2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
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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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Combined primary
editCandidates
edit- Diane E. Benson (D), 2002 Green Party nominee for Governor
- Alexander Crawford (L)
- Sol L. Gerstenfeld (L)
- Todd Hyde (D)
- Eva L. Ince (G)
- Ray Metcalfe (D), former Alaska State Representative
- Frank Vondersaar (D), perennial candidate
Results
editParty | 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
editCandidates
edit- Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 81,089 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 81,089 | 100.00 |
General election
editResults
editParty | 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 |