| 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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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.
| Representative | Party | Term | Notes | |
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| District created January 3, 1959 | ||||
| Ralph J. Rivers | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – December 30, 1966 |
Lost re-election, then resigned | |
| Vacant | December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967 |
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| Howard W. Pollock | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 |
Retired | |
| Nick Begich | Democratic | January 3, 1971 – December 29, 1972 |
Died | |
| Vacant | December 29, 1972 – March 6, 1973 |
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| Don Young | Republican | March 6, 1973 – Present |
Incumbent | |
| Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Third party | Votes | Pct | Fourth Party | Votes | Pct | Fifth Party | Votes | Pct | Write-in votes[1] | Write-in % | |||||||
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| 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% |
Source: "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
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