Liberty by transitioning away from governance and towards activism and corporate protectionism. Both parties are to blame for the $30.5T national debt, 20-plus years of war, the nefarious Patriot Act (now renamed USA Freedom Act), countless mandates, and ever-growing regulations preventing growth and opportunities. I can no longer sit on the sideline and settle for the lesser of two evils. I firmly believe typical Alaskans, statewide, can make better decisions than professional and groomed politicians."

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Key Messages

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Nobody cares more for Alaska than Alaskans. Every two to four years Congressional and Presidential turmoil bent on activism rather than governance has a direct and detrimental effect here in Alaska where natural resource development is our foundational economic driver. Natural resource development sustains our education system, our medical system, some of our roads, and other pieces of our infrastructure. Clearly, there is a balance but the draconian one size fits all regulations often driven by activists, rather than the local citizenry, are oppressive and smothering our state’s potential. DC politicians driven by power and re-election desires fail to meet the needs of Alaskans statewide. Alaskans with help from the University Syste

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There are 36m acres owed to the people of Alaska still retained by the Federal Government. That land, the size of West Virginia and South Carolina combined represents opportunity for recent professionals graduating from the Alaska University System, in fact for all Alaskans and separating military service members. We have been a state since 1959 and yet we are still waiting on the turnover. Together with my first concern, Alaska can work on becoming self-sufficient with a sustainable natural resource development that is beholden to Alaskans. It will be my top goal to complete this 63-year promise. It’s Time Alaska.

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Fishery management has succumbed to the lust of the commercial industry at the expense of ALL ALASKANS. Salmon is a statewide issue and what happens in the oceans has upriver effects. The North Pacific Fishing Management Council develops regulations for the waters surrounding Alaska has failed Alaskans. Their regulations notoriously favor the commercial industry which has seats on the board. Washington and Oregon even have seats on this board. However communities such as Bethel, Galena, Fort Yukon, or Chitna are not represented at all, where the subsistence harvest for Salmon is extremely important to our way of life. We must get representation on the council making it repsonsive to our needs not the industry.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2022.

Lady Donna Dutchess

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am a 'sourdough' Alaskan and I have lived in Alaska with my family since 1985, with three adult sons and two pre-teen daughters. Furthermore, I am not a politician. I am an American who has had enough of our government's negligence and aim to permeate light upon the corruption that is going on in our state and nation currently. My message to Alaskans is this: “By the Grace of the Most High God, I wish you to know I hear & empathize with Alaskan families. I hear you and have experienced the injustices by our governments, same as you. I have been speaking with Alaskan families and individuals, that have joined social justice teams, searching for a means to be heard by a government that seems tone-deaf to the plight of our people and nation. This has motivated me to run for Congress to represent you, Alaskans. In the United States of America, it is your right to select a person, qualified per the law, to represent the Alaskan People, in order to help provide meaningful solutions and crisis mitigation for the sake of our citizens. I aim to do just that, one way or another.”"

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Homelessness: How precisely are the State and municipalities supposed to solve homelessness, when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a U.S. government agency "dedicated to making sure homeowners are treated fairly" by banks and mortgage service providers, are absent-mindedly providing no real help to homeowners who file complaints with the CFPB. Foreclosures by banks with unethical lending business practices provide a never ending stream of families (men, women, children) who end up homeless. This is completely unacceptable.

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Trafficking: The most vulnerable in our State and nation are often targeted for trafficking, therefore, I shall focus on the trafficking of children first. According to The National Foster Youth Institute (NFYI), over 60% of trafficked children have been involved in the Foster industry. That means over half of the children that have been or are still in foster housing are trafficked. This is completely unacceptable.

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Veterans: The VA's reputation is dismal in America and veterans are marginalized, ignored, dismissed by VA employees who are going through the motions of 'aiding' veterans, but in reality, just collecting their paychecks. It appears the VA is under the 80/20 rule, where 80% of the workload is shouldered by 20% of VA staff who does actually care. Likewise, the other 80% of VA staff are coordinating the paperwork shuffle or handing veterans off to the State of Alaska (SOA), Adult Protective Service (APS). This is completely unacceptable.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2022.

