Nick Begich III

{{See also|Begich family}}

Begich was born on October 21, 1977, in Anchorage, Alaska, to Nicholas Joseph Begich Jr., an author and business owner, and Starr Lyn Weed (née Baker).{{cite web |last1=Ruedrich |first1=Randy |title=Randy Ruedrich: Alaska must elect the most qualified candidate for Congress. What does that mean? |url=https://mustreadalaska.com/randy-ruedrich-alaska-must-elect-the-most-qualified-candidate-for-congress-what-does-that-mean/ |website=Must Read Alaska |access-date=30 November 2024 |date=14 April 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Nick Begich For Alaska |url=https://www.alaskansfornickbegich.com/ |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=Nick for Alaska |quote=Born in Anchorage and raised by his maternal grandparents...}}{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=James |date=October 15, 2024 |title=On U.S. House candidate's disclosure form, successful investments and a conspiratorial publisher |url=https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/10/15/on-u-s-house-candidates-disclosure-form-successful-investments-and-a-conspiratorial-publisher/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=Alaska Beacon}}{{Cite news |last=Ruskin |first=Liz |date=October 10, 2024 |title=That ad claiming Begich 'sold phony medical devices'? Here's the backstory. |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2024/10/10/that-ad-claiming-begich-sold-phony-medical-devices-heres-the-backstory/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109235553/https://alaskapublic.org/2024/10/10/that-ad-claiming-begich-sold-phony-medical-devices-heres-the-backstory/ |archive-date=November 9, 2024 |access-date=November 9, 2024 |work=Alaska Public Media}}{{Cite news |date=June 20, 2002 |title=Engagements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel/170424057/ |work=The Orlando Sentinel |pages=J10}} He is a member of the political Begich family who have been affiliated with the Democratic Party, although he is a Republican. He is the paternal grandson of Nick Begich Sr., who served as a U.S. Representative for Alaska from 1971 until his disappearance and presumed death in a plane crash in 1972.{{Cite web|last=Brooks|first=James|date=October 22, 2021|title=Nick Begich, Republican son of Alaska's leading Democratic family, will run for U.S. House|url=https://www.adn.com/politics/2021/10/22/nick-begich-republican-son-of-alaskas-leading-democratic-family-will-run-for-us-house/|website=Anchorage Daily News|access-date=August 8, 2024}} Begich Sr. had three notable sons: Nick Begich Jr., Mark Begich, and Tom Begich. Mark Begich served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska; Tom Begich served as the Minority Leader of the Alaska Senate.

According to Begich, his mother's family was very Republican and his father is a Libertarian Party member. Begich said he has been a registered Republican since age 21.

Begich attended and graduated from a Florida high school, having moved to Florida with his maternal grandparents after his parents divorced. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/oep/2024/Begich,%20Nick_US%20Rep_Eng_06.24.24-PWeb.pdf|title=Begich, Nick_US Rep_Eng_06.24.24-PWeb.pdf|date=June 24, 2024|access-date=November 21, 2024}} Afterwards, he received a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University Bloomington.

After graduating, he founded FarShore Partners, a software development company which is mostly based in India. In 2016, it had 160 employees internationally. Begich has been business partners with Rick Desai since 2009. He was later joined by his other business partner, JC Garrett, in managing both FarShore Partners and Dashfire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adn.com/politics/2025/01/03/nick-begich-iii-sworn-in-as-alaskas-new-us-representative-names-former-business-partner-to-staff/|title=Nick Begich III sworn in as Alaska’s new U.S. representative, names former business partner to staff|website=Anchorage Daily News}} As of 2021, he served as the company's executive chairman.

In 2016, he ran for Seat A in District 2 (Chugiak/Eagle River) of the Anchorage City Council against Republican incumbent Amy Demboski.{{Cite web |last=Hillman|first=Anne |date=April 6, 2016 |title=Liberals get edge in Anchorage elections, massive school bond fails |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2016/04/05/anchorage-election-night-ends-with-two-races-still-undecided/ |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=Alaska Public Media}}{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Devin |date=March 6, 2015 |title=Amy Demboski: The 'little R' in the mayor's race |url=https://www.adn.com/anchorage/article/amy-demboski-little-r-mayors-race/2015/03/17/ |access-date=November 18, 2024 |website=Anchorage Daily News}} Begich lost, receiving 42 percent of the vote to Demboski's 58 percent.

