- Alaska's At-large congressional district
Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Alaska
district number = 1
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representative =Don Young
party = Republican
english area =663,267
metric area = 1,717,855
percent urban = 65.7
percent rural = 34.3
population = 626,932
population year = 2000
median income = 51,171
percent white = 67.6
percent black = 3.4
percent asian = 3.9
percent native american = 15.4
percent hispanic = 4.1
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar = 22.4
percent white collar = 60.5
percent gray collar = 17.1
cpvi = R+14Alaska's At-large congressional district comprises the entire state of
Alaska . ThisCongressional district has the largest area and lowest population density of any district in theUnited States . It has been represented by RepublicanDon Young since 1973.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 Valdezmayor John Devens nearly defeated him.George W. Bush received 61% of the vote in this district inUnited States presidential election, 2004 . However, allegations of corruption against Young have led Democrats to target this race in 2008.Representatives
Historical Elections
Election box begin
title=U.S. House election, 2002 : Alaska At Large DistrictElection box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate =Don Young
votes = 169,685
percentage = 74.51
change = +3.44Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate =Clifford Greene
votes = 39,357
percentage = 17.38
change = -4.98Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (US)
candidate =Russell DeForest
votes = 14,435
percentage = 6.34
change = +2.53Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate =Rob Clift
votes = 3,797
percentage = 1.67
change = -0.72Election box candidate
party = Write-in
candidate =
votes = 451
percentage = 0.20
change = +0.20Election box turnout
votes = 227,725
percentage =
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
swing = +4.21Election box begin
title=U.S. House election, 2004 : Alaska At Large DistrictElection box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate =Don Young
votes = 213,216
percentage = 71.07
change = - 3.44Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Thomas Higgins
votes = 67,074
percentage = 22.36
change = + 4.96Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (US)
candidate =Timothy Feller
votes = 11,434
percentage = 3.81
change = - 2.53Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate =Alvin Anders
votes = 7,157
percentage = 2.39
change = + 0.72Election box candidate
party = Write-in
candidate =
votes = 1,115
percentage = 0.37
change = + 0.17Election box turnout
votes = 299,996
percentage =
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
swing = - 3.44Election box begin
title=U.S. House election, 2006 : Alaska At Large DistrictElection box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate =Don Young
votes = 115,062
percentage = 56.64
change = - 14.43Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate =Diane Benson
votes = 81,408
percentage = 40.07
change = + 17.71Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Alexander Crawford
votes = 3,390
percentage = 1.67
change = - 0.72Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (US)
candidate =Eva Ince
votes = 1,437
percentage = 0.71
change = - 3.10Election box candidate
party = Write-in
candidate =
votes = 451
percentage = 0.22
change = - 0.15Election box turnout
votes = 203,157
percentage =
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
swing = - 14.43Sources
* [http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/02genr/data/results.htm Alaska Election Results 2002] , via www.gov.state.ak.us
* [http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/04genr/data/results.htm Alaska Election Results 2004] , via www.gov.state.ak.us
* [http://elect.alaska.net/data/results.htm Alaska Election Results 2006] , via www.gov.state.ak.us
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-AK-AL CQ Politics: District Detail: AK-AL]
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