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Chris Bye (L)

Nobody cares more for Alaska than Alaskans. Every two to four years Congressional and Presidential turmoil bent on activism rather than governance has a direct and detrimental effect here in Alaska where natural resource development is our foundational economic driver. Natural resource development sustains our education system, our medical system, some of our roads, and other pieces of our infrastructure. Clearly, there is a balance but the draconian one size fits all regulations often driven by activists, rather than the local citizenry, are oppressive and smothering our state’s potential. DC politicians driven by power and re-election desires fail to meet the needs of Alaskans statewide. Alaskans with help from the University Syste

There are 36m acres owed to the people of Alaska still retained by the Federal Government. That land, the size of West Virginia and South Carolina combined represents opportunity for recent professionals graduating from the Alaska University System, in fact for all Alaskans and separating military service members. We have been a state since 1959 and yet we are still waiting on the turnover. Together with my first concern, Alaska can work on becoming self-sufficient with a sustainable natural resource development that is beholden to Alaskans. It will be my top goal to complete this 63-year promise. It’s Time Alaska.

Fishery management has succumbed to the lust of the commercial industry at the expense of ALL ALASKANS. Salmon is a statewide issue and what happens in the oceans has upriver effects. The North Pacific Fishing Management Council develops regulations for the waters surrounding Alaska has failed Alaskans. Their regulations notoriously favor the commercial industry which has seats on the board. Washington and Oregon even have seats on this board. However communities such as Bethel, Galena, Fort Yukon, or Chitna are not represented at all, where the subsistence harvest for Salmon is extremely important to our way of life. We must get representation on the council making it repsonsive to our needs not the industry.

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

Homelessness: How precisely are the State and municipalities supposed to solve homelessness, when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a U.S. government agency "dedicated to making sure homeowners are treated fairly" by banks and mortgage service providers, are absent-mindedly providing no real help to homeowners who file complaints with the CFPB. Foreclosures by banks with unethical lending business practices provide a never ending stream of families (men, women, children) who end up homeless. This is completely unacceptable.

Trafficking: The most vulnerable in our State and nation are often targeted for trafficking, therefore, I shall focus on the trafficking of children first. According to The National Foster Youth Institute (NFYI), over 60% of trafficked children have been involved in the Foster industry. That means over half of the children that have been or are still in foster housing are trafficked. This is completely unacceptable.

Veterans: The VA's reputation is dismal in America and veterans are marginalized, ignored, dismissed by VA employees who are going through the motions of 'aiding' veterans, but in reality, just collecting their paychecks. It appears the VA is under the 80/20 rule, where 80% of the workload is shouldered by 20% of VA staff who does actually care. Likewise, the other 80% of VA staff are coordinating the paperwork shuffle or handing veterans off to the State of Alaska (SOA), Adult Protective Service (APS). This is completely unacceptable.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Chris Bye (L)

1) When we resound to voting for the establishment party picks, hold our noses and choose the lesser of two evils we get the disaster we call DC. Corporate bailouts, Military boondoggles, $30.5T of debt, secret courts… Both parties got us here with help from us, weak-minded voters who refused to see the historical facts. I am as guilty as the next on this.

We often see the slogan Home of the Free because of the Brave. We attribute this to Military Service Members and First Responders. I would ask that you rethink this. We are free because voters bravely vote. I do not care how you voted in the past; I care about your future vote. That vote represents freedom and future opportunity. Please vote. It’s Time Alaska. 2) Energy Policy. We have been given a false premise that America cannot have a diverse Energy Policy; it’s either Big Oil/Fossil Fuels or renewables. The truth is that we need both plus nuclear, hydrogen, and any other energy source. Diversity is the key to a sustainable and strong energy policy. Deregulation allows for increased development. Allow Alaskans to determine the pathway forward. Together with professionals being created at our trade schools, union facilities, and Universities we can bring sustainability and efficient methods of energy development to the market. It’s Time Alaska.

3) Balanced Budget. Congress will continue to enslave current and future generations without concern, that $30.5T of debt was created by both parties.