He has served as a board member of Alaska Policy Forum, a conservative think tank. He was the co-chair of the Alaska Republican Party's Finance Committee.{{Cite web |last=Nzanga |first=Merdie |title=Who is Nick Begich, one of the top three candidates running for Alaska's only House seat? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/29/who-is-nick-begich-alaska-house-seat/10347524002/ |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=USA Today}} He served as a co-chair on Don Young's 2020 re-election campaign for the U.S. House.

{{Main|2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election}}

In October 2021, he announced his campaign to run for the Alaska's at-large U.S. House seat against incumbent Republican Don Young, who held the seat since 1972. Young died in March 2022 which led to a special election scheduled for August 16, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Ruskin |first=Liz |date=March 19, 2022 |title=Alaska Congressman Don Young has died |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2022/03/18/alaska-congressman-don-young-has-died/ |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=Alaska Public Media}} The election was a 3-way race of Begich, former Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Democratic former state Representative Mary Peltola.{{cite web |last=Rockey |first=Tim |date=September 2022 |title=Peltola to become first Alaska Native, first female Alaska congresswoman |url=https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/09/01/peltola-become-first-alaska-native-first-female-congresswoman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901003121/https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/09/01/peltola-become-first-alaska-native-first-female-congresswoman/ |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=September 1, 2022 |publisher=Alaskasnewssource.com}}

The election was the first to use Alaska's new ranked-choice voting (RCV) method, approved by voters in 2020. The winners of the top-four blanket primary advanced to the ranked-choice runoff election, but only three candidates competed (as Al Gross withdrew and endorsed Peltola). Peltola was declared the winner on August 31 after all ballots were counted.{{cite web |last=Brooks |first=James |date=March 19, 2022 |title=Alaska's first ranked-choice election will be a special vote to replace Rep. Don Young |url=https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/03/19/alaskas-first-ranked-choice-election-will-be-a-special-vote-to-replace-rep-don-young/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323050352/https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/03/19/alaskas-first-ranked-choice-election-will-be-a-special-vote-to-replace-rep-don-young/ |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=Anchorage Daily News}}{{cite web |author=Iris Samuels |title=Peltola again grows her lead, but final outcome in Alaska's U.S. House race is days away |url=https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/08/26/peltola-again-grows-her-lead-but-final-outcome-in-alaskas-us-house-race-is-days-away/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828211809/https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/08/26/peltola-again-grows-her-lead-but-final-outcome-in-alaskas-us-house-race-is-days-away/ |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |access-date=August 28, 2022 |website=Anchorage Daily News}}{{Cite news |date=September 1, 2022 |title=Democrat Mary Peltola wins special election to fill Alaska's U.S. House seat |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrat-mary-peltola-wins-special-election-fill-alaskas-us-house-seat-2022-09-01/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901012607/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrat-mary-peltola-wins-special-election-fill-alaskas-us-house-seat-2022-09-01/ |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=September 1, 2022 |work=Reuters}} Peltola's victory was widely seen as an upset in a traditionally Republican state.{{Cite web |last=Rakich |first=Nathaniel |date=September 1, 2022 |title=What Democrats' Win In Alaska Tells Us About November |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-democrats-win-in-alaska-tells-us-about-november/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901113613/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-democrats-win-in-alaska-tells-us-about-november |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=September 1, 2022 |website=FiveThirtyEight}}

