2018 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the U.S. Representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 116th United States Congress. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, as well as elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2018 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska's at-large district

November 6, 2018
Turnout	49.34%
Nominee Don Young Alyse Galvin[lower-alpha 1] Party Republican Independent Popular vote 149,779 131,199 Percentage 53.08% 46.50%
State house district results Young:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Galvin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election Don Young Republican Elected U.S. Representative Don Young Republican

Republican primary

Declared

• Thomas "John" Nelson, businessman from Wasilla[1]
• Jed Whittaker
• Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative[2] and Dean of the House of Representatives

Results

Results by state house district

Map legend

•   Young—70–80%
•   Young—60–70%
•   Young—50–60%

Republican primary results, Alaska 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Young (incumbent)	49,667	70.85%
	Republican	Thomas "John" Nelson	10,913	15.57%
	Republican	Jed Whittaker	9,525	13.59%
Total votes			70,105	100%

Democratic-Libertarian-Independence primary

Candidates from the Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence Party appear on the same ballot, with the highest-placed candidate from each party receiving that party's nomination.

Candidates

Declared

• Christopher C. Cumings, running as Non-partisan (N)[4]
• Alyse S. Galvin, running as Undeclared (U)[5]
• Carol "Kitty" Hafner, running as Democrat (D)[6]
• Dimitri Shein, running as Democrat (D)[7]

Endorsements

Dimitri Shein (D)

Individuals

• Cenk Uygur, co-founder and co-host of The Young Turks[8]

Organizations

• Our Revolution

Media

• The Young Turks

Results

Results by state house district

Map legend

•   Galvin—60–70%
•   Galvin—50–60%
•   Galvin—40–50%
•   Galvin—30–40%
•   Galvin—<30%
•   Shein—<30%

Democratic-Libertarian-Independence primary results, Alaska 2018[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Undeclared (U)	Alyse S. Galvin	21,742	53.62%
	Democratic	Dimitri Shein	9,434	23.26%
	Democratic	Carol Hafner	6,071	14.97%
	Non-partisan (N)	Christopher C. Cumings	3,304	8.15%
Total votes			40,551	100%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[10]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Lean R	November 5, 2018

Endorsements

Alyse Galvin (I)

Local and statewide politicians

• Eric Croft, Member of the Anchorage Assembly[13]

Labor unions

• National Education Association-Alaska[14]

Organizations

• The Alaska Center[15]
• End Citizens United[16]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Don Young (R)	Alyse Galvin (I)	Undecided
Alaska Survey Research	October 26–29, 2018	500	–	48%	49%	3%
Lake Research Partners (I-Galvin)	October 13–16, 2018	500	–	48%	44%	8%
Alaska Survey Research	October 12–14, 2018	500	± 4.4%	49%	47%	4%
Public Policy Polling (D)	October 11–12, 2018	645	–	46%	43%	10%
Alaska Survey Research	October 1–6, 2018	500	± 4.4%	50%	46%	4%
Alaska Survey Research	September 21–25, 2018	500	± 4.4%	53%	43%	4%
Lake Research Partners (I-Galvin)	June 7–12, 2018	540	± 4.2%	40%	36%	24%

Results

Alaska's at-large congressional district, 2018[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Don Young (incumbent)	149,779	53.08%	+2.76%
	Independent	Alyse S. Galvin[lower-alpha 1]	131,199	46.50%	+10.48%
	Write-in		1,188	0.42%	+0.02%
Total votes			282,166	100%	N/A
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Also listed as having the Democratic nomination.

References

1. "John Nelson for Alaskans". Retrieved July 31, 2018.
2. "Alaskans for Don Young". Retrieved July 31, 2018.
3. "2018 Alaska primary election results". Retrieved July 31, 2018.
4. "Ketchikan resident running for U.S. House of Representative". KRBD. June 8, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
5. "Alyse for Alaska". Retrieved July 31, 2018.
6. "Carol Hafner for Congress". Retrieved July 31, 2018.
7. "Dimitri for Congress". Retrieved July 31, 2018.
8. "Alaska Candidate Rescues Neglected Children".
9. "Election Results". Retrieved August 22, 2018.
10. "2018 House Race ratings | The Cook Political Report". The Cook Political Report.
11. "House Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com.
12. "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2018 House". www.centerforpolitics.org.
13. "I'm excited to share with you that Anchorage Assembly member Eric Croft has endorsed my campaign for Congress today. I'm grateful to earn his support, and I'm looking forward to continuing to work with him on behalf of a better future for families across Alaska". www.facebook.com. Alyse Galvin for Congress. January 24, 2018.
14. "PACE Recommendations - NEA-Alaska". www.neaalaska.org. NEA-Alaska.
15. "We Endorse Alyse Galvin for Congress- The Alaska Center". The Alaska Center.
16. Muller, Tiffany (August 13, 2018). "Four Reform Candidates Earn End Citizens United Endorsement - End Citizens United". End Citizens United.
17. Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics

Official campaign websites

• Alyse Galvin (I) for Congress
• Don Young (R) for Congress