2014 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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%

State house district results Borough and census area results 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

Candidates

Declared

• 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

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

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

Declared

• Forrest Dunbar, attorney^[6]
• Frank Vondersaar, attorney, engineer and perennial candidate^[2]

Withdrew

• Matt Moore, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012^[2][7]

Declined

• Scott McAdams, former mayor of Sitka and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010^[8]

Libertarian candidates

Declared

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

Primary results

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

Polling

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

Results

2014 Alaska's at-large congressional district^[10]

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

1. Ostermeier, Eric (November 19, 2014). "Mark Begich and Sean Parnell Join Small Group in Defeat". Smart Politics.
2. . 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. "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. 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. "2014 General Election November 4, 2014 Official Results". elections.alaska.gov. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.

External links

• John Cox
• Forrest Dunbar
• Jim McDermott
• Frank Vondersaar
• Don Young
• Division of Elections at Alaska Government
• Alaska U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
• United States House of Representatives elections in Alaska, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation