The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the

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, who will represent the state of Alaska in the

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. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial

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. As is the case every twelve years in Alaska, this will be the only statewide election contest held amongst this year's elections. A primary election was held on August 28, 2012.

Primary elections

Republican

* John R. Cox of

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. Retired

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officer who previously ran for this seat in 2010. * Terre Gales of Eagle River. Asset manager, former defense contractor, and

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veteran. * Don Young,

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;Primary results

ADL (Alaskan Independence–Democratic–Libertarian)

Democratic

* Debra Chesnut of Fairbanks. Nurse and businesswoman. *

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, state Representative * Matt Moore of Anchorage. Businessman and former candidate for the

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. * Doug Urquidi of Eagle River.

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who ran unsuccessfully in 2011 for an Eagle River-based seat on the Anchorage

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. * Frank J. Vondersaar of

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. Lawyer, engineer, and

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who has run for the U.S. House and

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from Alaska numerous times. Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2002.

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

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(referred to as "Non-Affiliated" by the Alaska Division of Elections). * Clinton Desjarlais of Anchorage. Non-affiliated

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* Fletcher Fuller Jr. of Anchorage. Non-affiliated write-in candidate * Sidney Hill of

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. 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 Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions
at

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Outside spending
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