Alaska House
Filing Deadline: June 2, 2008 • Primary Date: Aug. 26, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008
Total House seats: 1
110th Congress: 1 R
109th Congress: 1 R
AK-At Large
(House Race Hotline Coverage)
Don Young (R)
District Profile: Alaska is a state created by a federal government which it now often resents. It trends Republican and has elected GOP Rep. Don Young 16 times. Full Profile
2006 results: Don Young (R) defeated Diane Benson (D) by 57-40%.
Incumbent
Don Young (R)
Elected in 1973; Seeking 18th full term; Young was nominated with 45.47% in a three-way primary, winning by 304 votes.
Challengers
Ethan Berkowitz (D)Berkowitz, the former state House minority leader, was nominated with 53% in a three-way primary.
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Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
1.
N.Y.-13
(Open-R)2.
N.Y.-25
(Open-R)3.
Ariz.-01
(Open-R)4.
Va.-11
(Open-R)5.
Fla.-16
(Mahoney-D)6.
Ill.-11
(Open-R)7.
Ohio-16
(Open-R)8.
Texas-22
(Lampson-D)9.
Alaska-AL
(Young-R)10.
Fla.-24
(Feeney-R)11.
N.J.-03
(Open-R)12.
Colo.-04
(Musgrave-R)13.
Mich.-09
(Knollenberg-R)14.
N.J.-07
(Open-R)15.
Minn.-06
(Bachmann-R)Previous Coverage
Check out National Journal's coverage of previous Alaska house races.
