Alaska AK-AL House2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
Mary Peltola
RACE WINNER
Mary Peltola
Seat held
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Mary Peltola (D)
RACE RATING
Last updated : Oct 25, 2022Race summary
Peltola, a moderate former tribal fisheries executive, became an overnight celebrity overnight after her 51%-49% ranked-choice victory over Sarah Palin on August 16.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
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INCUMBENT
Mary Peltola
First Elected: 2022
Last General Election: 51.5%
Last Primary Election: 39.6%
Full Bio:
PELTOLA, Mary Sattler, a Representative from Alaska; born in Anchorage, Alaska, August 31, 1973; an enrolled member of the Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council; attended the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colo., 1991-1994; attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1994; attended the University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, Alaska, 1995-1997; attended the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, 1997-1998; manager of community development and sustainability,; professional advocate; executive director, Kuskokwim River inter-tribal fish commission, 2017-2022; member of the Alaska state house of representatives, 1999-2009; member of the Bethel, Alaska, city council; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Donald Edwin Young (August 16, 2022-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
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Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
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Past Presidential Results from this District
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Oct 25, 2022
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