Alaska's At-large congressional district

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Alaska's At-large congressional district

Alaska's At-large congressional district
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Current Representative Don Young (R–Fort Yukon)
Area 663,267 mi² (1,717,855 km²)
Distribution 65.7% urban, 34.3% rural
Population (2000) 626,932
Median income $51,171
Ethnicity 67.6% White, 3.4% Black, 3.9% Asian, 4.1% Hispanic, 15.4% Native American, 0.2% other
Occupation 22.4% blue collar, 60.5% white collar, 17.1% gray collar
Cook PVI R+13

Alaska's At-large Congressional District comprises the entire state of Alaska. This congressional district has the largest land area and lowest population density of any district in the United States. It is the second-largest parliamentary constituency in the world, behind only the Canadian territory of Nunavut.

The district/state is currently represented by Republican Don Young and has been since 1973.

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Election results

This district is normally considered safely Republican because no Democrat has been elected since 1972 and because incumbent Don Young hasn't faced a serious challenge since 1990 when he faced Mayor John Devens (D-Valdez), who was defeated by a comfortable margin. Although allegations of corruption against Young led Democrats to target this race in 2008, Young retained his seat.

List of representatives

See also: Alaska Territory's At-large congressional district.
Representative Party Term Notes
District created January 3, 1959
Ralph J. Rivers Democratic January 3, 1959 – December 30, 1966 Defeated & resigned
December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967
Howard W. Pollock Republican January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 Retired
Nick Begich Democratic January 3, 1971 – December 29, 1972 Died
December 29, 1972 – March 6, 1973
Don Young Republican March 6, 1973 – Current Incumbent

Historical elections

Year Republican Votes Pct Democratic Votes Pct Third party Votes Pct Fourth Party Votes Pct Fifth Party Votes Pct Write-in votes Write-in %
1958 Henry A. Benson 20,699 42.5% Ralph J. Rivers 27,948 57.5%
1960 R. L. Rettig 25,517 43.2% Ralph J. Rivers (inc.) 33,546 56.8%
1962 Lowell Thomas, Jr. 26,638 44% Ralph J. Rivers (inc.) 33,953 56%
1964 Lowell Thomas, Jr. 32,556 48.5% Ralph J. Rivers (inc.) 34,590 51.5%
1966 Howard W. Pollock 34,040 51.6% Ralph J. Rivers (inc.) 31,867 48.4%
1968 Howard W. Pollock (inc.) 43,577 54.2% N. J. Begich 36,785 45.8%
1970 Frank H. Murkowski 35,947 44.9% N. J. Begich 44,137 55.1%
1972 Don Young 41,750 43.8% N. J. Begich (inc.) 53,651 56.2%
1973 Don Young 35,044 51.4% Emil Notti 33,123 48.6%
1974 Don Young (inc.) 51,641 53.8% William L. Hensley 44,280 46.2%
1976 Don Young (inc.) 83,722 70.8% Eben Hopson 34,194 28.9% 292 0.2%
1978 Don Young (inc.) 68,811 55.4% Patrick Rodey 55,176 44.4% 200 0.2%
1980 Don Young (inc.) 114,089 73.8% Kevin Parnell 39,922 25.8% 607 0.4%
1982 Don Young (inc.) 128,274 70.8% Dave Carlson 52,011 28.7% 799 0.4%
1984 Don Young (inc.) 113,582 55% Pegge Begich 86,052 41.7% Betty Breck (I) 6,508 3.2% 295 0.1%
1986 Don Young (inc.) 101,799 56.5% Pegge Begich 74,053 41.1% Betty Breck (L) 4,182 2.3% 243 0.1%
1988 Don Young (inc.) 120,595 62.5% Peter Gruenstein 71,881 37.3% 479 0.2%
1990 Don Young (inc.) 99,003 51.7% John S. Devens 91,677 47.8% 967 0.5%
1992 Don Young (inc.) 111,849 46.8% John S. Devens 102,378 42.8% Michael States (AI) 15,049 6.3% Mike Milligan (G) 9,529 4% 311 0.1%
1994 Don Young (inc.) 118,537 56.9% Tony Smith 68,172 32.7% Joni Whitmore (G) 21,277 10.2% 254 0.1%
1996 Don Young (inc.) 138,834 59.4% Georgianna Lincoln 85,114 36.4% William J. Nemec II (AI) 5,017 2.1% John J. G. Grames (G) 4,513 1.9% 222 0.1%
1998 Don Young (inc.) 139,676 62.6% Jim Duncan 77,232 34.6% John J. G. Grames (G) 5,923 2.7% 469 0.2%
2000 Don Young (inc.) 190,862 69.6% Clifford Mark Greene 45,372 16.5% Anna C. Young (G) 22,440 8.2% Jim Dore (AI) 10,085 3.7% Leonard J. Karpinski (L) 4,802 1.8% 832 0.3%
2002 Don Young (inc.) 169,685 74.5% Clifford Mark Greene 39,357 17.3% Russell deForest (G) 14,435 6.3% Rob Clift (L) 3,797 1.7% 291 0.1%
2004 Don Young (inc.) 213,216 71.1% Thomas M. Higgins 67,074 22.4% Timothy A. Feller (G) 11,434 3.8% Alvin A. Anders (L) 7,157 2.4% 1,115 0.4%
2006 Don Young (inc.) 122,743 54.6% Diane E. Benson 93,879 41.8% Alexander Crawford (L) 4,029 1.8% Eva L. Ince (G) 1,819 0.8% William W. Ratigan (IN) 1,615 0.7% 560 0.2%
2008 Don Young (inc.) 158,939 50.1% Ethan Berkowitz 142,560 45% Don Wright (AIP) 14,274 4.5% 1,205 0.4%
2010 Don Young (inc.) 175,384 69% Harry Crawford 77,606 30.5% 1,345 0.5%

  1. ^ Prior to the 1976 election, official election returns released by the State of Alaska were typewritten rather than computer generated, and write-in votes were not included in published vote totals
Alaska's congressional districts
All districts: Territory At-large
See also: Alaska's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections
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Coordinates: 64°N 153°W / 64°N 153°W / 64; -153

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