2020 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska explained

Election Name:2020 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska's at-large district
Country:Alaska
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election
Next Year:2022 (special)
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Image1:File:Don Young, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Don Young
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:192,126
Percentage1:54.4%
Swing1: 1.32
Nominee2:Alyse Galvin
Party2:Independent (United States)
Alliance2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:159,856
Percentage2:45.3%
Swing2: 1.24
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Don Young
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Don Young
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

This was Don Young's last reelection as he died in office on March 18, 2022. To date, this is the last time a Republican won Alaska's only congressional U.S. House seat. It was the last Alaska congressional election conducted by plurality voting.

Background

The incumbent in this election was Republican Don Young, who was re-elected with 53.1% of the vote in 2018, in what was one of the closest elections of his long career.[1] Young was the longest-tenured member of the U.S. House of Representatives, having been first elected in a 1973 special election.[2] He served on several committees including as a ranking member of a House Natural Resources subcommittee.[3] In 2019, Young introduced 37 bills, four of which made it out of committee.

Challenging Young was independent candidate Alyse Galvin.[4] Galvin is a small business owner, former teacher, and founder of the non-profit Great Alaska Schools. Galvin has never held public office. Galvin's platform focused on addressing climate change, increasing funding for public schools, and lowering health care costs. Galvin ran as an independent and also received the Democratic Party nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Independents

Withdrawn

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[9] November 2, 2020
align=left Inside Elections[10] October 28, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] November 2, 2020
Politico[12] November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[13] November 2, 2020
RCP[14] November 2, 2020

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Don
Young (R)
Alyse
Galvin (I)
OtherUndecided
Gravis MarketingOctober 26–28, 2020770 (LV)± 3.5%49%44%7%
Siena College/NYT UpshotOctober 9–14, 2020423 (LV)± 5.7%49%41%2%9%
Alaska Survey ResearchSeptember 25 – October 4, 2020696 (LV)46%48%6%
Public Policy Polling (D)July 7–8, 20201,081 (V)±  3.0%41%43%16%
Data for Progress (D)May 21–27, 2020589 (LV)±  4.0%42%43%15%

Results

Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wasserman. David. Flinn. Ally. 2018 House Popular Vote Tracker. Cook Political Report. November 7, 2018. April 26, 2019.
  2. Web site: Panetta. Madison Hall, Grace. Alyse Galvin takes on Don Young in Alaska's At-Large Congressional District. 2020-10-15. Business Insider.
  3. Web site: Wieber. Aubrey. 2020-10-10. After 47 years in Congress, Don Young has lost his clout, says Alyse Galvin. Is that true?. 2020-10-15. Anchorage Daily News. en-US.
  4. News: Segall. Peter. Alyse Galvin announces bid for Congress. July 16, 2019 . Juneau Empire. July 16, 2019.
  5. Web site: John Nelson for Alaskans.
  6. News: Downing. Suzanne. Don Young is 'in' for 2020. Must Read Alaska. January 26, 2019. April 26, 2019.
  7. Web site: June 2, 2020 . June 5, 2020 . Alaska Division of Elections . www.elections.alaska.gov.
  8. Web site: June 5, 2020 . June 1, 2020 . November 3, 2020 General Election Candidate List . www.elections.alaska.gov . October 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028181419/https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/GeneralCandidateList.php . dead .
  9. Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020 . The Cook Political Report . April 5, 2021.
  10. Web site: 2020 House Ratings . House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . April 5, 2021.
  11. Web site: 2020 House race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . April 5, 2021.
  12. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. April 5, 2021 . Politico.
  13. Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings . Daily Kos Elections. April 5, 2021.
  14. Web site: Battle for House 2020. April 5, 2021. RCP.