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Alaska's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Alaska's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

D+60R+60D+30R+301976: R+41.919761978: R+11.019781980: R+48.019801982: R+42.119821998: R+28.019982000: R+53.020002002: R+57.220022004: R+48.720042006: R+16.620062008: R+5.220082010: R+38.420102012: R+35.320122014: R+10.020142016: R+14.320162018: R+6.620182020: R+9.12020
Alaska's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyShareMargin
2024 Nick Begich Republican 51.2% 2.5
2022 Mary S. Peltola Democratic 55.0% 9.9
2022 special Mary S. Peltola Democratic 51.5% 3.0
2020 Don Young Republican 54.4% 9.1
2018 Don Young Republican 53.1% 6.6
2016 Don Young Republican 50.3% 14.3
2014 Don Young Republican 51.0% 10.0
2012 Don Young Republican 63.9% 35.3
2010 Don Young Republican 69.0% 38.4
2008 Don Young Republican 50.1% 5.2
2006 Don Young Republican 56.6% 16.6
2004 Don Young Republican 71.1% 48.7
2002 Don Young Republican 74.5% 57.2
2000 Don Young Republican 69.6% 53.0
1998 Don Young Republican 62.6% 28.0
1982 Don Young Republican 70.8% 42.1
1980 Don Young Republican 73.8% 48.0
1978 Don Young Republican 55.4% 11.0
1976 Don Young Republican 70.8% 41.9

2024

ranked-choice round 3
CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Nick Begich WonREP164,86151.22%
Mary S. PeltolaDEM156,98548.78%
Total321,846
ranked-choice round 2
CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Nick Begich WonREP160,04448.77%
Mary S. PeltolaDEM154,26147.01%
John Wayne HoweAIP13,8714.23%
Total328,176
ranked-choice round 1
CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Nick Begich WonREP159,77748.49%
Mary S. PeltolaDEM152,94846.42%
John Wayne HoweAIP13,2104.01%
Eric HafnerDEM3,5581.08%
Total329,493

2022

ranked-choice round 3
CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Mary S. Peltola WonDEM137,26354.96%
Sarah PalinREP112,47145.04%
Total249,734
ranked-choice round 2
CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Mary S. Peltola WonDEM129,78649.22%
Sarah PalinREP69,39926.32%
Nick BegichREP64,49924.46%
Total263,684
ranked-choice round 1
CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Mary S. Peltola WonDEM128,75548.66%
Sarah PalinREP68,33025.83%
Nick BegichREP62,50523.62%
Chris ByeLIB4,9991.89%
Total264,589

2022 (special)

ranked-choice round 2
CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Mary S. Peltola WonDEM91,26651.48%
Sarah PalinREP86,02648.52%
Total177,292
ranked-choice round 1
CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Mary S. Peltola WonDEM75,79940.19%
Sarah PalinREP58,97331.27%
Nick BegichREP53,81028.53%
Total188,582

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Alaska's 1st congressional district?

Nick Begich won in 2024 by 2.5 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.