2018 United States House Of Representatives Election In Alaska
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the
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from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the
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. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, as well as
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to the
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and various state and
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.


Republican primary


Candidates


Declared

*Thomas "John" Nelson, businessman *Jed Whittaker *
Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for for ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative and
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Results


Democratic–Libertarian–Independence primary

Candidates from the
Alaska Democratic Party The Alaska Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Alaska, headquartered in Anchorage. It is one of two major parties in Alaska, alongside the Alaska Republican Party. The Democratic Party holds Alaska's at-large congressio ...
,
Alaska Libertarian Party The Libertarian Party of Alaska is the affiliate of the Libertarian Party (LP) in Alaska, headquartered in Anchorage. It is the third-largest active party in Alaska and has the highest percentage of registered Libertarians of any state. Since ...
and Alaskan Independence Party appear on the same ballot, with the highest-placed candidate from each party receiving that party's nomination.


Candidates


Declared

*Christopher C. Cumings, running as Non-partisan (N) *Alyse S. Galvin, running as Undeclared (U) *Carol "Kitty" Hafner, running as Democrat (D) *Dimitri Shein, running as Democrat (D)


Endorsements


Results


General election


Predictions


Endorsements


Polling


Results


Notes


References


External links


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