United States House of Representatives special election in Alaska, 2022
- Election date: August 16
- Registration deadline(s): July 17
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting: Aug. 1-15[1]
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Mary Peltola (D) won the special election to fill Alaska's At-Large Congressional District in the U.S. House on August 16, 2022.[2] Sarah Palin (R) and Nicholas Begich III (R) also ran. Al Gross (I) advanced from the June 11 top-four primary, but he withdrew from the race on June 20.[3]
This election used ranked-choice voting (RCV). In the final round of tabulation, Peltola had 51.5% of the vote to Palin's 48.5%.
Begich was eliminated in the first round of RCV tabulation as the third-place candidate with 53,810 votes; 27,053 of those votes were transferred to Palin, as those voters ranked her as their next choice, and 15,467 votes were transferred to Peltola. The remainder of those ballots were either exhausted (11,243), including those on which voters hadn't ranked another candidate who was still in the running after Begich, or overvotes (47), meaning voters assigned the same ranking to different candidates.[4]
See the official RCV report from the Alaska Division of Elections below. Click here to learn more about Alaska's voting system, which voters approved via ballot measure in 2020.
Former Rep. Don Young (R) died on March 18, 2022.[5] Young served since 1973 after winning a special election to succeed Democratic Rep. Nick Begich Sr.—Begich III's grandfather.[6]
Peltola served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009 and was interim executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission as of the special election.[7] Peltola said she was a "[p]roven legislative leader and coalition builder." She emphasized her background in fishing and made marine resource management a key campaign issue. Peltola also highlighted that she is an Alaska Native woman and said, "Our elected officials have not been representative of our state."[8]
Begich 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 entered the regular U.S. House primary election before Young's death.[9][10] Begich campaigned on his business background, saying he could "make the business case for Alaska effectively down in D.C."
Palin served as governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009 and was John McCain's (R) vice presidential running mate in 2008.[11] Palin campaigned on her record as governor, which she said included taking "meaningful steps toward energy independence, passing bipartisan ethics reform, and facilitating the biggest private sector infrastructure project in U.S. history." Palin said after Young's death, "As I’ve watched the far left destroy the country, I knew I had to step up and join the fight."[12]
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The Alaska Republican Party and primary candidate John Coghill (R) endorsed Begich.[13][14] Former President Donald Trump (R) backed Palin.[15] Five primary candidates endorsed Peltola: independents Gross[16] and Santa Claus and Democrats Christopher Constant, Mike Milligan, and Emil Notti.[3][17][18]
The special election was one of two elections, alongside the regularly scheduled election, for Alaska's at-large House district in 2022. Here is a timeline for each primary and general election in 2022:
June 11, 2022:
Aug. 16, 2022:
Nov. 8, 2022:
As of October 16, 2025, 17 special elections have been called during the 117th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 116th Congress, 50 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.
Election news
This section includes a timeline of events leading up to the election.
Candidates and election results
Note: The state did not release vote totals for individual write-in candidates. Certified write-in candidates are listed below without vote totals.
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.
