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2014 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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Not to be confused with 2014 Alaska House of Representatives election.

The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 114th United States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of a Class II U.S. Senator and the Governor of Alaska, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2014 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
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Nominee Don Young Forrest Dunbar Jim McDermott
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 142,572 114,602 21,290
Percentage 51.0% 41.0% 7.6%
Young:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Dunbar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Representative at-large before election

Don Young
Republican

Elected Representative at-large

Don Young
Republican

Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Don Young ran for re-election to a twenty-second term in office. He won the Republican primary and then defeated Democratic attorney Forrest Dunbar and Libertarian business professor Jim McDermott in the general election. Young was the only statewide official in Alaska who was re-elected in 2014, as Republican governor Sean Parnell and Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Begich were both defeated by their respective challengers.[1]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • John Cox, retired naval officer and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2012[2]
  • David Dohner, write-in candidate for the seat in 2012[2]
  • David Seaward, former mayor of Seward[3]
  • Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative[4]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[5]
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

Democratic–Libertarian–Independence primary

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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.

Democratic candidates

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Declared

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Withdrew

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Declined

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Libertarian candidates

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Declared

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  • Jim McDermott, business professor and nominee for the seat in 2012[9]

Primary results

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Democratic–Libertarian–Independence primary results[5]
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

General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Don
Young (R) 		Forrest
Dunbar (D) 		Jim
McDermott (L) 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling[10] November 1–2, 2014 1,052 ± 3% 47% 41% 6% 6%
Moore Information[11] October 24–26, 2014 544 – 44% 43% 10% 4%
Hellenthal & Associates[12] October 15–21, 2014 403 ± 4.88% 52% 35% 6% 7%
Public Policy Polling[13] September 18–21, 2014 880 ± 3.3% 48% 33% 9% 11%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Don
Young (R) 		Matt
Moore (D) 		Jim
McDermott (L) 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling[14] January 30–February 1, 2014 850 ± 3.4% 50% 22% 12% 16%
Public Policy Polling[15] July 25–28, 2013 890 ± 3.3% 56% 28% — 16%

Results

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2014 Alaska's at-large congressional district[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
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ Ostermeier, Eric (November 19, 2014). "Mark Begich and Sean Parnell Join Small Group in Defeat". Smart Politics.
  2. ^ a b c d "2014 Primary Official Candidate List". Alaska Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Guess who's running for higher office?". Seward City News. May 24, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Don Young to File for Re-Election #AKAL". Roll Call. July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "2014 Primary Elections August 19, 2014 Official Results". State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  6. ^ "From paperboy to Alaska congressional candidate". Alaska Dispatch. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Moore brings in $23K in 4Q, including loan". Anchorage Daily News. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Less is more as former Senate candidate Scott McAdams sheds 100 pounds". Alaska Dispatch. April 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "Libertarian Jim McDermott for Congress in Alaska polling at 12%". Libertarian Party. February 5, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  10. ^ Public Policy Polling
  11. ^ Moore Information
  12. ^ Hellenthal & Associates
  13. ^ Public Policy Polling
  14. ^ Public Policy Polling
  15. ^ Public Policy Polling
  16. ^ "2014 General Election November 4, 2014 Official Results". elections.alaska.gov. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
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