United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2006

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2006

November 7, 2006

Nominee Don Young Diane E. Benson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 132,743 93,879 Percentage 56.57% 40.01%

Representative At-large before election Don Young Republican Elected Representative At-large Don Young Republican

Elections in Alaska
Federal government Presidential elections 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Presidential caucuses Democratic 2008 Republican 2008 U.S. Senate elections 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 U.S. House elections 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
State government Gubernatorial elections 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 State elections 2006 2010 2012 Ballot measures Alaska Measure 2 (1990) (criminalized marijuana) Alaska Measure 2 (1998) (prohibited gay marriage) Alaska Measure 2 (2014) (decriminalized marijuana) Alaska Clean Water Initiative
Anchorage Mayoral elections 2009

The Alaska Congressional election of 2006 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.

Combined primary

Candidates

• Diane E. Benson (D), 2002Green 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

Republican primary

Candidates

• Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

General election

Results

References