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)
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%.
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
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.
