2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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Nominee Don Young Steve Lindbeck Jim McDermott Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 155,088 111,019 31,770 Percentage 50.3% 36.0% 10.3%

State house district results 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

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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.

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[]

• Mike Dunleavy, state senator^[3][4]
• Lance Pruitt, state representative^[5]
• Sean Parnell, former governor of Alaska, and candidate for US House in 2008^[3]
• Joe Miller, former magistrate judge, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014^[3]
• Mead Treadwell, former lieutenant governor and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014^[3]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Young (incumbent)	38,998	71.5
	Republican	Stephen Wright	10,189	18.7
	Republican	Gerald Heikes	2,817	5.2
	Republican	Jesse Tingley	2,524	4.6
Total votes			54,528	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[]

• William Hibler, former glaciologist with the University of Alaska Fairbanks^[7]
• Steve Lindbeck, former CEO of Alaska Public Media^[7]
• Lynette Moreno-Hinz, taxicab driver, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2010 and candidate for the State House in 2012^[8]

Declined[]

• Mark Begich, former U.S. Senator^[9][10]

Libertarian[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

• Jim McDermott^[11]
• Jon Watts^[12]

Endorsements[]

Results[]

Democratic–Libertarian–Independence primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Lindbeck	17,009	55.6
	Democratic	Lynette Hinz	5,130	16.8
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	3,960	12.9
	Democratic	William Hibler	2,918	9.5
	Libertarian	Jon Watts	1,583	5.2
Total votes			30,543	100.0

General election[]

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Fundraising[]

Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash 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[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Likely R	August 10, 2016
Daily Kos[20]	Likely R	August 17, 2016
Roll Call[21]	Safe R	August 17, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report[22]	Safe R	July 14, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Likely R	August 10, 2016

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Don Young (R)	Steve Lindbeck (D)	Other	Undecided
Alaska Survey Research	September 28–October 2, 2016	660	± 3.8%	45%	30%	16%[24]	9%

Results[]

2016 Alaska's at-large congressional district^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Don Young (incumbent)	155,088	50.32%	-0.65%
	Democratic	Steve Lindbeck	111,019	36.02%	-4.95%
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	31,770	10.31%	+2.70%
	Independent	Bernie Souphanavong	9,093	2.95%	N/A
	Write-in		1,228	0.40%	-0.06%
Total votes			308,198	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

References[]

External links[]

• Division of Elections at Alaska Government
• Alaska U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
• United States House of Representatives elections in Alaska, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

Official campaign websites

• Steve Lindbeck for Congress (D)
• Don Young for Congress (R)