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

I am personally passionate about energy and environment policy. Based on my observations regarding energy sufficiency, we appear to be in a type of energy crisis in our search for clean energy. By this, I mean we appear to be unable to mitigate our energy industry effectively, while also being conscious of the environmental impacts we as consumers create. On one hand, the pressure is to maintain the status quo so that it does not impact jobs and profit. On the other hand, the pressure is to find clean ways to maintain our energy consumption without destroying the environment, while creating jobs. With the ingenuity of human innovations, it does not seem reasonable that we have not collectively come up with a viable source of clean energy, harnessing either the sun, wind, water, and/or earth power responsibly. Pollutants in our environment from irresponsible energy corporations eventually end up in our food chain. Factoring in the 'domino effect', those pollutants eventually are ingested by our families that, over time, impact our health. This is completely unacceptable. I will target and support innovating clean energy technology (that has been 'shelved' in lieu of traditional profits), undeveloped patented technology, and entrepreneurship of small energy research companies. I will target large corporations that knowingly put toxins, poisons, and carcinogenic materials into our environment.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Chris Bye (L)

This list is long. Let's take the top four.

1) There is a long list of Warriors I have had the pleasure of serving with. Some were higher ranking and some lower Enlisted. They all had one thing in common: to serve each other regardless of the hardships and trials. While I hated being a pawn for the Republicans and Democrats, my time served at home station and deployed really pushed my desire to serve everyone.

2) My Mexican-Texan Grandfather, Theodoro Fierros. This Korean War Combat Veteran decorated twice for valor laid down the pathway that discrimination is not an excuse for not doing one's duty honorably. Grandpa rarely talked about Korea but occasionally while fishing he would tell me stories of brave Korean teenagers as young as 12 hauling ammunition and fighting alongside him and his fellow Soldiers. Being one of few non-white Soldiers, Grandpa put up with crap only to show those weak-minded individuals he would surpass their expectations continuously. Whether as an Army Boxer or an Air Force NCO training future Officers or as a mentor at Church, Grandpa served his community until the day he passed away. I'll never forget his accented voice, "Mi hijo, dos cervazas por favor".

3) Ron Paul. His book "Liberty Defined" changed the way I look at political parties. I encourage everyone to read this book. Add in Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell, two diverse thinkers who came to the same conclusion that decisions made by a centralized government power will always turn out poorly for almost everyone. Local Control/Local Accountability

4) There was a man who lived many centuries ago and told us to love everyone. Everyone- not just the ones we agree with or the ones we liked. Love everyone including our enemies and those that hate us. He did not promise it would be easy nor always fruitful but that it was necessary. It wasn't an edict for the government but for each one of us. It wasn't a mandate, it was careful mentorship.

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

I look up to and follow the Most High God. Since I was not born into a specific family religion, I enjoy exercising my American religious freedom by examining the avenues of available faiths; from Judaism, Islam, Christianity, to Shamanism, Buddhism, Scientology, and more. I have witnessed for myself the religious traditions that are passed down from grandparent to parent to child. It is written in many religious scriptures that it is the Divine Spirit that brings an individual to the love, knowledge, faith, and guidance of the Supreme Being or Divine God. For my personal path in life, with the assistance of the Divine Spirit, I have made a final decision on who it is I call my God. It is the Most High God, my Father in Heaven, to whom I place my worship and faith in. For me, the Most High God is the One who is at a level like none other. I believe that only the Most High God is the Keeper of Time and Hearts. Religious freedom in America means that each citizen has the right to choose who they place, or do not place, their faith in. I believe this right should not be infringed upon. No one selects the Time of their birth, nor do they select the Time of their death, as these are universal mysteries. It is only when we exhale our last breath, do we all find out if our choice religion, revealed by our conduct and words, will withstand eternity. There was a time in my life many years ago that reaching out to the Most High God was last on my list. Currently, after so many decades of training, guiding and correction, I am finally at that point in my Path that the Most High God is first on my list. One of the lessons that made a huge impression on me was when the Most High God brought me to Matthew 7: 22 & 23. Then, I had understanding of what I was witnessing around me in America. It was the lessons of Jonah, Sodom, and Gomorrah that taught me how to Respectfully Petition the Divine Court of the Most High God to render Judgement and I agree with that judgement. So Be It.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