The results were praised by many pundits and activists.{{cite web |last1=Otis |first1=Deb |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Results and analysis from Alaska's first RCV election |url=https://fairvote.org/alaska_rcv_analysis/ |website=FairVote}} By contrast, some scholars criticized the instant-runoff procedure for its pathological behavior,{{Cite news |last1=Maskin |first1=Eric |author-link=Eric Maskin |last2=Foley |first2=Edward B. |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Opinion: Alaska's ranked-choice voting is flawed. But there's an easy fix. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/01/alaska-final-four-primary-begich-palin-peltola/ |access-date=February 9, 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |issn=0190-8286}} the result of a center squeeze.{{Cite arXiv |eprint=2303.00108v1 |class=cs.CY |first=Jeanne N. |last=Clelland |title=Ranked Choice Voting And the Center Squeeze in the Alaska 2022 Special Election: How Might Other Voting Methods Compare? |date=February 28, 2023 |page=6}}{{Cite web |last1=Atkinson |first1=Nathan |last2=Ganz |first2=Scott C. |date=October 30, 2022 |title=The flaw in ranked-choice voting: rewarding extremists |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3711206-the-flaw-in-ranked-choice-voting-rewarding-extremists/ |access-date=May 14, 2023 |website=The Hill |quote=However, ranked-choice voting makes it more difficult to elect moderate candidates when the electorate is polarized. For example, in a three-person race, the moderate candidate may be preferred by a majority of voters to each of the more extreme candidates. However, voters with far-left and far-right views will rank the candidate in second place rather than in first place. Since ranked-choice voting counts only the number of first-choice votes (among the remaining candidates), the moderate candidate would be eliminated in the first round, leaving one of the extreme candidates to be declared the winner.}} Although Peltola received a plurality of first choice votes and won in the final round, a majority of voters ranked her last or left her off their ballot entirely. Begich was eliminated in the first round, despite being preferred by a majority to each one of his opponents, with 53 percent of voters ranking him above Peltola.{{Cite arXiv |last1=Graham-Squire |first1=Adam |last2=McCune |first2=David |date=September 11, 2022 |title=A Mathematical Analysis of the 2022 Alaska Special Election for US House |page=2 |class=econ.GN |eprint=2209.04764v3 |quote=Since Begich wins both … he is the Condorcet winner of the election … AK election also contains a Condorcet loser: Sarah Palin. … she is also a spoiler candidate}}{{Cite web |last1=Atkinson |first1=Nathan |last2=Ganz |first2=Scott C. |date=October 30, 2022 |title=The flaw in ranked-choice voting: rewarding extremists |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3711206-the-flaw-in-ranked-choice-voting-rewarding-extremists/ |access-date=May 14, 2023 |website=The Hill |quote=However, ranked-choice voting makes it more difficult to elect moderate candidates when the electorate is polarized. For example, in a three-person race, the moderate candidate may be preferred to each of the more extreme candidates by a majority of voters. However, voters with far-left and far-right views will rank the candidate in second place rather than in first place. Since ranked-choice voting counts only the number of first-choice votes (among the remaining candidates), the moderate candidate would be eliminated in the first round, leaving one of the extreme candidates to be declared the winner.}}{{Cite arXiv |last=Clelland |first=Jeanne N. |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Ranked Choice Voting And the Center Squeeze in the Alaska 2022 Special Election: How Might Other Voting Methods Compare? |page=6 |class=cs.CY |eprint=2303.00108v1}} However, Palin spoiled the election by splitting the first-round vote, leading to Begich's elimination and costing Republicans the seat.{{Cite journal |last1=Graham-Squire |first1=Adam |last2=McCune |first2=David |date=January 2, 2024 |title=Ranked Choice Wackiness in Alaska |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10724117.2023.2224675 |journal=Math Horizons |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=24–27 |doi=10.1080/10724117.2023.2224675 |issn=1072-4117}}

{{Main|2022 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska}}

The regular 2022 Alaska's at-large U.S. House election was held on November 8.{{Cite web |last=Bradner |first=Eric |date=November 23, 2022 |title=CNN projects Rep. Mary Peltola will win race for Alaska House seat, thwarting Sarah Palin's political comeback again {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/23/politics/peltola-palin-alaska-election-results/index.html |access-date=November 24, 2022 |website=CNN}} The four candidates were incumbent Peltola, Palin, Begich, and Libertarian Chris Bye.{{cite news |last=Ruskin |first=Liz |date=August 23, 2022 |title=Tara Sweeney ends campaign for U.S. House, opening spot for Libertarian on November ballot |work=Alaska Public Media|url=https://alaskapublic.org/2022/08/23/tara-sweeney-ends-campaign-for-u-s-house/ |access-date=September 6, 2022 |quote='If a candidate who advances out of the primary withdraws 64 or more days before the general election, the fifth place candidate will advance instead,' a Division of Elections spokeswoman said by email.}}{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public |date=November 18, 2020 |title=Alaska will have a new election system: Voters pass Ballot Measure 2 |url=https://www.ktoo.org/2020/11/17/alaska-will-have-a-new-election-system-voters-pass-ballot-measure-2/ |access-date=November 18, 2020 |website=KTOO}} 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 percent of the vote, increasing her margin from the special election.{{Cite news |last=Cochrane |first=Emily |date=November 24, 2022 |title=Mary Peltola Wins Bid to Serve Full Term in the House for Alaska |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/us/politics/mary-peltola-alaska-house-race.html |access-date=November 25, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}

