2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
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The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 113th United States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. As is the case every twelve years in Alaska, this was the only statewide election contest in the state held in 2012. A primary election was held on August 28, 2012.[1]
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November 6, 2012
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 Results by state house district Young: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Cissna: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections
Republican
Candidates
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 58,789 | 78.6 | |
| Republican | John Cox | 11,179 | 14.9 | |
| Republican | Terre Gales | 4,841 | 6.5 | |
| Total votes | 74,809 | 100 | ||
ADL (Alaskan Independence–Democratic–Libertarian)
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Libertarian Candidates
Advanced to general
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sharon Cissna | 16,329 | 42.8 | |
| Democratic | Matt Moore | 7,374 | 19.3 | |
| Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 5,741 | 15.0 | |
| Democratic | Debra Chesnut | 5,626 | 14.7 | |
| Democratic | Frank Vondersaar | 2,085 | 5.5 | |
| Democratic | Doug Urquidi | 1,034 | 2.7 | |
| Total votes | 38,189 | 100 | ||
Independents
- Ted Gianoutsos of Anchorage. Perennial candidate who filed by nominating petition to run as an independent (referred to as "Non-Affiliated" by the Alaska Division of Elections).[12]
- Clinton Desjarlais of Anchorage. Non-affiliated write-in candidate[12]
- Fletcher Fuller Jr. of Anchorage. Non-affiliated write-in candidate[12]
- Sidney Hill of Palmer. Non-affiliated write-in candidate[12]
General election
Endorsements
Don Young (R)
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[16] | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg[17] | Safe R | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call[18] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times[20] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP[21] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill[22] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 185,296 | 63.93 | −5.0 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Cissna | 82,927 | 28.61 | −1.9 | |
| Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 15,028 | 5.18 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ted Gianoutsos | 5,589 | 1.92 | N/A | |
| Write-in | 964 | 0.33 | −0.2 | ||
| Majority | 102,369 | 35.32 | −3.1 | ||
| Total votes | 289,804 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||