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2024 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska's at-large district
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Candidate Nick Begich III Mary Peltola
Party Republican Democratic
First
round 		159,375
48.4% 		152,596
46.4%
Maximum
round 		164,117
51.3% 		155,763
48.7%
State house district results
Begich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Peltola:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Mary Peltola
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Nick Begich III
Republican

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The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of Alaska from its at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the U.S. House, elections to the United States Senate, and various other state and local elections. Republican challenger Nick Begich III defeated incumbent Mary Peltola, who was seeking a second full term in office.

Incumbent Democratic representative Mary Peltola won a full term in November 2022 after the August 2022 special election triggered by the death of Don Young[1] and was seeking her second full term.[2]

After the 2022 special election and the general election later that year, the race was the third using the ranked-choice voting (RCV) rule enacted by Alaska's Measure 2.

The primary election was held on August 20, 2024,[3] with candidates Mary Peltola, Nick Begich III, and Nancy Dahlstrom emerging as the main candidates. After placing third, Dahlstrom withdrew from the race to avoid another result like 2022, resulting in a traditional two-party race.[4][5][6]

Candidates

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Democratic Party

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Advanced to general

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  • Mary Peltola, incumbent U.S. representative[2]
  • Eric Hafner, federal prisoner and perennial candidate[7]

Republican Party

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Advanced to general

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Withdrew after advancing to general

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Gerald Heikes, drywall contractor and perennial candidate[11]

No Labels

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Eliminated in primary

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Alaskan Independence Party

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Advanced to general

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Independents

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Eliminated in primary

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  • David Ambrose[10]
  • Samuel Claesson, author[13]
  • Lady Donna Dutchess, notary, candlemaker, and candidate for U.S. House in 2022[14]
  • Richard Mayers[10]

Primary election

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Endorsements

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Nick Begich (R)
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Individuals
Organizations
Nancy Dahlstrom (R)
U.S. Presidents
Governors
U.S. representatives
Organizations
Mary Peltola (D)
U.S. senators
Labor unions
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of July 31, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mary Peltola (D) $7,541,673 $5,396,920 $2,836,013
Nick Begich (R) $982,905 $851,591 $172,548
Nancy Dahlstrom (R) $912,308 $912,308 $317,617
Source: Federal Election Commission[43]

Polling

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Top four primary

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Nick
Begich (R) 		Nancy
Dahlstrom (R) 		Mary
Peltola (D) 		Other Undecided
Data for Progress (D) February 23 – March 4, 2024 1,120 (LV) ± 3.0% 35% 10% 44% 2%[b] 8%
Remington Research (R)[A] December 11–14, 2023 672 (LV) ± 4.0% 28% 9% 42% 11%

Results

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Results by state house district:
  Peltola—70–80%
  Peltola—60–70%
  Peltola—50–60%
  Peltola—40–50%
  Peltola—30–40%
  Begich—30–40%
  Begich—40–50%

Peltola performed well in the primary, securing slightly more than 50% of the vote. She received the plurality of the vote in 33 out of 40 Alaska House of Representatives districts.[44] Her top three districts were the fourth district in Southeast Alaska (79.5% of the vote) as well as the 17th and the 19th districts located in Anchorage (75.3% and 71.0% of the vote respectively).

Blanket primary results[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Peltola (incumbent) 55,166 50.9
Republican Nick Begich III 28,803 26.6
Republican Nancy Dahlstrom (withdrew) 21,574 19.9
Republican Matthew Salisbury (withdrew) 652 0.6
Independence John Wayne Howe 621 0.6
Democratic Eric Hafner 467 0.4
Republican Gerald Heikes 424 0.4
Independent Lady Donna Dutchess 195 0.2
Independent David Ambrose 154 0.1
No Labels Richard Grayson 143 0.1
Independent Richard Mayers 119 0.1
Independent Samuel Claesson 89 0.1
Total votes 108,407 100.00

