Alaska's At-large congressional district

Alaska's At-large congressional district comprises the entire state of Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. This congressional district has the largest land area and lowest population density of any district in the United States

United States

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. It is the second-largest parliamentary constituency in the world, behind only the Canadian

Canada

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territory of Nunavut

Nunavut (electoral district)

Nunavut is a federal electoral district in Nunavut, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Nunatsiaq, its predecessor that covered the same area, was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1979...

.

The district/state is currently represented by Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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Don Young

Donald Edwin "Don" Young is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1973. He is a member of the Republican Party.Young is the 6th most senior U.S. Representative and the 2nd most senior Republican Representative, as well as the 2nd most senior Republican in Congress as a whole...

and has been since 1973.

Election results

This district is normally considered safely Republican

Republican Party (United States)

because no Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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has been elected since 1972 and because incumbent

Incumbent

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Don Young

hasn't faced a serious challenge since 1990 when he faced Mayor

Mayor

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John Devens (D-Valdez

Valdez, Alaska

Valdez is a city in Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 4,020. The city is one of the most important ports in Alaska. The port of Valdez was named in 1790 after the Spanish naval officer Antonio Valdés y...

), who was defeated by a comfortable margin. Although allegations of corruption against Young led Democrats to target this race in 2008

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2008

The 2008 congressional election in Alaska was held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Alaska in the United States House of Representatives. Alaska has one seat in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census...

, Young retained his seat.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term	Notes
District created January 3, 1959
Ralph J. Rivers Ralph Julian Rivers Ralph Julian Rivers was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alaska.-Biography:Born in Seattle, Washington, Rivers attended grammar school in Flat, Alaska, and Franklin High School in Seattle. He worked as a gold miner in Flat from 1921 to 1923, and then earned an LL.B. from the University of...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1959 – December 30, 1966	Lost re-election, then resigned
Vacant		December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967
Howard W. Pollock Howard Wallace Pollock Howard Wallace Pollock was an American politician and Republican Representative from Alaska.Pollock was born in Chicago and went to school in Perkinston, Mississippi. He studied law at the University of Santa Clara in California and at the University of Houston, Texas, and then did some...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	Retired
Nick Begich Nick Begich Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Begich, Sr. was a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives from Alaska. He disappeared in a plane crash in Alaska in 1972. His son Mark Begich is currently the junior U.S...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1971 – December 29, 1972	Died
Vacant		December 29, 1972 – March 6, 1973
Don Young Don Young Donald Edwin "Don" Young is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1973. He is a member of the Republican Party.Young is the 6th most senior U.S. Representative and the 2nd most senior Republican Representative, as well as the 2nd most senior Republican in Congress as a whole...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 6, 1973 – Present	Incumbent

Historical elections

Year	Votes	Votes	Third party	Votes	Fourth Party	Votes	Fifth Party	Votes	Write-in votes
1958	20,699	27,948
1960	25,517	33,546
1962	26,638	33,953
1964	32,556	34,590
1966	34,040	31,867
1968	43,577	36,785
1970	35,947	44,137
1972	41,750	53,651
1973	35,044	33,123
1974	51,641	44,280
1976	83,722	34,194							292
1978	68,811	55,176							200
1980	114,089	39,922							607
1982	128,274	52,011							799
1984	113,582	86,052		6,508					295
1986	101,799	74,053		4,182					243
1988	120,595	71,881							479
1990	99,003	91,677							967
1992	111,849	102,378	(AI Alaskan Independence Party The Alaskan Independence Party is a political party in the U.S. state of Alaska that advocates an in-state referendum which includes the option of Alaska becoming an independent country... )	15,049	(G Green Party (United States) The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties... )	9,529			311
1994	118,537	68,172	(G)	21,277					254
1996	138,834	85,114	(AI)	5,017	(G)	4,513			222
1998	139,676	77,232	(G)	5,923					469
2000	190,862	45,372	(G)	22,440	(AI)	10,085		4,802	832
2002	169,685	39,357	(G)	14,435		3,797			291
2004	213,216	67,074	(G)	11,434		7,157			1,115
2006	122,743	93,879		4,029	(G)	1,819	(IN)	1,615	560
2008	158,939	142,560	(AIP)	14,274					1,205
2010	175,384	77,606							1,345

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