I am a grandmother, a mother, a daughter, a granddaughter, a healer, an empath, a warrior, and a friend. My Calling is to Permeate Light into the Darkness, by which ever means avail itself to me. I am transformation manifested. I am who I am. Furthermore, I am not obligated, and ​I live as I am drawn ​by the Divine Light of the Most High God. You Will Know Me By The Fruit I Bare & the Kindness I Share. My Conscience is clear. If conflict does not come to me, I will not seek out conflict. However, if conflict comes to me, I will not be afraid either. Managing Life is all about finding appropriate ways to eliminate conflicts that come one's way. If you're always worried or frightened, there is no Joy in Living.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

Empathy, Responsibility, Accountability, and Tenacity.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

I call it like I see it and will pursue justice till the very end, regardless of the status quo. Some opponents will throw accusations, saying I have an 'axe to grind'. Not true. For Alaskan families and for Justice, I am 'sharpening my sword'.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

Core Responsibility is to the People. Elected officials should stand their ground and be there, actively working for the people of their state and nation.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Chris Bye (L)

John Lennon was shot in NYC on Dec 8 1980 shot by Mark Chapman. I was 6 years old. I recall the radio station and the TV stations playing Imagine, Revolution, Dear Prudence, and a litany of other John Lennon and Beatles recordings.

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

There are so many worldly religions out there, they promote 'their way' to God and faith. As an American, I was not raised in a specific religion or faith, and it appeared to me that there was conflict among the many religions. During my early twenties, I found myself in a situation and felt that only 'God' could help me. However, I was not sure who to pray to and which 'God' was the right one. So I prayed to the 'God of Truth'. I acknowledged that I did not know who God was, and asked for guidance in my life. After I prayed, the 'Hand of the Most High God' appeared and comforted me in a way that surpasses logical understanding. This historic moment started me on my journey toward seeking, learning, and understanding the Most High God.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Chris Bye (L)

Worked at a pizza joint at night and life-guarded during the day. Worked both for over a year before moving on to other jobs.

The waitresses, cooks, and pizzeria owner taught me a tremendous amount about treating everyone with dignity and respect. More importantly, they instilled a workplace team environment that I carried into my 20-year military career.

Life-guarding was my first step in helping folks where they were; whether it was teaching folks how to swim, dealing with fights, or dealing with local thugs. So while at night I had workplace teamwork drilled into me during the day I watched over 50 plus kids and parents at a local pool.

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

My very first job was working for the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, on a summer teen job camp program when I was 15. With other teenagers around Alaska, we stayed at Twin Bears Camp for the summer, and during the work week, traveled around Alaska building trails, planting trees, cleaning up camp sites and more.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. There is a very powerful message to humanity both in the words themselves and what one can gleam reading between the lines of this book.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

Myself as the Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

Our God

Is an awesome God, he reigns From heaven above With wisdom, power, and love

Our God is an awesome

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

The U.S. House of Representatives possess the unique quality to initiate bills for raising revenue and to impeach officials.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

No. As an American citizen, I used to think that it was beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics. I no longer believe that, as it appears that these experienced government officials and politicians are tone-deaf to the plight of the American citizens who are struggling daily in this country. It appears that the representatives feel so entitled to their elected positions and subsequent wealth, that they are completely ignoring the state of our nation, which is in clear distress. I used to believe our elected officials knew what they are doing. Like many Americans, I gave these experienced elected officials, via my votes, the benefit of the doubt, hoping they will do what needs to be done to set our nation on a clear, healthy, and beneficial course for our people, regardless of race, religion, education, gender, and more. Since these experienced officials have become a government clique answering only to themselves, I have decided to enter the political fray, to see what can be done to course correct our current direction, so that our people truly have the opportunity for life, liberty, health, and the pursuit of happiness.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

The United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade will be to clean up government corruption, address the plight of the people who are clearly struggling due to government negligence, and establish trust internationally with foreign governments.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

Agriculture; Appropriations; Armed Services; Budget; Energy; Ethics; Financial Services; Foreign Affairs; Homeland Security; Permanent Committee on Intelligence; Committee on the Climate Crisis; Committee on the Modernization of Congress; Judiciary; Natural Resources; Oversight and Government Reform; Rules;Veterans’ Affairs; Transportation and Infrastructure; Joint Committee on Taxation, and Ways and Means.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