Social choice theorists commenting on the race noted that unlike the previous special election, the general election involved few election pathologies. Peltola won the election as the majority-preferred (Condorcet) candidate, with ballots indicating support from a majority of voters.{{cite arXiv |eprint=2303.00108 |class=cs.CY |first=Jeanne N. |last=Clelland |title=Ranked Choice Voting And Condorcet Failure in the Alaska 2022 Special Election: How Might Other Voting Systems Compare? |date=April 11, 2024}}

{{Main|2024 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska}}

The regular 2024 Alaska's at-large U.S. House election was held on November 5. 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.

The primary election was held on August 20, 2024,{{Cite web |title=2024 Presidential Election Calendar - 270toWin |url=https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-calendar/ |access-date=August 17, 2024 |website=270toWin.com}} with candidates Mary Peltola, Nick Begich, and Republican Nancy Dahlstrom emerging as the main candidates. After placing third, Dahlstrom withdrew from the race to avoid another result like 2022 to ensure there was no center squeeze or spoiler effect, resulting in a traditional two-party race with two clear frontrunners.{{Cite web |last=Drutman |first=Lee |date=September 12, 2024 |title=We need more (and better) parties |url=https://leedrutman.substack.com/p/we-need-more-and-better-parties |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=Undercurrent Events}}{{Cite news |last=Strassel |first=Kimberly A. |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Ranked Choice May Die in Alaska |url=https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ranked-choice-may-die-in-alaska-4452235c |work=The Wall Street Journal}}{{Cite web |last=Early |first=Wesley |date=September 5, 2024 |title=Why candidates are withdrawing from Alaska's general election |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2024/09/04/why-candidates-are-withdrawing-from-alaskas-general-election/ |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=Alaska Public Media |publisher=NPR |place=Anchorage, Alaska-US}} The four candidates were Begich, Peltola, Alaskan Independence Party candidate John Wayne Howe, and Democrat Eric Hafner.{{cite news |title=Alaska At-Large Congressional District Election Results |work=The New York Times |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=November 7, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-alaska-us-house-at-large.html}}

On November 20, it was announced that Begich defeated Peltola.{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public |date=November 21, 2024 |title=The results are in: Nick Begich III has won Alaska's U.S. House race |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2024/11/20/the-results-are-in-nick-begich-iii-has-won-alaskas-u-s-house-race/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=Alaska Public Media |language=en-US}} In the first round, he achieved 48.42% of the vote against her 46.36%. After other candidates were eliminated, the final round resulted in Begich receiving 51.3% of the vote against Peltola's 48.7%, making him the winner.{{cite web|title=State of Alaska, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION, Election Summary Report, November 5, 2024, UNOFFICIAL RESULTS|url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/24GENR/ElectionSummaryReport.pdf}}

Begich was sworn into the U.S. House on January 3, 2025.{{cite news |last1=Ruskin |first1=Liz |title=Nick Begich III is sworn in as Alaska's representative in the U.S. House |url=https://www.ktoo.org/2025/01/06/nick-begich-iii-is-sworn-in-as-alaskas-representative-in-the-u-s-house/ |work=KTOO |publisher=Alaska Public Media |date=6 January 2025}} Later that month, the U.S. House passed two of Begich's bills. The bills, which restored land rights to Alaska Native village corporations and made it easier for disabled Alaska Natives to qualify for federal aid programs, passed nearly unanimously with bipartisan support. Begich became the first freshman member of the 119th United States Congress to have a bill passed.{{cite news |last1=Beacon |first1=Alaska |title=U.S. House passes two bills from Alaska Rep. Nick Begich |url=https://ictnews.org/news/u-s-house-passes-two-bills-from-alaska-rep-nick-begich |access-date=14 February 2025 |work=ICT News |publisher=Alaska Beacon |date=12 February 2025 |language=en}}

