2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
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Nominee Don Young Steve LindbeckJim McDermott
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote155,088111,01931,770
Percentage50.3%36.0%10.3%
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2016 Alaska's at-large congressional district results by county-equivalent.svg
Young:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Lindbeck:     40–50%     50–60%
Representative at-large before election

Don Young
Republican

Elected Representative at-large

Don Young
Republican

The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 114th United States Congress. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Contents

Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Don Young was re-elected to a twenty-third term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Gerald Heikes, minister at Anchorage's nondenominational Bethel Chapel and perennial candidate [1]
  • Jesse Tingley [1]
  • Stephen Wright, US Air Force veteran [1]
  • Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative [2]

Declined

Results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Young (incumbent) 38,998 71.5
Republican Stephen Wright10,18918.7
Republican Gerald Heikes2,8175.2
Republican Jesse Tingley2,5244.6
Total votes54,528 100.0

Democratic–Libertarian–Independence primary

Candidates from the Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence Party appear on the same ballot, with the highest-placed candidate from each party receiving that party's nomination.

Democratic

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Libertarian

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Steve Lindbeck
Individuals
Unions

Results

Democratic–Libertarian–Independence primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steve Lindbeck 17,009 55.6
Democratic Lynette Hinz5,13016.8
Libertarian Jim McDermott 3,960 12.9
Democratic William Hibler2,9189.5
Libertarian Jon Watts1,5835.2
Total votes30,543 100.0

General election

Fundraising

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Don Young (R) [16] $759,967$716,219$531,968
Steve Lindbeck (D) [17] $470,897$153,365$317,533
Jim McDermott (L) [18] $7,879$7,879$0

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [19] Lean RNovember 2, 2016
Daily Kos [20] Likely RAugust 17, 2016
Roll Call [21] Safe RAugust 17, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report [22] Safe RJuly 14, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [23] Likely RAugust 10, 2016

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Don
Young (R)		Steve
Lindbeck (D)		OtherUndecided
Alaska Survey Research September 28–October 2, 2016660± 3.8%45%30%16% [24] 9%

Results

2016 Alaska's at-large congressional district [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Don Young (incumbent) 155,088 50.32% -0.65%
Democratic Steve Lindbeck111,01936.02%-4.95%
Libertarian Jim McDermott31,77010.31%+2.70%
Independent Bernie Souphanavong9,0932.95%N/A
Write-in 1,2280.40%-0.06%
Total votes308,198 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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