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The2014 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 4, 2014, to elect theU.S. representative fromAlaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the114th United States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of aClass II U.S. Senator and theGovernor of Alaska, as well as other elections to theUnited States Senate in other states and elections to theUnited States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
IncumbentRepublican U.S. RepresentativeDon Young ran for re-election to a twenty-second term in office. He won the Republican primary and then defeatedDemocratic attorneyForrest Dunbar andLibertarian business professor Jim McDermott in the general election. Young was the only statewide official in Alaska who was re-elected in 2014, as Republican governorSean Parnell and Democratic U.S. SenatorMark Begich were both defeated by their respective challengers.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don Young | 79,393 | 74.29 | |
| Republican | John Cox | 14,497 | 13.57 | |
| Republican | David Seaward | 7,604 | 7.12 | |
| Republican | David Dohner | 5,373 | 5.03 | |
| Total votes | 106,867 | 100.00 | ||
Candidates from theAlaska Democratic Party,Alaska Libertarian Party andAlaskan Independence Party appear on the same ballot, with the highest-placed candidate from each party receiving that party's nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Forrest Dunbar | 38,735 | 63.19 | |
| Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 13,437 | 21.92 | |
| Democratic | Frank Vondersaar | 9,132 | 14.90 | |
| Total votes | 61,304 | 100.00 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[10] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[11] | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | Likely R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[13] | Likely R | November 4, 2014 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Don Young (R) | Forrest Dunbar (D) | Jim McDermott (L) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[14] | November 1–2, 2014 | 1,052 | ± 3% | 47% | 41% | 6% | 6% |
| Moore Information[15] | October 24–26, 2014 | 544 | – | 44% | 43% | 10% | 4% |
| Hellenthal & Associates[16] | October 15–21, 2014 | 403 | ± 4.88% | 52% | 35% | 6% | 7% |
| Public Policy Polling[17] | September 18–21, 2014 | 880 | ± 3.3% | 48% | 33% | 9% | 11% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Don Young (R) | Matt Moore (D) | Jim McDermott (L) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[18] | January 30–February 1, 2014 | 850 | ± 3.4% | 50% | 22% | 12% | 16% |
| Public Policy Polling[19] | July 25–28, 2013 | 890 | ± 3.3% | 56% | 28% | — | 16% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 142,572 | 50.97% | −12.97% | |
| Democratic | Forrest Dunbar | 114,602 | 40.97% | +12.36% | |
| Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 21,290 | 7.61% | +2.42% | |
| Write-in | 1,277 | 0.46% | +0.13% | ||
| Total votes | 279,741 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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