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. 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 will be the only statewide election contest held amongst this year's elections. A

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was held on August 28, 2012.

Primary elections

Republican

* John R. Cox of Anchor Point. Retired Navy officer who previously ran for this seat in 2010. * Terre Gales of Eagle River. Asset manager, former defense contractor, and Air Force veteran. *

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, incumbent ;Primary results

ADL (Alaskan Independence–Democratic–Libertarian)

Democratic

* Debra Chesnut of

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. Nurse and businesswoman. *

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* Matt Moore of

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. Businessman and former candidate for the Alaska Legislature. * Doug Urquidi of Eagle River. Electrician who ran unsuccessfully in 2011 for an Eagle River-based seat on the

Assembly. * Frank J. Vondersaar of Homer. Lawyer, engineer, and perennial candidate who has run for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate from Alaska numerous times. Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate

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Libertarian

* Jim C. McDermott of Fairbanks. Business professor. ;Primary results

General election

Candidates

* Sharon Cissna (D), state representative * Jim McDermott (L), business professor * Don Young (R), incumbent U.S. Representative * 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). * Clinton Desjarlais of Anchorage. Non-affiliated write-in candidate * Fletcher Fuller Jr. of Anchorage. Non-affiliated write-in candidate * Sidney Hill of Palmer. Non-affiliated write-in candidate

Results

References

External links

Division of Elections
at Alaska Government

at OurCampaigns.com
United States House of Representatives elections in Alaska, 2012
at

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