Since becoming a U.S. state in 1959, Alaska has been entitled to one member in the United States House of Representatives, elected in the state's sole,

at-large At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...

congressional district. By area, Alaska's congressional district is the largest congressional district in the United States, and is the second largest

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

represented by a single member in the world, behind only Nunavut's sole electoral district in Canada. On August 31, 2022,

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

Mary Peltola Mary Sattler Peltola (née Sattler; Yup'ik: Akalleq; formerly Kapsner; born August 31, 1973) is an American politician and former tribal judge serving as the U.S. representative from since September 2022. She previously served as a judge on th ...

defeated Republican former governor

Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin (; Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 R ...

in the special election to replace Don Young, who died on March 18. Peltola became the first Democrat elected to the House of Representatives from Alaska since

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

, and the first Alaskan Native to be elected to the United States House of Representatives in history. As of , the district is the most Republican-leaning congressional district represented by a Democrat, with a partisan lean of R+8.

History

The district was created when Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959. Alaska is still entitled to only one member in the House of Representatives.

Voter registration

Recent statewide election results

List of members representing the district

Electoral history

1958 to 2010

''Source: ''

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022 special

2022

Notes

References

* *
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
{{Coord, 64, N, 153, W, display=title

At-large At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...

At-large United States congressional districts Constituencies established in 1959 1959 establishments in Alaska Lists of Alaska politicians