Yes

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

There are too many to select just one story from Alaska residents. I aim to mitigate and address homelessness as it is tied to non-judicial foreclosures; veterans who are not being taken care of by the VA; the trafficked children who are abused due to the foster industry; and the impact on our environment due to our energy issues.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

Compromise is necessary to a point. Unfortunately, it appears that the USA has compromised so much that our nation is clearly in a vulnerable state, and therefore, is in a weakened state open to misuse by citizens and attack by foreign governments focused on subduing America.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan)

I think an audit is in order prior to raising new bills for revenue.

Campaign advertisements

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Mary Peltola

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Nick Begich

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Sarah Palin

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Chris Bye

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Election competitiveness

Polls

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Race ratings

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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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Alaska's At-large Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Toss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Lean Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Toss-up
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic
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Endorsements

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• Mary Peltola
• Nick Begich
• Sarah Palin

Election spending

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. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Mary Peltola	Democratic Party	$7,751,293	$7,060,033	$691,260	As of December 31, 2022
Nicholas Begich	Republican Party	$1,640,060	$1,598,826	$41,234	As of December 31, 2022
Sarah Palin	Republican Party	$1,971,161	$1,924,781	$46,380	As of December 31, 2022
Tara Sweeney	Republican Party	$332,195	$332,195	$0	As of November 8, 2022
Chris Bye	Libertarian Party	$8,019	$3,940	$4,218	As of December 8, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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.

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.

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
FEC - Peltola FEC - Begich FEC- Palin FEC - Bye	Open Secrets - Alaska's at-large House election, 2022 FEC - Alaska's at-large House election, 2022

District analysis

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• District map - An interactive map of the district including cities and towns.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Because Alaska only has one district, it did not change as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

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

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Alaska in 2022. Information below was calculated on August 11, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Twenty-two candidates filed to run in Alaska's At-Large U.S. House district, a decade-high. The candidates who filed included nine Republicans, one Democrat, nine independents, and three third-party candidates. The 22 candidates who ran this year were 16 more than the six candidates who ran in 2020 and 15 more than the seven who ran in 2018.

Because it only had one U.S. House seat, Alaska did not need to redistrict after the 2020 census. Alaska’s At-Large seat was open for the first time since 1970. Incumbent Rep. Don Young (R), who represented the district for 49 years, passed away in March. A special election to replace Young took place on August 16, concurrently with the regular election primary.

This was the first regular election primary to take place using Alaska’s top-four primary system. Under this 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.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

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

Heading into the 2022 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 165th 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 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
43.0%	53.1%

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

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Alaska and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Alaska
	Alaska	United States
Population	710,231	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	571,019	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	64.6%	72.5%
Black/African American	3.3%	12.7%
Asian	6.2%	5.5%
Native American	14.9%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.2%
Other (single race)	1.5%	4.9%
Multiple	8.2%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	7%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	92.8%	88%
College graduation rate	29.6%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$77,640	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	10.7%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Alaska's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Alaska, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	1	1
Republican	2	0	2
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 November 2022.

State executive officials in Alaska, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Mike Dunleavy
Lieutenant Governor	Kevin Meyer
Attorney General	Treg Taylor

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Alaska State Legislature as of November 2022.

Alaska State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	7
	Republican Party	13
	Vacancies	0
Total		20

Alaska House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	15
	Republican Party	21
	Independent	3
	Nonpartisan	1
	Vacancies	0
Total		40

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Alaska was a divided government, with Republicans controlling the state senate and governorship and a split house. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Alaska Party Control: 1992-2022
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
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
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
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

Election context

Ballot access

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District history

2020

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2020

United States House election in Alaska, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)

United States House election in Alaska, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)

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
✔		Don Young (R)	54.4	192,126
		Alyse Galvin (Nonpartisan)	45.3	159,856
	Submit photo	Gerald Heikes (R) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,183

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas Lamb (Nonpartisan)

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
✔		Don Young	76.1	51,972
	Submit photo	Thomas Nelson	18.1	12,344
	Submit photo	Gerald Heikes	5.8	3,954

