2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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.

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →

Nominee Don Young Diane E. Benson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 132,743 93,879 Percentage 56.6% 40.0%

Results by state house district Young:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Benson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

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

Combined primary

Candidates

• 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

Combined party primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Candidates

• Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican Party primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Young (incumbent)	81,089	100.00
Total votes			81,089	100.00

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[6]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

Results

2006 Alaska's at-large congressional district election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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-in		560	0.24
Total votes			234,645	100.00
	Republican hold