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Alaska's at-large congressional district
At-large U.S. House district for Alaska From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Since becoming a U.S. state in 1959, Alaska has been entitled to one member in the United States House of Representatives. The representative is elected at-large, because the state has only one congressional district, encompassing its entire territory. By area, Alaska's congressional district is the largest congressional district in the United States and the third-largest electoral district represented by a single member in the world, exceeded by the Yakutsk district in Russia and Nunavut in Canada.
On August 31, 2022, Democrat Mary Peltola defeated Republican former governor Sarah Palin in the special election to replace Don Young, who died on March 18 of the same year, was the longest serving Republican in the history of the House, and was the most notable person to represent the district. Peltola became the first Democrat elected to the House of Representatives from Alaska since 1972, and the first Alaska Native in history to be elected to the United States House of Representatives. Peltola was defeated by Nick Begich III in 2024.
It has a partisan lean of R+6.[5]
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History
The district was created when Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959. Given the growth of population across the nation, Alaska is still entitled to only one seat in the House of Representatives.
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Recent statewide election results
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Because Alaska has always had only one congressional district, these are the same as the presidential election results for the state.
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List of members representing the district
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Electoral history
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1958 to 2010
Source: "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
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Notes
- Includes overvotes, undervotes, and exhausted ballots where another candidate was not ranked.
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