General election

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On August 23, Nancy Dahlstrom withdrew from the general election.[46] Despite initially stating he had no plans to withdraw, Matthew Salisbury also dropped out of the race.[47][48] They were replaced by fifth-place finisher John Wayne Howe of the Alaskan Independence Party and sixth-place finisher Eric Hafner, a Democrat.[48] Hafner remained on the ballot even though he has never been to Alaska, and was serving a 20 year sentence in a federal penitentiary in New York.[49] The Alaska Democratic Party sued to remove Hafner from the general election ballot, but an Anchorage Superior Court judge dismissed the lawsuit. The party appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court, who upheld the lower court's decision, keeping Hafner on the ballot.[50]

Post-primary endorsements

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Mary Peltola (D)
Statewide officials
Organizations
Nick Begich (R)
U.S. presidents
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Governors
Organizations

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[66] Tossup September 6, 2024
Inside Elections[67] Tilt R (flip) October 31, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball[68] Lean R (flip) November 4, 2024
Elections Daily[69] Lean R (flip) November 4, 2024
CNalysis[70] Tilt D November 4, 2024
Decision Desk HQ[71] Tossup October 22, 2024

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Mary
Peltola (D) 		Nick
Begich (R) 		Other Undecided
American Viewpoint (R)[B] September 14 – 17, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 40% 44% 6%[d] 10%
Cygnal (R)[C] August 30 – September 1, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 46% 45% – 9%
American Viewpoint (R)[B] Late August 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 45% 39% – 16%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		RCV
round 		Mary
Peltola (D) 		Nick
Begich (R) 		John
Wayne Howe (AIP) 		Eric
Hafner (D)
Cygnal (R)[C] October 14–16, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9%
1 44.5% 49.1% 4.0% 2.4%
2 45.5% 49.6% 4.8% Elim
3 47.9% 52.1% Elim Elim
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		RCV
round 		Mary
Peltola (D) 		Nick
Begich (R) 		Nancy
Dahlstrom (R) 		Chris
Bye (L)
Data for Progress (D) February 23 – March 2, 2024 1,120 (LV) ± 3.0%
1 47% 39% 12% 3%
2 48% 41% 12% Elim
3 50% 50% Elim Elim

Debates and forums

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2024 Alaska U.S. House of Representatives debates and forums
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican Independence Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Peltola Begich Howe Hafner
1[72] Aug. 28, 2024 Alaska Oil and Gas Association Michelle Egan YouTube P P N N
2[73] Oct. 8, 2024 Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
KMXT (FM) 		Terry Haines YouTube P P P N
3[74] Oct. 10, 2024 Alaska Chamber of Commerce P P N N
4 Oct. 10, 2024 Alaska Public Media
KTUU-TV 		Rebecca Palsha
Lori Townsend 		YouTube P P N N

Results

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2024 Alaska's at-large congressional district election[75] [76] [77]
Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes %
Republican Nick Begich III 159,375 48.42% 159,071 48.59% +263 159,334 48.86% +4,783 164,117 51.31%
Democratic Mary Peltola (incumbent) 152,596 46.36% 151,758 46.35% +1,303 153,061 46.94% +2,702 155,763 48.69%
Independence John Wayne Howe 12,984 3.94% 13,052 3.99% +654 13,706 4.20% -13,706 Eliminated
Democratic Eric Hafner 3,421 1.04% 3,504 1.07% -3,504 Eliminated
Write-in 750 0.23% -750 Eliminated
Total votes 329,126 327,385 326,101 319,880
Inactive ballots 6,275 +1,284 7,559 +6,221 13,780
Republican gain from Democratic

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Chris Bye (L) with 2%
  3. ^ Numbered as the 4th from 2013–2019
  4. ^ "Someone else" with 6%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Begich's campaign
  2. ^ a b Poll sponsored by the NRCC
  3. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Begich's campaign and the NRCC

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