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Arianna Cocallas (R)

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
✔		Alyse Galvin	85.8	53,258
	Submit photo	Ray Sean Tugatuk	7.8	4,858
		William Hibler	6.3	3,931

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔		Don Young (R)	53.3	149,779
		Alyse Galvin (D)	46.7	131,199

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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
✔		Alyse Galvin	53.6	21,742
		Dimitri Shein	23.3	9,434
		Carol Hafner	15.0	6,071
	Submit photo	Christopher Cumings	8.1	3,304

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,551
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Greg Fitch (D)

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
✔		Don Young	70.8	49,667
	Submit photo	Thomas Nelson	15.6	10,913
	Submit photo	Jed Whittaker	13.6	9,525

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,105
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2016

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Don Young (R) defeated Steve Lindbeck (D), Jim McDermott (L), Bernie Souphanavong (I), and Stephen Wright (R Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Young defeated Gerald Heikes, Jesse Tingley, and Stephen Wright in the Republican primary, while Lindbeck defeated William Hibler and Lynette Hinz to win the Democratic nomination. Jim McDermott defeated Jon Briggs Watts in the Libertarian primary. The primary elections took place on August 16, 2016.

U.S. House, Alaska's At-Large District General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Don Young Incumbent	50.3%	155,088
	Democratic	Steve Lindbeck	36%	111,019
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	10.3%	31,770
	Independent	Bernie Souphanavong	3%	9,093
	N/A	Write-in	0.4%	1,228
Total Votes				308,198
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

U.S. House, Alaska At-Large District Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Don Young Incumbent	71.5%	38,998
Stephen Wright	18.7%	10,189
Gerald Heikes	5.2%	2,817
Jesse Tingley	4.6%	2,524
Total Votes		54,528
Source: Alaska Division of Elections

U.S. House, Alaska At-Large District Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Lindbeck	67.9%	17,009
Lynette Hinz	20.5%	5,130
William Hibler	11.6%	2,918
Total Votes		25,057
Source: Alaska Division of Elections

U.S. House, Alaska At-Large District Libertarian Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim McDermott	71.4%	3,960
Jon Briggs Watts	28.6%	1,583
Total Votes		5,543
Source: Alaska Division of Elections

2014

See also: Alaska's At-Large Congressional District elections, 2014

Alaska's At-Large Congressional District held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Don Young (R) defeated Forrest Dunbar (D) and Jim McDermott (L) in the general election.

General election

U.S. House, Alaska's At-Large District General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Don Young Incumbent	51%	142,572
	Democratic	Forrest Dunbar	41%	114,602
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	7.6%	21,290
	N/A	Write-in	0.5%	1,277
Total Votes				279,741
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, Alaska's At-Large District Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Forrest Dunbar	80.9%	38,735
Frank Vondersaar	19.1%	9,132
Total Votes		47,867
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

U.S. House, Alaska's At-Large District Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Don Young Incumbent	74.3%	79,393
John Cox	13.6%	14,497
David Seaward	7.1%	7,604
David Dohner	5%	5,373
Total Votes		106,867
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Alaska's top-four primary/ranked-choice voting general election system

See also: Alaska Ballot Measure 2, Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting and Campaign Finance Laws Initiative (2020)

In 2020, voters in Alaska passed Ballot Measure 2 in a 50.55%-49.45% vote. The measure established open top-four primaries for state executive, state legislative, and congressional offices and ranked-choice voting for general elections, including presidential elections. As a result, the 2022 special and regular U.S. House elections were conducted as follows.

In each race, all primary candidates ran in a single primary election, regardless of the candidate's party affiliation. The four candidates that received the most votes advanced to the general election. As of 2022, California and Washington used a top-two system for primaries.

At the general election, voters used ranked-choice voting. They could rank the four candidates that advanced from their top-four primaries. A candidate needed a simple majority of the vote (50%+1) to be declared the winner of an election. Under this system, if no candidate wins a simple majority of the vote, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. People who voted for that candidate as their first choice have their votes redistributed to their second choice. The tabulation process continues until there are two candidates remaining, and the candidate with the greatest number of votes wins.

Ranked-choice voting in the U.S.

