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Alaska House

Filing Deadline: June 2, 2008 • Primary Date: Aug. 26, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008
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Total House seats: 1
110th Congress: 1 R
109th Congress: 1 R


AK-At Large (House Race Hotline Coverage)

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.

Challengers

Gabrielle LeDoux (R), state representative
Sean Parnell (R), lieutenant governor


Diane Benson, (D), native activist
Ethan Berkowitz (D), former state House minority leader
Jake Metcalfe (D), former state Democratic chair


Race Rankings

The Hotline

Based on likelihood of seat switching party control

  1. Ill.-11 (Open-R)
  2. Va.-11 (Open-R)
  3. N.Y.-25 (Open-R)
  4. Ariz.-01 (Open-R)
  5. Texas-22 (Lampson-D)
  6. N.J.-03 (Open-R)
  7. N.J.-07 (Open-R)
  8. N.M.-01 (Open-R)
  9. Ohio-16 (Open-R)
10. Ohio-15 (Open-R)


Previous Coverage

Check out National Journal's coverage of previous Alaska house races.

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Fri., May 16

Barack Obama campaigns in Watertown and Sioux Falls, S.D.

Hillary Clinton campaigns in Oregon.

Bill Clinton campaigns for his wife in Kentucky.

Sat., May 17

Barack Obama campaigns in Oregon.

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