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Total votes: 188,582 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Al Gross (Independent)
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Sarah Palin (R) | 27.0 | 43,601 |
| ✔ |  | Nicholas Begich (R) | 19.1 | 30,861 |
| ✔ |  | Al Gross (Independent) | 12.6 | 20,392 |
| ✔ |  | Mary Peltola (D) | 10.1 | 16,265 |
 | Tara Sweeney (R) | 5.9 | 9,560 | |
 | Santa Claus (Independent) | 4.7 | 7,625 | |
 | Christopher Constant (D) | 3.9 | 6,224 | |
 | Jeff Lowenfels (Independent) | 3.7 | 5,994 | |
 | John B. Coghill (R) | 2.4 | 3,842 | |
 | Josh Revak (R) | 2.3 | 3,785 | |
| Andrew Halcro (Independent) | 1.9 | 3,013 | ||
 | Adam Wool (D) | 1.7 | 2,730 | |
| Emil Notti (D) | 1.1 | 1,777 | ||
 | Chris Bye (L) | 0.6 | 1,049 | |
| Mike Milligan (D) | 0.4 | 608 | ||
 | John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party) | 0.2 | 380 | |
| Laurel Foster (Independent) | 0.2 | 338 | ||
 | Stephen Wright (R) | 0.2 | 332 | |
| Jay Armstrong (R) | 0.2 | 286 | ||
 | J.R. Myers (L) | 0.2 | 285 | |
 | Gregg Brelsford (Independent) | 0.2 | 284 | |
| Ernest Thomas (D) | 0.1 | 199 | ||
 | Robert Lyons (R) | 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 | ||
 | Arlene Carle (Independent) | 0.1 | 107 | |
| Tim Beck (Independent) | 0.1 | 96 | ||
| Thomas Gibbons (R) | 0.1 | 94 | ||
| Sherry Mettler (Independent) | 0.1 | 92 | ||
 | Lady Donna Dutchess (Independent) | 0.1 | 87 | |
 | Robert Ornelas (American Independent Party) | 0.1 | 83 | |
| Ted Heintz (L) | 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 | ||
 | 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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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jesse Sumner (R)
- Breck Craig (Independent)
- Richard Morris (Independent)
Official RCV results report
The following official RCV report is from the Alaska Division of Elections.[31]
Sample ballot
The following sample ballot is from the Alaska Division of Elections.[32]
Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- 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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Sources: Mary Peltola's 2022 campaign website, "Why Mary," accessed July 1, 2022; Facebook, "Mary Peltola for Alaska - TV Ad," May 9, 2022; Mary Peltola's 2022 campaign website, "Trawler Statement," accessed July 1, 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.
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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Sources: Facebook, "Nick Begich Radio Ad," May 6, 2022; The Washington Post, "Palin outpaced her rivals in the primary. Now she faces new challenges," June 22, 2022; Twitter, "Nick Begich on May 6, 2022," accessed July 1, 2022; Anchorage Daily News, "Palin, Begich, Gross and Peltola are early frontrunners in Alaska’s special U.S. House primary," June 12, 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.
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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Sources: Sarah Palin's 2022 campaign website, "Home," accessed July 1, 2022; Sarah Palin's 2022 campaign website, "STATEMENT BY SARAH PALIN FOLLOWING SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION," June 11, 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.
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."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2022.
Party: Independent
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.”"
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alaska At-large District in 2022.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Chris Bye (L)
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 (Independent)
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.
Chris Bye (L)
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 (Independent)
Chris Bye (L)
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 (Independent)
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Chris Bye (L)
Lady Donna Dutchess (Independent)
Chris Bye (L)
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 (Independent)
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Is an awesome God, he reigns From heaven above With wisdom, power, and love Our God is an awesome
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Campaign advertisements
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Nick Begich
| July 20, 2022 |
| July 3, 2022 |
| May 10, 2022 |
Sarah Palin
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Mary Peltola
| May 25, 2022 |
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Debates and forums
This section includes links to debates, forums, and other similar events where multiple candidates in this race participated. If you are aware of any debates or forums that should be included, please email us.
August 1 forum
On August 1, 2022, Juneau radio station KINY hosted a forum with Begich, Palin, and Peltola.[24]
Click on the links below for summaries of the event:
June 27 forum
On June 27, 2022, Begich, Palin, and Peltola participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce.[27]
June 26 forum
On June 26, 2022, Begich, Palin, and Peltola participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Alaska Black Caucus.[28]
Questionnaires
- The Anchorage Daily News published Q&A responses from Begich and Peltola on August 7, 2022. Click here to read their responses.
Noteworthy endorsements
This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.
Note: Gross endorsed Tara Sweeney along with Mary Peltola when he withdrew, before the state supreme court ruled that Sweeney could not advance to the general election.
Election competitiveness
Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[33] 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."[34] 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.
