2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2007. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. The primary elections were held on August 22, 2006.
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![]() Results by state house district Young: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Benson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Alaska |
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Combined primary
Candidates
- Diane E. Benson (D), 2002 Green Party nominee for Governor
- Ray Metcalfe (D), former Alaska State Representative
- Eva L. Ince (G)
- Alexander Crawford (L)
- Todd Hyde (D)
- Frank Vondersaar (D), perennial candidate
- Sol L. Gerstenfeld (L)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Diane E. Benson | 19,421 | 40.41 | |
Democratic | Ray Metcalfe | 16,529 | 34.40 | |
Green | Eva L. Ince | 3,620 | 7.53 | |
Libertarian | Alexander Crawford | 3,176 | 6.61 | |
Democratic | Todd Hyde | 2,482 | 5.16 | |
Democratic | Frank Vondersaar | 2,141 | 4.46 | |
Libertarian | Sol L. Gerstenfeld | 687 | 1.43 | |
Total votes | 48,056 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 81,089 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 81,089 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 132,743 | 56.57 | |
Democratic | Diane E. Benson | 93,879 | 40.01 | |
Libertarian | Alexander Crawford | 4,029 | 1.72 | |
Green | Eva L. Ince | 1,819 | 0.78 | |
Independent | Bill Ratigan | 1,615 | 0.69 | |
Write-ins | 560 | 0.24 | ||
Total votes | 234,645 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Denali Borough (largest city: Healy)
- Juneau
References
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