The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the

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from Alaska's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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and various state and

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. This was Don Young’s last reelection as he died in office on March 18, 2022. As of 2022, this is the last election in which a Republican won Alaska's only congressional district. Also, it was the last Alaska congressional election conducted by

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Background

The incumbent in this election was Republican

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, who was re-elected with 53.1% of the vote in

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, in what was one of the closest elections of his long career. Young was the longest-tenured member of the U.S. House of Representatives, having been first elected in a 1973 special election. He served on several committees including as a ranking member of a House Natural Resources subcommittee. In 2019, Young introduced 37 bills, four of which made it out of committee. Challenging Young was independent candidate Alyse Galvin. Galvin is a small business owner, former teacher, and founder of the non-profit Great Alaska Schools. Galvin has never held public office. Galvin's platform focused on addressing climate change, increasing funding for public schools, and lowering health care costs. Galvin ran as an independent and also received the Democratic Party nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Gerald L. Heikes * Thomas "John" Nelson, businessman and candidate for this seat in

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Alyse Galvin (Independent), public education advocate and nominee for Alaska's at-large congressional district in

* Bill Hibler (Democratic), candidate for Alaska's at-large congressional district in

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* Ray Sean Tugatuk (Democratic)

Endorsements

Results

Independents

Withdrawn

* Thomas Lamb

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

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Alyse Galvin (I) for Congress

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