The following poll asked respondents to rank their choices.
| Alaska Survey Research RCV poll (July 2-5, 2022) | |||||||||||||
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| Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | |||||||||||
| Begich | 31% | 57% | |||||||||||
| Peltola | 40% | 43% | |||||||||||
| Palin | 29% | ||||||||||||
| • Poll link • Respondents: 1,201 LV[35] • MOE: +/- 2.9 | |||||||||||||
General election 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.[36]
- 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.[37][38][39]
This section was last updated July 7, 2022
- The Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
- Inside Elections: Likely Republican
- Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican
Election spending
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[40] 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.[41] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| 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 |
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| Christopher Constant | Democratic Party | $164,197 | $159,542 | $4,655 | As of June 30, 2022 |
| Mike Milligan | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Emil Notti | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Mary Peltola | Democratic Party | $379,088 | $254,299 | $124,789 | As of July 27, 2022 |
| Ernest Thomas | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Adam Wool | Democratic Party | $16,217 | $16,217 | $0 | As of July 15, 2022 |
| Jay Armstrong | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Nicholas Begich | Republican Party | $1,326,926 | $671,505 | $655,421 | As of July 27, 2022 |
| John Callahan | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| John B. Coghill | Republican Party | $26,425 | $26,425 | $0 | As of August 13, 2022 |
| Otto Florschutz | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Thomas Gibbons | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Robert Lyons | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Mikel Melander | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Sarah Palin | Republican Party | $1,073,839 | $966,291 | $107,548 | As of July 27, 2022 |
| Josh Revak | Republican Party | $121,666 | $121,576 | $90 | As of June 30, 2022 |
| Maxwell Sumner | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Tara Sweeney | Republican Party | $295,152 | $249,386 | $45,766 | As of July 27, 2022 |
| Richard Trotter | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Bradley Welter | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jo Woodward | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Stephen Wright | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| John Howe | Alaskan Independence Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Robert Ornelas | American Independent Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Chris Bye | Libertarian Party | $5,276 | $2,055 | $3,512 | As of July 27, 2022 |
| Ted Heintz | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| J.R. Myers | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Dennis Aguayo | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Brian Beal | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Tim Beck | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Gregg Brelsford | Independent | $43,827 | $28,842 | $14,985 | As of July 27, 2022 |
| Robert Brown | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Arlene Carle | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Santa Claus | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Lady Donna Dutchess | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Laurel Foster | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Karyn Griffin | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Al Gross | Independent | $707,344 | $696,168 | $11,176 | As of July 27, 2022 |
| Andrew Halcro | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| William Hibler | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| David Hughes | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Don Knight | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jeff Lowenfels | Independent | $153,293 | $89,003 | $14,809 | As of June 30, 2022 |
| Anne McCabe | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Sherry Mettler | Independent | $8,350 | $8,309 | $41 | As of July 27, 2022 |
| Silvio Pellegrini | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Sherry Strizak | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| David Thistle | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jason Williams | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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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).
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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.[42][43]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[44]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
| By candidate | By election |
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- Americans for Prosperity Action had spent $773,002 supporting Nick Begich as of August 12, 2022.[45]
- Protect Freedom PAC spent $298,125 supporting Sarah Palin as of August 12, 2022.[45]
Noteworthy events
Gross withdraws, three advance from primary
Third-place special primary election finisher Al Gross withdrew from the race on June 20.[46] Gross said, "There are two outstanding Alaska Native women in this race who would both serve our state well, and I encourage my supporters to stay engaged and consider giving their first-place vote to whichever of them best matches their own values."[47] Gross' campaign said he was referring to Peltola and Tara Sweeney (R).[48]
On June 21, Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai said that Sweeney, the fifth-place finisher, would not advance to the special general election because Gross' withdrawal took place fewer than 64 days before the election and that "[a]ny party that disagrees with these decisions should file suit immediately."[49]
Three registered voters sued Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer (R), Fenumiai, and the Division of Elections on June 23, arguing that the 64-day withdrawal timeline didn't apply to special elections and that Sweeney should be placed on the special general election ballot.[50] On June 25, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that Sweeney would not appear on the ballot.[29]
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.[51] 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.[51]
District Analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- 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
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
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.[52]
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
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Donald Trump
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| Lieutenant Governor | Kevin Meyer
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| Attorney General | Treg Taylor
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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 |
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| 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 |
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.[53]
- 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.[54]
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.
