2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

"John R. Cox" redirects here. For the actor born John Richard Cox Jr., see John Howard (American actor).

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 113th United States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. As is the case every twelve years in Alaska, this was the only statewide election contest in the state held in 2012. A primary election was held on August 28, 2012.^[1]

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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Nominee Don Young Sharon Cissna Jim McDermott Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 185,296 82,927 15,028 Percentage 63.9% 28.6% 5.2%

Results by state house district Young:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Cissna:      40–50%

Representative At-large before election Don Young Republican Elected Representative At-large Don Young Republican

Primary elections

Republican

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative^[2]

Eliminated in primary

For the actor born John Richard Cox Jr., see John Howard (American actor).

• John R. Cox, retired Navy officer and candidate for this seat in 2010^[3][4]
• Terre Gales, asset manager, former defense contractor, and Air Force veteran^[3][5]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Young (incumbent)	58,789	78.6
	Republican	John Cox	11,179	14.9
	Republican	Terre Gales	4,841	6.5
Total votes			74,809	100

ADL (Alaskan Independence–Democratic–Libertarian)

Democratic Candidates

Advanced to general

• Sharon Cissna, state representative^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Debra Chesnut, nurse and businesswoman^[3][4]
• Matt Moore, businessman and former candidate for the Alaska Legislature^[3][8]
• Doug Urquidi, Electrician candidate for Anchorage Assembly in 2011^[3][9][10]
• Frank J. Vondersaar, lawyer, engineer, perennial candidate and nominee for Senate in 2002^[3][4][11]

Libertarian Candidates

Advanced to general

• Jim C. McDermott, business professor^[3][4]

Primary results

ADL combined primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Cissna	16,329	42.8
	Democratic	Matt Moore	7,374	19.3
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	5,741	15.0
	Democratic	Debra Chesnut	5,626	14.7
	Democratic	Frank Vondersaar	2,085	5.5
	Democratic	Doug Urquidi	1,034	2.7
Total votes			38,189	100

Independents

• Ted Gianoutsos of Anchorage. Perennial candidate who filed by nominating petition to run as an independent (referred to as "Non-Affiliated" by the Alaska Division of Elections).^[12]
• Clinton Desjarlais of Anchorage. Non-affiliated write-in candidate^[12]
• Fletcher Fuller Jr. of Anchorage. Non-affiliated write-in candidate^[12]
• Sidney Hill of Palmer. Non-affiliated write-in candidate^[12]

General election

Endorsements

Don Young (R)

Organizations

• National Rifle Association of America^[13]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[15]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[16]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[17]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[18]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[19]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[20]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[21]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

2012 Alaska's at-large congressional district election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Don Young (incumbent)	185,296	63.9	−5.0
	Democratic	Sharon Cissna	82,927	28.6	−1.9
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	15,028	5.2	N/A
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	5,589	1.9	N/A
	Write-in		964	0.3	−0.2
Majority			102,369	35.3	−3.1
Total votes			289,804	100.0
	Republican hold