Alaska's At-large congressional district

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Alaska's At-large congressional district comprises the entire state of Alaska. This Congressional district has the largest area and lowest population density of any district in the nation. It has been represented by Republican Don Young since 1973.

Representatives

• January 3, 1959 – December 30, 1966: Ralph Julian Rivers [1] (Democrat)
• January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971: Howard Wallace Pollock [2] (Republican)
• January 3, 1971 – October 16, 1972: Nicholas Joseph Begich [3] (Democrat)
• March 6, 1973 – : Donald Edwin Young [4] (Republican)

Election results

Year	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1958 (86th Congress)	Ralph Julian Rivers	D	27,948	57.5
	Henry A. Benson	R	20,699	42.5
1960 (87th Congress)	Ralph Julian Rivers	D	33,546	56.8
	R.L. (Ron) Rettig	R	25,517	43.2
1962 (88th Congress)	Ralph Julian Rivers	D	33,953	56.0
	Lowell Thomas Jr.	R	26,638	44.0
1964 (89th Congress)	Ralph Julian Rivers	D	34,590	51.5
	Lowell Thomas Jr.	R	32,556	48.5
1966 (90th Congress)	Howard Wallace Pollock	R	34,040	51.6
	Ralph Julian Rivers	D	31,867	48.4
1968 (91st Congress)	Howard Wallace Pollock	R	43,577	54.2
	Nick Begich	D	36,785	45.8
1970 (92nd Congress)	Nick Begich	D	44,137	55.1
	Frank Murkowski	R	35,947	44.9
1972 (93rd Congress)	Nick Begich	D	53,651	56.2
	Don Young	R	41,750	43.8
March 6, 1973 (93rd Congress) Special election	Donald E. Young	R	35,044	51.4
	Emil Notti	D	33,123	48.6
1974 (94th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	51,641	53.8
	William L. Hensley	D	44,280	46.2
1976 (95th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	83,722	70.8
	Eben Hopson	D	34,194	28.9
	Write-in		292	0.2
1978 (96th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	68,811	55.4
	Patrick Rodey	D	55,176	44.4
	Write-in		200	0.2
1980 (97th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	114,089	73.8
	Kevin "Pat" Parnell	D	39,922	25.8
	Write-in		607	0.4
1982 (98th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	128,274	70.8
	Dave Carlson	D	52,011	28.7
	Write-in		799	0.4
1984 (99th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	113,582	55.0
	Pegge Begich	D	86,052	41.7
	Betty Breck	I	6,508	3.2
	Write-in		295	0.1
1986 (100th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	101,799	56.5
	Pegge Begich	D	74,053	41.1
	Betty (Belle Blue) Breck	L	4,182	2.3
	Write-in		243	0.1
1988 (101st Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	120,595	62.5
	Peter Gruenstein	D	71,881	37.3
	Write-in		479	0.2
1990 (102nd Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	99,003	51.7
	Peter Gruenstein	D	91,677	47.8
	Write-in		967	0.5
1992 (103rd Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	111,849	46.8
	John Devens	D	102,378	42.8
	Michael States	AL I	15,049	6.3
	Mike Milligan	G	9,529	4.0
	Write-in		311	0.1
1994 (104th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	118,537	56.9
	Tony Smith	D	68,172	32.7
	Jonni Whitmore	G	21,277	10.2
	Write-in		254	0.1
1996 (105th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	138,834	59.4
	Georgianna "Georg" Lincoln	D	85,114	36.4
	William J. Nemec II	AL I	5,017	2.1
	John J. G. "Jonny" Grames	G	4,513	1.9
	Write-in		222	0.1
1998 (106th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	139,676	62.6
	Jim Duncan	D	77,232	34.6
	John J.G. "Johnny" Grames	G	5,923	2.7
	Write-in		469	0.2
2000 (107th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	190,862	69.6
	Clifford Mark Greene	D	45,372	16.5
	Anna C. Young	G	22,440	8.2
	Jim Dore	AL I	10,085	3.7
	Leonard J. "Len" Karpinski	L	4,802	1.8
	Write-in		832	0.3
2002 (108th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	169,685	74.5
	Clifford Greene	D	39,957	17.5
	Russell deForest	G	14,435	6.3
	Rob Clift	L	3,797	1.7
	Write-in		451	0.2
2004 (109th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	213,216	71.1
	Thomas M. Higgins	D	67,074	22.4
	Timothy A. Feller	G	11,434	3.8
	Alvin A. Anders	L	7,157	2.4
	Write-in		1,115	0.4
2006 (110th Congress)	Donald E. Young	R	132,743	56.6
	Diane E. Benson	D	93,879	40.0
	Alexander Crawford	L	4,029	1.7
	Eva L. Ince	G	1,819	0.8
	William Ratigan	I	1,615	0.7
	Write-in		560	0.2

Sources

• Statistics of elections compiled by the Clerk to the House of Representatives
• State of Alaska Division of Elections