The November 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 8, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of Alaska. Democratic incumbent Mary Peltola won re-election to a full term in office, defeating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III and Libertarian Chris Bye in the runoff count.

This was the second race in Alaska held under the 2020 Measure 2 election procedure. Earlier that year, a special election was held to complete the term of Don Young, who died in office in March 2022, which Peltola won.

In the race for the full term in the congressional seat, all candidates first ran in a nonpartisan blanket top-four primary. Each voter cast a single vote to choose who would advance to the runoff. Mary Peltola, Sarah Palin, Nick Begich III, and Chris Bye advanced to the runoff.

Under the rules of instant-runoff, Bye and Begich were eliminated in the first and second rounds, after they received the fewest votes. These votes were then transferred to either Peltola or Palin, depending on who the voter ranked higher on their ballot. Peltola won with 55% of the vote, increasing her margin from the special election.

Peltola's final-round vote share of 55% was the best performance for a statewide Democratic candidate in Alaska since the 1974 Senate race, and the best performance for any statewide candidate in Alaska since the 2012 House race. Peltola was one of only five House Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections who won (or flipped) a district that Donald Trump had carried in the 2020 presidential election. She outran Joe Biden's vote margin by 20 points, the best overperformance of any House Democrat in the midterms.

Peltola won the election in the final round, with a majority of voters ranking her over Palin. Peltola was defeated for re-election by Begich in a rematch in 2024.

Primary election Democratic Party Advanced to general Mary Peltola, incumbent U.S. representative and former state representative

Withdrew Christopher Constant, Anchorage Assembly member (endorsed Peltola) Mike Milligan, former Kodiak Island Borough Assembly member, Green nominee for this district in 1992 and for lieutenant governor in 1998 (endorsed Peltola) Adam Wool, state representative

Declined Les Gara, former state representative (running for governor) Elvi Gray-Jackson, state senator Emil Notti, engineer, former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, former chair of the Alaska Democratic Party, nominee for this district in 1973, and candidate for this district in the 2022 special election

Republican Party Advanced to general Nick Begich III, Alaska Policy Forum board member, grandson of former U.S. Representative Nick Begich Sr., and nephew of former U.S. senator Mark Begich and Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska (2006–2009) and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008

Withdrew after advancing to general Tara Sweeney, former Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs

Eliminated in primary Jay Armstrong Robert "Bob" Lyons, case manager Randy Purham, businessman and U.S. Army veteran Brad Snowden Denise Williams

Withdrawn John Coghill, former majority leader of the Alaska Senate, former majority leader of the Alaska House of Representatives, son of former lieutenant governor Jack Coghill, and U.S. Air Force veteran (endorsed Begich) Mikel Melander Josh Revak, state senator and U.S. Army veteran Jesse Sumner, Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly member

Declined Mead Treadwell, former lieutenant governor of Alaska (endorsed Palin and Sweeney)

Libertarian Party Advanced to general Chris Bye, fishing guide Eliminated in primary J. R. Myers, founder of the Alaska Constitution Party and its nominee for governor in 2014

Alaskan Independence Party Declined John Howe, machinist and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020 (ran for governor)

American Independent Party Eliminated in primary Robert Ornelas, pastor and perennial candidate

Independents Eliminated in primary Gregg Brelsford, lawyer and former Bristol Bay Borough manager Lady Donna Dutchess, judicial reform activist Ted Heintz David Hughes David LeBlanc Sherry Mettler Silvio Pellegrini, businessman Andrew Phelps Sherry Strizak Tremayne Wilson

Withdrawn Al Gross, orthopedic surgeon, commercial fisherman, son of former Alaska attorney general Avrum Gross, and Democratic-endorsed nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020 (endorsed Peltola and Sweeney) William Hibler III, former glaciologist with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Democratic candidate for this district in 2016 and 2020 Jeff Lowenfels, attorney and gardening writer

Declined Santa Claus, North Pole city councillor and candidate for this district in the 2022 special election (endorsed Peltola) Andrew Halcro, former Republican state representative, candidate for Governor of Alaska in 2006, and candidate for this district in the 2022 special election

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 1, 2022 Inside Elections November 3, 2022 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 2, 2022Politico October 26, 2022RCPNovember 3, 2022Fox News November 1, 2022DDHQNovember 8, 2022FiveThirtyEightNovember 3, 2022The Economist November 2, 2022

Debates and forums As of September 2022, there had been one debate featuring the general election candidates.

