United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2016

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, At-large district, 2016

November 8, 2016

Nominee Don Young Steve Lindbeck Jim McDermott Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 145,800 104,290 29,736 Percentage 50.37% 36.03% 10.27%

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.

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 J. 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	38,998	71.52
	Republican	Stephen Wright	10,189	18.69
	Republican	Gerald Heikes	2,817	5.17
	Republican	Jesse Tingley	2,524	4.63
Total votes			54,528	100

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

Steve Lindbeck
Individuals Mark Begich, former U.S. Senator from Alaska[7] Forrest Dunbar, member of the Anchorage Assembly and Democratic nominee for congress in 2014[13] Unions Alaska Public Employees Association (state union affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO)[14] Inlandboatmen's Union[15] International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots[15]

Results

Primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Lindbeck	17,009	55.58
	Democratic	Lynette Hinz	5,130	16.76
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	3,960	12.94
	Democratic	William Hibler	2,918	9.54
	Libertarian	Jon Watts	1,583	5.17
Total votes			30,543	100

General election

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)	Bernie Souphanavong (I)	Jim McDermott (L)	Undecided
Alaska Dispatch News/Alaska Survey Research	September 28–October 2, 2016	660	± 3.8%	44.5%	30.4%	8.7%	7.5%	8.9%

Results

2016 Alaska U.S. House of Representatives general election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Young	145,800	50.37
	Democratic	Steve Lindbeck	104,290	36.03
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	29,736	10.27
	NA	Bernie Souphanavong	8,475	2.93
	Write-ins	Others	1,137	0.39
Majority			41,510	14.34
Total votes			289,438	100
	Republican Party hold

References

1. Boettger, Ben (August 3, 2016). "U.S House candidates introduced at Chamber of Commerce Luncheon". Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
2. "Don Young, 81, files to run for re-election". Alaska Pipeline. February 19, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
3. Pathé, Simone (May 15, 2015). "Murkowski Facing a Primary Puzzle". Roll Call. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
4. Manning, Phillip (January 5, 2016). "Sen. Dunleavey won't challenge Murkowski after all". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
5. Herz, Nathaniel (May 28, 2015). "Lance Pruitt says he's considering a primary challenge to Rep. Young". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
6. http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/16PRIM/data/results.pdf
7. "A scientist, a Native voice, and a former public radio chief compete for Alaska's Democratic chance at the U.S. House". Peninsula Clarion. August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
8. "Former Kodiak setnetter launches U.S House challenge to Alaska's Don Young". Alaska Dispatch. September 20, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
9. "Begich unveils consulting firm, will work in aviation and health care". Alaska Dispatch. January 31, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
10. Bohrer, Becky (February 16, 2016). "Former Sen. Begich says he won't run for any office this year". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
11. "Jim McDermott (Alaska)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
12. "Jon Briggs Watts". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
13. Lindbeck, Steve (July 21, 2016). "Great to see so many supporters, including Mark Begich and Forrest Dunbar at our office opening in Anchorage today!". Facebook. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
14. "APEA-EPIC Endorsed Candidates". Alaska Public Employees Association. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
15. DeMarban, Alex (June 23, 2016). "Two maritime unions pull longtime support for Young, endorse challenger". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
16. "Young, Don — Candidate for House". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
17. "Lindbeck, Steve — Candidate for House". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
18. "McDermott, Jim — Candidate for House". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
19. "2016 House Race Ratings for August 10, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
20. "Election Outlook: 2016 Race Ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
21. "2016 Race Ratings". Roll Call. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
22. "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
23. "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
24. "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Unofficial Results". elections.alaska.gov. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

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)