History of RCV in the states

As of 2022, voters had decided on four ranked-choice voting ballot measures in three states—Alaska, Maine, and Massachusetts.

Maine (2016, 2018)

In 2016, Maine became the first state to pass an RCV ballot measure, Maine Question 5, which established the voting system for congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative primary and general elections.

Legislators passed a bill to repeal Question 5, but the initiative's backers brought the legislation to a public vote through the veto referendum process in 2018. Voters approved Question 1, upholding RCV in Maine.

The Maine State Legislature expanded RCV to presidential elections in 2020. Opponents petitioned a referendum to repeal the legislation but fell about 1,000 signatures short of the requirement.

Massachusetts (2020)

Voters in Massachusetts defeated an RCV ballot initiative in 2020 with 54.8% of the vote. Like Maine Question 5, Massachusetts Question 2 would have established RCV for primary and general elections.

Alaska (2020)

Alaska Measure 2 passed with 50.6% of the vote. Measure 2 was different than Maine's or Massachusetts' RCV initiatives in that primary elections would not use RCV. Instead, Measure 2 replaced partisan primaries with open top-four primaries for state executive, state legislative, and congressional offices. Under Measure 2, voters then use RCV to rank the four candidates at the general election.

State and local use

As of September 2025, ranked-choice voting is used in some states and localities across the United States. See the map, tables, and list below for further details. The numbers below do not include states where RCV is used by a political party for partisan primaries, or where military/UOCAVA voters use ranked ballots for runoff elections. For more information on these uses of RCV, see the table beneath the map below.

If you know of any additional U.S. localities using RCV that should be included here, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.

• RCV used statewide: Three states use RCV statewide. Alaska and Maine use RCV in some federal and statewide elections, while Hawaii uses it for certain statewide elections.
• RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities: Fourteen states contain localities that either use or are scheduled to begin using RCV in municipal elections.
• RCV prohibited: Seventeen states have adopted law prohibiting the use of RCV in any elections.
• No laws addressing RCV, not in use: Twenty-two states have no laws addressing RCV, and neither the state nor any localities in the state use it.

The map below shows which states use ranked-choice voting statewide or in some localities as of September 2025. It also shows the states where RCV is either prohibited or not addressed in the law. It does not show states where RCV is used by a political party for partisan primaries, or where military/UOCAVA voters use ranked ballots for runoff elections. See the table beneath the map for details on these uses of RCV.

The table below summarizes the use of ranked-choice voting in the U.S. by state as of September 2025.