A little over an hour before results came in for the final round of the 2022 congressional special election, a debate was held for candidates for the full term in the House seat. All four candidates were included in the debate.

2022 Alaska U.S. Representative debates Date Host Moderator Link Participants Participant   Absent   Non-invitee   Invitee Withdrawn Nick Begich III Chris Bye Sarah Palin Mary Peltola 1 August 31, 2022 Alaska Oil and Gas Association Dave Karp 2October 4, 2022Kodiak Chamber of Commerce/KMXT (FM)Dan Rohr 3October 10, 2022Anchorage Chamber of CommerceJulie Hasquet 4October 21, 2022Alaska Federation of Natives 5October 26, 2022Alaska Public Media/Alaska's News SourceLori Townsend, Mike Ross

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RCVcount MaryPeltola(D) SarahPalin(R) NickBegich(R) ChrisBye(L) Undecided / Not Ranked / OtherDittman ResearchDittman ResearchNovember 2–3, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%148%25%23%3%1% U1% O249%26%25%Elim—356%44%ElimElim—Alaska Survey ResearchAlaska Survey ResearchOctober 19–22, 20221,276 (LV)± 3.0%149%26%21%5%—251%27%22%Elim—357%43%ElimElim—3*56%Elim44%Elim—Dittman ResearchOctober 4–8, 2022411 (LV)± 4.8%145%23%28%3%—246%24%30%Elim—352%Elim48%Elim—Alaska Survey ResearchAlaska Survey ResearchSeptember 25–27, 20221,282 (LV)± 3.0%149%23%26%2%—250%24%26%Elim—354%Elim46%Elim—3*56%44%ElimElim—Dittman ResearchDittman ResearchSeptember 6–14, 2022394 (LV)± 4.9%150%27%20%3%1% U1% O251%28%21%Elim—358%42%ElimElim—Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)September 6–11, 20221,050 (LV)N/A45%30%20%2%3% U146%31%20%2%3% NR247%32%21%Elim4% NR353%47%ElimElim10% NR

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RCVcount NickBegich(R) SarahPalin(R) MaryPeltola(D) TaraSweeney(R) UndecidedAlaska Survey ResearchJuly 20–25, 20221,253 (LV)± 3.0%126%27%39%8%–229%29%42%Elim–354%Elim46%Elim–3*Elim48%53%Elim–Alaska Survey ResearchAlaska Survey ResearchJuly 2–5, 20221,201 (LV)± 2.9%127%27%38%8%–231%29%41%Elim–356%Elim44%Elim–

Results

2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district election Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Votes % TransferVotes %Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Democratic (incumbent) 128,553 48.77% +202 128,755 48.66% +1,031 129,786 49.22% +7,477 137,263 54.96% Republican 67,866 25.74% +464 68,330 25.82% +1,069 69,399 26.32% +43,072 112,471 45.04% Republican 61,513 23.33% +992 62,505 23.62% +1,994 64,499 24.46% -64,499 Eliminated Libertarian 4,570 1.73% +429 4,999 1.89% -4,999 Eliminated Write-in 1,108 0.42% -1,108 Eliminated Total votes263,610 264,589263,684 249,734 Blank or inactive ballots 2,208 +905 3,113 +13,950 17,063 Democratic hold

See also 2022 United States House of Representatives elections 2022 United States Senate election in Alaska 2022 Alaska gubernatorial election 2022 Alaska Senate election 2022 Alaska House of Representatives election

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References

External links Official campaign websites Nick Begich III (R) Sarah Palin (R) Mary Peltola (D) Tara Sweeney (R)