The2024 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of theUnited States House of Representatives to represent thestate ofAlaska from itsat-large congressional district . The election coincided with the2024 U.S. presidential election , as well asother elections to the U.S. House,elections to theUnited States Senate , and various otherstate and local elections .
IncumbentMary Peltola , the firstDemocrat to represent Alaska in the House since1972 , sought a second full term in office. Peltola had been elected in anAugust 2022 special election to succeed deceasedRepublican Don Young . Shewon a full term the following November.
In accordance with2020 Alaska Measure 2 , the race was conducted using the state'sranked-choice voting procedures. Eleven candidates challenged Peltola in the August all-party primary. RepublicansNick Begich III ,Nancy Dahlstrom , and Matthew Salisbury initially qualified for spots in the ranked-choice general election, but Dahlstrom and Salisbury withdrew shortly after the primary in a show of party unity.[ 1] The final general election ballot thus featured Peltola, Begich,Alaskan Independence Party nominee John Wayne Howe, and DemocratEric Hafner . The Alaska Democratic Party attempted to have Hafner removed from the ballot due to his status as a federal prisoner inNew York , but theAlaska Supreme Court rejected their arguments.[ 2]
Given Alaska'sconservative lean , Peltola was considered a top target for Republicans throughout the cycle.[ 3] By late October, multiple outlets regarded Peltola as one of the 10 most vulnerable incumbents running for reelection in the House.[ 4] [ 5] Despite Peltola's loss, she did outperformKamala Harris in the concurrent2024 presidential election in Alaska by about 10 points, but this was not enough to win.
Begich was declared the winner on November 20, following the tabulation of ranked-choice votes.[ 6] He was sworn in on January 3, 2025.[ 7]
Advanced to general [ edit ] Advanced to general [ edit ] Withdrew after advancing to general [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Gerald Heikes, drywall contractor and perennial candidate[ 13] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Alaskan Independence Party [ edit ] Advanced to general [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] David Ambrose[ 12] Samuel Claesson, author[ 15] Lady Donna Dutchess, Vicegerent for Shadow Light Monastery, nun, and candidate for U.S. House in2022 [ 16] Richard Mayers[ 12] Nick Begich (R)
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Campaign finance reports as of July 31, 2024 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Mary Peltola (D) $7,541,673 $5,396,920 $2,836,013 Nick Begich (R) $982,905 $851,591 $172,548 Nancy Dahlstrom (R) $912,308 $912,308 $317,617 Source:Federal Election Commission [ 45]
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ a] Margin of error Nick Begich (R) Nancy Dahlstrom (R) Mary Peltola (D) Other Undecided Data for Progress (D)[ 46] February 23 – March 4, 2024 1,120 (LV) ± 3.0% 35% 10% 44% 2%[ b] 8% Remington Research (R)[ 47] [ A] December 11–14, 2023 672 (LV) ± 4.0% 28% 9% 42% 9%[ c] 11%
Results by state house district: Peltola—70–80%
Peltola—60–70%
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Peltola—30–40%
Begich—30–40%
Begich—40–50%
Peltola performed well in the primary, securing slightly more than 50% of the vote. She received the plurality of the vote in 33 out of 40Alaska House of Representatives districts.[ 48] Her top three districts were the fourth district inSoutheast Alaska (79.5% of the vote) as well as the 17th and the 19th districts located inAnchorage (75.3% and 71.0% of the vote respectively).
On August 23,Nancy Dahlstrom withdrew from the general election.[ 11] Despite initially stating he had no plans to withdraw, Matthew Salisbury also dropped out of the race.[ 50] [ 51] They were replaced by fifth-place finisher John Wayne Howe of theAlaskan Independence Party and sixth-place finisherEric Hafner , a Democrat.[ 51] Hafner remained on the ballot even though he has never been to Alaska, and was serving a 20-year sentence in a federal penitentiary in New York.[ 52] TheAlaska Democratic Party sued to remove Hafner from the general election ballot, but anAnchorage Superior Court judge dismissed the lawsuit. The party appealed to theAlaska Supreme Court , who upheld the lower court's decision, keeping Hafner on the ballot.[ 2]
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Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ a] Margin of error RCV round Mary Peltola (D) Nick Begich (R) John Wayne Howe (AIP) Eric Hafner (D) Cygnal (R)[ 76] [ C] October 14–16, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 1 44.5% 49.1% 4.0% 2.4% 2 45.5% 49.6% 4.8% Elim 3 47.9% 52.1% Elim Elim
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Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ a] Margin of error RCV round Mary Peltola (D) Nick Begich (R) Nancy Dahlstrom (R) Chris Bye (L) Data for Progress (D)[ 77] February 23 – March 2, 2024 1,120 (LV) ± 3.0% 1 47% 39% 12% 3% 2 48% 41% 12% Elim 3 50% 50% Elim Elim
2024 Alaska's at-large congressional district election[ 81] [ 82] Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Votes % Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Republican Nick Begich III 159,550 48.41% 159,777 48.49% +267 160,044 48.77% +4,817 164,861 51.22% Democratic Mary Peltola (incumbent)152,828 46.37% 152,948 46.42% +1,313 154,261 47.01% +2,724 156,985 48.78% Independence John Wayne Howe 13,010 3.95% 13,210 4.01% +661 13,871 4.23% -13,871 Eliminated Democratic Eric Hafner 3,417 1.04% 3,558 1.08% -3,558 Eliminated Write-in 750 0.23% Eliminated Total votes 329,555 329,493 328,176 321,846 Inactive ballots [ f] 6,360 +1,317 7,677 +6,330 14,007 Republican gain fromDemocratic
^a b c d Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear ^ Chris Bye (L) with 2% ^ Chris Bye (L) with 7%; Richard Grayson (NL) with 2% ^ Numbered as the 4th from 2013–2019 ^ "Someone else" with 6% ^ Includesovervotes ,undervotes , and exhausted ballots where another candidate was not ranked. Partisan clients
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