• Committee on Natural Resources{{Cite web|url=https://mustreadalaska.com/congressman-begich-named-vice-chairman-of-house-subcommittee-on-energy-and-minerals/|title=Congressman Begich named vice chairman of House subcommittee on energy and minerals|first=Suzanne|last=Downing|date=January 14, 2025}}
• Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Vice Chair)
• Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure{{Cite web|url=https://mustreadalaska.com/congressman-nick-begich-added-to-three-key-subcommittees-for-aviation-railroad-maritime-issues/|title=Congressman Nick Begich added to three key subcommittees for aviation, railroad, maritime issues|first=Suzanne|last=Downing|date=January 22, 2025}}
• Subcommittee on Aviation
• Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
• Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials (Vice Chair) https://mustreadalaska.com/congressman-begich-assigned-vice-chair-of-another-subcommittee/
• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology{{Cite web|url=https://mustreadalaska.com/breaking-begich-iii-assigned-to-third-house-committee-science-space-technology-committee/|title=Breaking: Begich III assigned to third House committee: Science, Space, Technology Committee|first=Suzanne|last=Downing|date=January 10, 2025}}
• Subcommittee on Energy
• Subcommittee on Environment
• Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight

• Croatian Caucus
• DOGE Caucus
• Native American Caucus
• Pacific Islands Caucus
• Republican Study Committee
• Western Caucus
• Congressional Western Caucus{{cite web|title= Caucus Memberships|author=|url=https://westerncaucus.house.gov/about/membership.htm|format=|publisher=Congressional Western Caucus|date=|accessdate=7 April 2025}}

He lives in Chugiak, Anchorage, Alaska. Begich and his wife, Dharna, have one son, Nicholas IV.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Devin |date=March 18, 2016 |title=In Chugiak-Eagle River Assembly race, big names compete for recognition |url=https://www.adn.com/anchorage/article/two-familiar-names-chugiak-eagle-river-assembly-race/2016/03/19/ |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=Anchorage Daily News}}{{cite news |author=KCAW Staff |title=Unhappy with 'caustic' politics, House candidate Begich seeks a return to normalcy |url=https://www.kcaw.org/2024/08/19/unhappy-with-caustic-politics-house-candidate-begich-seeks-a-return-to-normalcy/ |access-date=November 18, 2024 |work=KCAW |date=August 20, 2024}} He is a Protestant.{{cite web |title=Religious affiliation of members of the 119th Congress |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/12/pr_2025-01-02_faith-on-the-hill_member-list.pdf |publisher=Pew Research Center |access-date=January 8, 2025}}

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 43,601

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 30,861

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| party = Independent

| votes = 20,392

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| candidate = Mary Peltola

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 16,265

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| candidate = Tara Sweeney

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 9,560

| percentage = 5.92

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| party = Independent

| votes = 7,625

| percentage = 4.72

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| candidate = Christopher Constant

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6,224

| percentage = 3.86

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| candidate = Jeff Lowenfels

| party = Independent

| votes = 5,994

| percentage = 3.71

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| candidate = John Coghill

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,842

| percentage = 2.38

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| candidate = Josh Revak

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,785

| percentage = 2.34

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| party = Independent

| votes = 3,013

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2,730

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| candidate = Emil Notti

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,777

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| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 1,049

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 608

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| party = Alaskan Independence Party

| votes = 380

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| party = Independent

| votes = 338

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 332

| percentage = 0.21

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jay Armstrong

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 286

| percentage = 0.18

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = J. R. Myers

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 285

| percentage = 0.18

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gregg Brelsford

| party = Independent

| votes = 284

| percentage = 0.18

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ernest Thomas

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 199

| percentage = 0.12

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bob Lyons

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 197

| percentage = 0.12

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Otto Florschutz

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 193

| percentage = 0.12

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Maxwell Sumner

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 133

| percentage = 0.08

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Clayton Trotter

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 121

| percentage = 0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Anne McCabe

| party = Independent

| votes = 118

| percentage = 0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Callahan

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 114

| percentage = 0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Arlene Carle

| party = Independent

| votes = 107

| percentage = 0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tim Beck

| party = Independent

| votes = 96

| percentage = 0.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sherry Mettler

| party = Independent

| votes = 92

| percentage = 0.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tom Gibbons

