United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Alaska took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's At-Large Congressional District.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Don Young (R) defeated Steve Lindbeck (D), Jim McDermott (L), Bernie Souphanavong (I), and Stephen Wright (R Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Young defeated Gerald Heikes, Jesse Tingley, and Stephen Wright in the Republican primary, while Lindbeck defeated William Hibler and Lynette Hinz to win the Democratic nomination. Jim McDermott defeated Jon Briggs Watts in the Libertarian primary. The primary elections took place on August 16, 2016.[4][5]
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Primary: Alaska uses a top-four primary for congressional and state-level offices. Under Alaska's top-four primary system, all candidates for a given office run in a single primary election. The top four vote-getters, regardless of partisan affiliation, then advance to the general election.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was Don Young (R), who was first elected in 1972.
Alaska has a single at-large congressional district, which makes up the entire state.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republican Party held the one congressional seat from Alaska.
| Members of the U.S. House from Alaska -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Don Young Incumbent |
50.3% | 155,088 | |
| Democratic | Steve Lindbeck | 36% | 111,019 | |
| Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 10.3% | 31,770 | |
| Independent | Bernie Souphanavong | 3% | 9,093 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.4% | 1,228 | |
| Total Votes | 308,198 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Don Young Incumbent |
71.5% | 38,998 | ||
| Stephen Wright | 18.7% | 10,189 | ||
| Gerald Heikes | 5.2% | 2,817 | ||
| Jesse Tingley | 4.6% | 2,524 | ||
| Total Votes | 54,528 | |||
| Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Steve Lindbeck |
67.9% | 17,009 | ||
| Lynette Hinz | 20.5% | 5,130 | ||
| William Hibler | 11.6% | 2,918 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,057 | |||
| Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
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Jim McDermott |
71.4% | 3,960 | ||
| Jon Briggs Watts | 28.6% | 1,583 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,543 | |||
| Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
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Margin of victory
The margin of victory in Alaska's U.S. House race was 14.3 percent. This was calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes.
Candidates
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General election candidates: Don Young   Steve Lindbeck Jim McDermott Bernie Souphanavong Stephen Wright (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[8] |
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Democratic Lynette Hinz[4] Steve Lindbeck[9] |
Republican Gerald Heikes[4] Jesse Tingley[4] Stephen Wright[4] |
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Third Party/Other Jon Briggs Watts (Libertarian)[4] |
Endorsements
Steve Lindbeck
- Labor unions Inlandboatmen's Union and the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots[11]
Media
Steve Lindbeck
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Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Alaska elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Alaska in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | Statewide municipal elections 105-day report due | |
| February 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | Year start report due | |
| March 7, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day report due | |
| March 29, 2016 | Campaign finance | 7-day report due | |
| June 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing deadline | |
| July 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | 105-day report due | |
| August 16, 2016 | Ballot access | Nominating petitions due | |
| August 16, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| September 6, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day report due | |
| September 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | 7-day report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| Sources: Alaska Division of Elections, "2016-2017 Election Dates," accessed November 25, 2015 Alaska Division of Elections, "No-party Candidate Filing Instructions," accessed November 25, 2015 Alaska Public Offices Commission, "APOC Annual Calendar," accessed November 25, 2015 | |||
District history
2014
Alaska's At-Large Congressional District held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Don Young (R) defeated Forrest Dunbar (D) and Jim McDermott (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Don Young Incumbent |
51% | 142,572 | |
| Democratic | Forrest Dunbar | 41% | 114,602 | |
| Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 7.6% | 21,290 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.5% | 1,277 | |
| Total Votes | 279,741 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
2012
On November 6, 2012, Don Young (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sharon Cissna (D), Jim McDermott (L), Ted Gianoutsos (I) and Clinton Desjarlais (I) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Don Young |
63.9% | 185,296 | |
| Democratic | Sharon M. Cissna | 28.6% | 82,927 | |
| Libertarian | Jim C. McDermott | 5.2% | 15,028 | |
| NA | Ted Gianoutsos | 1.9% | 5,589 | |
| NA | Write-in | 0.3% | 964 | |
| Total Votes | 289,804 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Alaska, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Alaska Secretary of State, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Alaska House Races Results," August 16, 2016
- ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 15, 2024
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "August 18, 2020 Primary Election Information," accessed July 15, 2024
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 2 KTUU, "Former journalist and non-profit leader makes challenge to Don Young official," April 7, 2016
- ↑ Ak Pipeline, "Don Young, 81, files to run for re-election," February 19, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Dispatch News, "Two maritime unions pull longtime support for Young, endorse challenger," June 24, 2016
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For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
