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2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska Alaska presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska 2008 November 7, 2006 Image:Don Young, official photo portrait, color, 2006 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Don Young Republican Party (United States) 132,743 56.57% File:3x4.svg Diane E. Benson Democratic Party (United States) 93,879 40.01% 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska by State House District.svg 325px Results by state house districtYoung: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Benson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Representative at-large Don Young Republican Party (United States) Don Young Republican Party (United States)
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.
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 resultshttps://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/06PRIM/data/results.pdf Results 2006 www.elections.alaska.gov PDF 2021-03-30
Democratic Party (United States)
Diane E. Benson
19,421
40.41
Democratic Party (United States)
Ray Metcalfe
16,529
34.40
Green Party (United States)
Eva L. Ince
3,620
7.53
Alaska Libertarian Party
Alexander Crawford
3,176
6.61
Democratic Party (United States)
Todd Hyde
2,482
5.16
Democratic Party (United States)
Frank Vondersaar
2,141
4.46
Alaska Libertarian Party
Sol L. Gerstenfeld
687
1.43
48,056
100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Republican Party primary resultshttps://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/06PRIM/data/results.pdf Results 2006 www.elections.alaska.gov PDF 2021-03-30
Don Young (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 81,089 100.00
81,089 100.00
General election
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2006 Competitive House Race Chart http://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210001/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_house_comp_nov6.pdf 27 September 2007Safe R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg2006 House Ratings http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061107153417/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2006/11/2006-house-ratings_06.html 7 November 2006Safe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball2006 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2006/house/ Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061110210331/http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/2006/house/ 10 November 2006Safe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the House of Representatives http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives-51.html realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics 12 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061109025111/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives-51.html 9 November 2006 7 November 2006Safe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsBalance of Power Scorecard: House http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_house.html cqpolitics.com Congressional Quarterly Inc 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061117202830/http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_house.html 17 November 2006Safe R November 7, 2006
Results
2006 Alaska's at-large congressional district electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#2 Results 2004 clerk.house.gov PDF 2021-03-30
Republican Party (United States)
Don Young (incumbent)
132,743
56.57
Democratic Party (United States)
Diane E. Benson
93,879
40.01
Alaska Libertarian Party
Alexander Crawford
4,029
1.72
Green Party (United States)
Eva L. Ince
1,819
0.78
Independent (politician)
Bill Ratigan
1,615
0.69
560
0.24
234,645
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
References
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