Alaska's at-large congressional district


Since becoming a U.S. state in 1959, Alaska has been entitled to one member in the United States House of Representatives, elected in the state's sole, at-large congressional district.
On March 6, 1973, Republican Don Young was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently, he is up for reelection in 2020.
By area, Alaska's congressional district is the largest congressional district in the United States, and is the second largest electoral district in the world, behind only Nunavut, Canada. The second largest congressional district is Montana's at-large congressional district. However, it is less than a quarter of the size of Alaska.

History

The district was created when Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959, to elect Alaska's single member of Congress. Since then, Alaska has had a single congressional district.

Voter registration

Presidential Elections results

Election results from presidential races:
YearOfficeResults
1960PresidentRichard Nixon 51% - John F. Kennedy 49%
1964PresidentLyndon B. Johnson 66% - Barry Goldwater 34%
1968PresidentRichard Nixon 45% - Hubert Humphrey 43%
1972PresidentRichard Nixon 58% - George McGovern 35%
1976PresidentGerald Ford 58% - Jimmy Carter 36%
1980PresidentRonald Reagan 54% - Jimmy Carter 26%
1984PresidentRonald Reagan 67% - Walter Mondale 30%
1988PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush 60% - Michael Dukakis 36%
1992PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush 39% - Bill Clinton 30%
1996PresidentBob Dole 51% - Bill Clinton 33%
2000PresidentGeorge W. Bush 59% - Al Gore 28%
2004PresidentGeorge W. Bush 61% - John Kerry 36%
2008PresidentJohn McCain 59% - Barack Obama 38%
2012PresidentMitt Romney 55% - Barack Obama 41%
2016PresidentDonald Trump 51% - Hillary Clinton 37%

List of members representing the district

Election results

This district is normally considered safely Republican because no Democrat has been elected since 1972 and because incumbent Don Young has rarely faced a serious challenge since 1992 when he beat Mayor John Devens by 4%. Although allegations of corruption against Young led Democrats to target this seat in 2008, Young retained his seat.

1958 to 2004

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2006 election

2008 election

2010 election

2012 election

2014 election

2016 election

2018 election