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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 would 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.
- Thomas "John" Nelson, businessman
- Jed Whittaker, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1996 and perennial candidate
- Don Young, incumbent U.S. representative and Dean of the House of Representatives
Republican primary results by state house district Map legend .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Young—70–80% Young—60–70% Young—50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 49,667 | 70.85% | |
| Republican | 10,913 | 15.57% | |
| Republican | 9,525 | 13.59% | |
| 70,105 | 100% |
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.
- Christopher C. Cumings, running as Non-partisan (N)
- Alyse S. Galvin, running as Undeclared (U)
- Carol "Kitty" Hafner, running as Democrat (D)
- Dimitri Shein, running as Democrat (D)
Democratic–Libertarian–Independence primary results by state house district Map legend Galvin—60–70% Galvin—50–60% Galvin—40–50% Galvin—30–40% Galvin—<30% Shein—<30%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 21,742 | 53.62% | |
| Democratic | 9,434 | 23.26% | |
| Democratic | 6,071 | 14.97% | |
| Independent | 3,304 | 8.15% | |
| 40,551 | 100% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| RealClearPolitics | Tossup | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| FiveThirtyEight | Lean R | November 6, 2018 |
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Margin oferror | DonYoung (R) | AlyseGalvin (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% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 149,779 | 53.08% | +2.76% | |
| Independent | 131,199 | 46.50% | +10.48% | |
| Write-in | 1,188 | 0.42% | +0.02% | |
| 282,166 | 100% | N/A | ||
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Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (largest town: Craig)
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Petersburg Borough (largest town: Petersburg)
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Yakutat Borough
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Anchorage (largest town: Anchorage)
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Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area (largest town: Fort Yukon)
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Nome Census Area (largest town: Nome)
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Kusilvak Census Area (largest town: Hooper Bay)
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Bethel Census Area (largest town: Bethel)
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Dillingham Census Area (largest town: Dillingham)
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Aleutians West Census Area (largest town: Unalaska)
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Candidates at Vote Smart
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Candidates at Ballotpedia
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Campaign finance at FEC
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Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites
- Alyse Galvin (I) for Congress
- Don Young (R) for Congress
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