Alaska's at-large congressional district
| Alaska's At-large congressional district | |
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| Current Representative | Don Young (R–Fort Yukon) |
| Area | 570,641 sq mi (1,477,950 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2014) | 736,732 |
| Median income | 57,431 |
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| Cook PVI | R+9 |
Alaska's at-large Congressional District is the sole congressional district for the state of Alaska. Based on size, it is the largest congressional district in the nation and is one of the largest electoral districts in the world.
The district has been represented by Republican Don Young since March 6, 1973.
The district was first created when Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959, electing a single member. Since its creation, Alaska has retained a single congressional district.
Election results from presidential races:
Declared dead December 29, 1972
This district is normally considered safely Republican because no Democrat has been elected since 1972 and because incumbent Don Young has rarely faced a serious challenge since 1992 when he beat Mayor John Devens (D-Valdez) by 4%. Although allegations of corruption against Young led Democrats to target this seat in 2008, Young retained his seat.
Source: "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008.
Since the death of Howard Wallace Pollock on January 9, 2011, there have been no living former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large congressional district. The most recently serving Representative to die was Nick Begich, who disappeared in a plane crash on October 16, 1972, while serving in office.
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