Ranked-choice voting usage in U.S. states and localities

State	RCV use	Details	State law
Alabama	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2024	Alabama Code § 11-46-10, Alabama Code § 17-1-6
Alaska	RCV used statewide	RCV has been authorized for federal and certain statewide elections since 2020 and used since 2022. RCV was used for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in this state.	Alaska Statutes § 15-15-350
Arizona	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
Arkansas	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2025	Arkansas Code § 7-1-116
California	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following seven localities: Albany, Berkeley, Eureka, Oakland, Palm Desert, San Francisco, and San Leandro. RCV is also authorized in the following two localities: Ojai (scheduled for use in 2024) and Redondo Beach (scheduled for use in 2025). Cal. Government Code § 24206 also permits Santa Clara County to use RCV	California Government Code § 24206
Colorado	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following four localities: Basalt, Boulder, Broomfield, and Carbondale. RCV is also authorized in the following locality: Fort Collins (scheduled for use in 2025) Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-7-118 permits certain municipalities to use RCV for local elections.	Colorado Revised Statutes § 1-7-118.
Connecticut	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
Delaware	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following locality: Arden
Florida	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2022, blocking its adoption in the following locality: Sarasota	Florida Statutes § 101.019
Georgia	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections	Military/UOCAVA voters use ranked ballots when voting in runoff elections.
Hawaii	RCV used statewide	RCV has been authorized statewide for certain federal and local elections since 2022 and used since 2023. RCV was used for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in this state.	Hawaii Revised Statutes § 11-100
Idaho	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2023	Idaho Statutes § 34-903B
Illinois	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is authorized in the following localities: Evanston (scheduled for use in 2025), Skokie (scheduled for use in 2026), Springfield (only used by overseas absentee voters in local elections)
Indiana	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
Iowa	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2025	Iowa Code § 49.93
Kansas	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2025. RCV was used for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in this state
Kentucky	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2024	Kentucky Revised Statutes § 117.147
Louisiana	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2024	Louisiana Revised Statutes § 18:404
Maine	RCV used statewide	RCV has been authorized for federal and statewide elections since 2016 and used since 2018. Maine has also authorized RCV for all municipal election and it is currently used for these elections in the following localities: Portland, and Westbrook	30-A Maine Revised Statutes § 2528, sub-§ 10
Maryland	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following locality: Tacoma Park
Massachusetts	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following two localities: Cambridge and Easthampton. Cambridge holds the record for the longest continuous use of RCV in the U.S. (1941-present). RCV is also authorized in the following locality: Amherst (schedule for use is uncertain)
Michigan	No laws addressing RCV, not in use	RCV has been approved, but is not used, in the following localities: Ann Arbor, Ferndale, Kalamazoo, East Lansing, and Royal Oak. Although Michigan does not explicitly prohibit the use of RCV, state election laws prevent the implementation of RCV.
Minnesota	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following five localities: Bloomington, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, and St. Paul. RCV was also used in the following locality, but it is no longer in use: Hopkins
Mississippi	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2024	Mississippi Code § 23-15-893
Missouri	RCV prohibited	Missouri voters approved Amendment 7 on November 5, 2024. The constitutional amendment prohibited ranked-choice voting, among other changes to the state's election laws	Article VIII, § 3 of the Missouri Constitution
Montana	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2023	Montana Code Annotated § 13-1-125
Nebraska	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
Nevada	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections	RCV was used for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in this state
New Hampshire	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
New Jersey	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
New Mexico	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following two localities: Las Cruces and Santa Fe	New Mexico Annotated Statutes § 1-22-16
New York	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following locality: New York City
North Carolina	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
North Dakota	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2025	North Dakota Century Code § 16.1-01
Ohio	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
Oklahoma	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2024	Oklahoma Statutes § 26-1-112
Oregon	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following locality: Benton County and Corvallis. RCV is also authorized in the following two localities: Multnomah County (scheduled for use in 2026) and Portland (scheduled for use in 2024)
Pennsylvania	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
Rhode Island	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
South Carolina	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections	Military/UOCAVA voters use ranked ballots when voting in runoff elections
South Dakota	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2023	South Dakota Codified Laws § 12-1-9.1.
Tennessee	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2022, blocking its adoption in the following locality: Memphis	Tennessee Code § 2-8-117
Texas	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
Utah	RCV is used in the following 12 localities as of 2025: Genola, Heber, Kearns, Lehi, Magna, Midvale, Millcreek, Payson, Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Vineyard, and Woodland Hills. The state adopted a pilot program allowing RCV in 2018. The program expires after the 2025 election.		Utah Code § 20A-4-603
Vermont	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is used in the following locality: Burlington
Virginia	RCV authorized by state law, but not in use	All localities in Virginia have been authorized to use RCV since 2021. RCV is used for a partisan primary in the following locality: Arlington	Code of Virginia § 24.2-673.1
Washington	RCV used (or scheduled for use) in some localities	RCV is authorized in the following locality: Seattle (scheduled for use in 2027)
West Virginia	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2025	West Virginia Code § 3-1-52.
Wisconsin	No state laws addressing RCV, not in use for general elections
Wyoming	RCV prohibited	RCV was banned by legislation in 2025	Wyoming Code § 22-2-117

2022 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This election was a battleground race. Other 2022 battleground elections included:

• Iowa Auditor election, 2022
• Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
• Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2022
• United States Senate election in Georgia, 2022 (May 24 Republican primary)
• United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022

See also

Alaska	2022 primaries	2022 U.S. Congress elections
Alaska congressional delegation Voting in Alaska Alaska elections: 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018	Democratic primary battlegrounds Republican primary battlegrounds U.S. Senate Democratic primaries U.S. Senate Republican primaries U.S. House Democratic primaries U.S. House Republican primaries	U.S. Congress elections U.S. Senate elections U.S. House elections Special elections Ballot access

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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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