| 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 five localities: Basalt, Boulder, Broomfield, Carbondale, and Fort Collins. 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) |
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| 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. |
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| 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) |
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| 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:
- Alabama Secretary of State election, 2022 (June 21 Republican primary runoff)
- Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Republican primary)
- New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2022
- New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2022
See also
- Special elections to the 117th United States Congress (2021-2022)
- Alaska’s At-large Congressional District election, 2022 (August 16 top-four primary)
- Alaska’s At-large Congressional District special election, 2022 (June 11 top-four primary)
- United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2022
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "EARLY & ABSENTEE IN-PERSON VOTING LOCATIONS," accessed August 5, 2022
- ↑ New York Times, "Alaska At-Large Congressional District Special Election Results," accessed August 31, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Alaska Public Media, "Gross, a top four candidate for US House, calls it quits," June 20, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Terms and Definitions," accessed September 7, 2022
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young has died at age 88," accessed March 18, 2022
- ↑ Begich Sr.'s plane went missing while he was in office in 1972. Politico, "Democrat Peltola beats Palin in Alaska special election upset," August 31, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mary Sattler Peltola," accessed June 27, 2022
- ↑ Mary Peltola's 2022 campaign website, "Why Mary," accessed July 15, 2022
- ↑ Nick Begich's 2022 campaign website, "Meet Nick Begich," accessed June 27, 2022
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Begich Announces US House Bid: 'Alaska Needs New Energy,'" October 28, 2021
- ↑ Sarah Palin's 2022 campaign website, "Her Story," accessed June 27, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "Sarah Palin announces run for Congress," April 1, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Public Media, "Alaska Republican Party endorses Nick Begich III for US House," April 22, 2022
- ↑ John Coghill's 2022 campaign website, "Home," June 20, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "Trump endorses Palin in Alaska House special election," April 3, 2022
- ↑ Gross also endorsed Tara Sweeney (R), but the state supreme court ruled she could not advance to the general election.
- ↑ Twitter, "Santa Claus on June 25, 2022," accessed July 7, 2022
- ↑ Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "U.S. House candidate gets early endorsements from the competition," updated June 22, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Public Media, "Sweeney files as official write-in candidate in special US House race," August 12, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2022 SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE," accessed August 15, 2022
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Candidate Q&As: Compare the candidates in Alaska’s special U.S. House election," August 7, 2022
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Alaska - House District 00," accessed August 12, 2022
- ↑ Sarah Palin's 2022 campaign website, "SARAH PALIN VOWS TO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN CPAC SPEECH," August 5, 2022
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 YouTube, "Congressional Candidate Forum - 08.01.22 - KINY," August 1, 2022
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Alaska - House District 00," accessed July 20, 2022
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Thousands gather in Anchorage for Trump rally," July 10, 2022
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Anchorage Daily News, "Watch: Candidate forum with the 3 U.S. House hopefuls in Alaska’s special election," June 29, 2022
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Alaska Black Caucus, "Alaska Congressional Special Election Candidate Forum," June 26, 2022
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska Supreme Court ruling keeps Tara Sweeney off U.S. House special election ballot," accessed June 25, 2022
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "Notes on the State of Politics: June 22, 2022," June 22, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "RCV Tabulation, Official Results," accessed September 7, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Sample Ballots," accessed July 8, 2022
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ RV=Registered Voters
LV=Likely Voters - ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Open Secrets, "Alaska District 01 2022 Race," August 12, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Public Media, "Gross, a top four candidate for US House, calls it quits," June 20, 2022
- ↑ Twitter, "Anchorage Daily News on June 20, 2022," accessed June 21, 2022
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Independent Al Gross says he's ending Alaska House bid," June 21, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Public Media, "Alaska elections official says 5th place finisher can’t fill vacancy on US House ballot. Sweeney campaign disagrees," June 21, 2022
- ↑ Associated Press, "Lawsuit says Sweeney should advance in Alaska US House race," June 24, 2022
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 Alaska Division of Elections, "Alaska's Better Elections Initiative," accessed January 6, 2020
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center, "Where is RCV Used," accessed January 17, 2023
- ↑ Michigan is included in this category despite numerous local jurisdictions approving the use of RCV. Although Michigan does not explicitly prohibit the use of RCV, state election laws prevent the implementation of RCV. One jurisdiction in the state, Eastpointe, did use RCV between 2019-2023 as a result of federal enforcement under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The jurisdictions of Ann Arbor, Ferndale, Kalamazoo, East Lansing, and Royal Oak have all authorized the use of RCV and plan to begin using the election method if legislation providing the state's authorization is signed into law.
