2012 Alaska elections

{{main|2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska}}

{{see also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections}}

Republican incumbent Don Young, who has represented Alaska's at-large congressional district since 1973, was running for re-election.{{cite web|url=http://www.ktuu.com/news/rep-don-young-files-to-run-for-21st-term-022212,0,219666.story|title=Rep. Don Young Files to Run for 21st Term|date=February 22, 2012|access-date=October 14, 2012|publisher=ktuu.com|first=Chris|last=Klint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724005252/http://www.ktuu.com/news/rep-don-young-files-to-run-for-21st-term-022212,0,219666.story|archive-date=July 24, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} He defeated John Cox, a retired Navy officer who also ran for the seat in 2010, and Terre Gales, an asset manager and Air Force veteran, in the Republican primary.{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/long-shots-face-long-odds-quest-unseat-alaska-congressman-don-young|title=Long shots face long odds in quest to unseat Alaska Congressman Don Young|date=August 23, 2012|access-date=October 14, 2012|work=Alaska Dispatch|first=Jill|last=Burke}}

State Representative Sharon Cissna sought and received the Democratic nomination to challenge Young. She defeated Debra Chesnut, a nurse and businesswoman; Matt Moore, a businessman; Doug Urquidi, a construction worker and Army veteran; and, Frank Vondersaar, a lawyer and perennial candidate, in the Democratic primary.

Jim McDermott, a business professor, ran as the Libertarian nominee. Ted Gianoutsos was running as an Independent, while Clinton Desjarlais, Fletcher Fuller Jr., and Sidney Hill were running as write-ins.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.alaska.gov/ci_pg_cl_2012_genr.php|title=November 6, 2012 General Election Candidate List|publisher=Alaska Division of Elections|location=Juneau|access-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010224524/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/ci_pg_cl_2012_genr.php|archive-date=2012-10-10|url-status=dead}}

{{Election box begin |title=2012 Alaska's at-large congressional district election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Don Young (incumbent)

|votes = 185,296

|percentage = 63.94%

|change = −5.02

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Sharon Cissna

|votes = 82,927

|percentage = 28.61%

|change = −1.90

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Jim McDermott

|votes = 15,028

|percentage = 5.19%

|change = N/A

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (United States)

|candidate = Ted Gianoutsos

|votes = 5,589

|percentage = 1.93%

|change = N/A

}}{{Election box write-in with party link

|votes = 964

|percentage = 0.33%

|change = −0.20

}}{{Election box total

|votes = 289,804

|percentage = 100.00%

}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}{{Election box end}}

{{main|2012 Alaska Senate election}}

Because of redistricting, 19 out of the 20 members of the Alaska Senate were up for election. The state Senate was evenly split between 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans, but consists of a bipartisan coalition majority made up of all 10 Democrats and 6 Republicans, with the remaining 4 Republicans making up the minority.

Open seats

District C: This was a new seat, with no current incumbent.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/20406899/article-Bishop-holds-slight-cash-edge-over-Sudkamp-in-Alaska-Senate-race |title=Bishop holds slight cash edge over Sudkamp in Alaska Senate race |date=October 8, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2012 |work=Associated Press |publisher=Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017101026/http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/20406899/article-Bishop-holds-slight-cash-edge-over-Sudkamp-in-Alaska-Senate-race |archive-date=October 17, 2012 }}

District D (old District G): Republican incumbent and Coalition member Linda Menard was defeated in the primary.{{cite web|url=http://newsminer.com/bookmark/19960567-Menard-Wagoner-upset-in-GOP-primaries |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129194027/http://newsminer.com/bookmark/19960567-Menard-Wagoner-upset-in-GOP-primaries |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |title=Menard, Wagoner upset in GOP primaries |date=August 28, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2012 |work=Associated Press |publisher=Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |first=Becky |last=Bohrer }}

District H: This was a new seat, with no current incumbent.{{cite web|url=http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-08-05/state-senate-candidate-opposes-free-meals-kids#.UHsEo4bpiSo|title=State Senate candidate opposes free meals for kids|date=August 5, 2012|access-date=October 14, 2012|work=Associated Press|publisher=Juneau Empire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811010346/http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-08-05/state-senate-candidate-opposes-free-meals-kids#.UHsEo4bpiSo|archive-date=August 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}

District O (old District Q): Republican incumbent and Coalition member Thomas Wagoner was defeated in the primary.

All 40 members of the Alaska House of Representatives were up for election. The state House currently consists of 24 Republicans and 16 Democrats, of which 22 Republicans and 4 Democrats make up the majority caucus.

Open seats

District 1: This was a new seat, with no current incumbent.{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/alaska-house-primary-election-primer|title=Alaska House primary election primer|date=July 25, 2012|access-date=October 14, 2012|work=Alaska Dispatch|first=Ben|last=Anderson}}

District 5: This was a new seat, with no current incumbent.

District 9: This was a new seat, with no current incumbent.

District 13: This was a new seat, with no current incumbent.

District 15 (old District 24): Democratic incumbent Berta Gardner was running for the District H state Senate seat.

District 16 (old District 25): Democratic incumbent Mike Doogan was retiring.

District 17 (old District 22): Democratic incumbent Sharon Cissna was running for the at-large congressional seat.

District 26 (old District 17): Republican incumbent Anna Fairclough was running for the District M state Senate seat.

District 40: Democratic incumbent Reggie Joule was retiring, running for mayor of Northwest Arctic Borough.

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{{Portal|Alaska|Politics}}

• [http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Alaska Alaska] at Ballotpedia
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107192257/http://judgepedia.org/index.php/Alaska_judicial_elections,_2012 Alaska judicial elections, 2012] at Judgepedia
• [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/state_overview.phtml?s=AK&y=2012 Alaska 2012] campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
• [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/election.php?state=AK&cycle=2012 Alaska Congressional Races in 2012] campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
• [http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/outside-spending/state/AK Outside spending] at the Sunlight Foundation

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