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 94

| percentage = 0.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lady Donna Dutchess

| party = Independent

| votes = 87

| percentage = 0.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Ornelas

| party = American Independent Party

| votes = 83

| percentage = 0.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ted Heintz

| party = Independent

| votes = 70

| percentage = 0.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Silvio Pellegrini

| party = Independent

| votes = 70

| percentage = 0.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Karyn Griffin

| party = Independent

| votes = 67

| percentage = 0.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Hughes

| party = Independent

| votes = 54

| percentage = 0.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Don Knight

| party = Independent

| votes = 46

| percentage = 0.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jo Woodward

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 44

| percentage = 0.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jason Williams

| party = Independent

| votes = 37

| percentage = 0.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Brown

| party = Independent

| votes = 36

| percentage = 0.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dennis Aguayo

| party = Independent

| votes = 31

| percentage = 0.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William Hibler III

| party = Independent

| votes = 25

| percentage = 0.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bradley Welter

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 24

| percentage = 0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Thistle

| party = Independent

| votes = 23

| percentage = 0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brian Beal

| party = Independent

| votes = 19

| percentage = 0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mikel Melander

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 17

| percentage = 0.01

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 161,428

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=2022 Alaska U.S. House of Representatives primary election results{{Cite web |title=2022 Primary Candidate List |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/candidatelistprim.php#Representative |access-date=June 1, 2022 |publisher=Alaska Division of Elections}}{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2022 |title=August 16, 2022 Primary Election Summary Report - OFFICIAL RESULTS |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/22PRIM/ElectionSummaryReportRPT.pdf |access-date=September 2, 2022 |publisher=Alaska Division of Elections}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Mary Peltola

|votes = 70,295

|percentage = 36.80

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Sarah Palin

|votes = 57,693

|percentage = 30.20

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Nick Begich

|votes = 50,021

|percentage = 26.19

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Tara Sweeney (withdrew)

|votes = 7,195

|percentage = 3.77

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Chris Bye{{Efn|Chris Bye placed fifth in the nonpartisan primary. However, the fourth-place finisher — Tara Sweeney — withdrew, placing Bye in the general election.|name=primary}}

|votes = 1,189

|percentage = 0.62

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = J. R. Myers

|votes = 531

|percentage = 0.28

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Bob Lyons

|votes = 447

|percentage = 0.23

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jay Armstrong

|votes = 403

|percentage = 0.21

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Brad Snowden

|votes = 355

|percentage = 0.19

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Randy Purham

|votes = 311

|percentage = 0.16

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Lady Donna Dutchess

|votes = 270

|percentage = 0.14

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Sherry Strizak

|votes = 252

|percentage = 0.13

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = American Independent Party

|candidate = Robert Ornelas

|votes = 248

|percentage = 0.13

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Denise Williams

|votes = 242

|percentage = 0.13

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Gregg Brelsford

|votes = 241

|percentage = 0.13

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = David Hughes

|votes = 238

|percentage = 0.12

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Andrew Phelps

|votes = 222

|percentage = 0.12

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Tremayne Wilson

|votes = 194

|percentage = 0.10

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Sherry Mettler

|votes = 191

|percentage = 0.10

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Silvio Pellegrini

|votes = 187

|percentage = 0.10

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Ted Heintz

|votes = 173

|percentage = 0.09

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Davis LeBlanc

|votes = 117

|percentage = 0.06

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 191,015

|percentage = 100.00

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2024 Alaska U.S. House of Representatives primary election results{{cite web |title=State of Alaska 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION Election Summary Report August 20, 2024 OFFICIAL RESULTS |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/24PRIM/ElectionSummaryReport.pdf |publisher=State of Alaska|page=1 |access-date=2 January 2025|date=1 September 2024}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Mary Peltola (incumbent)

| votes = 55,166

| percentage = 50.9

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Nick Begich III

| votes = 28,803

| percentage = 26.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Nancy Dahlstrom (withdrew)

|votes = 21,574

| percentage = 19.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Matthew Salisbury (withdrew)

| votes = 652

| percentage = 0.6

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Alaskan Independence Party

| candidate = John Wayne Howe

| votes = 621

| percentage = 0.6

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Eric Hafner

| votes = 467

| percentage = 0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Gerald Heikes

| votes = 424

| percentage = 0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Lady Donna Dutchess

|votes = 195

|percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = David Ambrose

| votes = 154

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No Labels

| candidate = Richard Grayson

| votes = 143

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Richard Mayers

| votes = 119

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Samuel Claesson

| votes = 89

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 108,407

| percentage = 100.00

}}{{Election box end}}

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