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| Version | User | Scope of changes |
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| Mar 17 2008, 2:20 PM EDT | TheMaven | 30 words added, 22 words deleted |
| Nov 26 2007, 8:36 PM EST | benawu |
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| Incumbent | Don Young |
| Party | Republican |
| Seeking Re-election? | Unknown. Young willturns be 75 in 2008, and has lost his powerful Transportation Committee chairmanship to become a member of the minority party. Expect a free-for-all. |
| Candidate Website | House Website Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia profile on Don Young |
| 2004 Presidential Vote | Bush - 61.07% Kerry - 35.52% |
| 2006 Election Results | Young - 56.57% Benson - 40.01% Crawford(L)-1% Ince(G)-1% Ratigan(I)-1% |
| Voter Registration | As of Oct. 3, 2007: Dem. - 67,860 (14.26%) Rep. - 117,504 (24.69%) Non-Part.-74,772 (15.71%) Undecl. - 183,397 (38.54%) Other - 32,296 (6.79%) |
| District Blog(s) |
| Challenger | Ethan Berkowitz (fmr. State House Minority Leader) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Source of Information | Berkowitz & LeDoux announce against Young |
| Candidate Website | Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia Profile on Ethan Berkowitz |
| Challenger | Jake Metcalfe |
| Party | Democratic |
| Source of Information | KTUU |
| Candidate Website | Jake2008.com |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia Profile on Jake Metcalfe |
| Challenger | Diane Benson, 2006 candidate |
| Party | Democratic |
| Source of Information | Alaska SOS |
| Candidate Website | Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia Profile on Diane Benson |
| PotentialDeclined Challenger | Mark Begich (Mayor of Anchorage; His father, Nick Begich, was the Congressman here until he died in a 1972 plane crash)Anchorage) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Source of Information | Speculation/RumorRunning for Senate seat |
| Candidate Website |
| Challenger | State Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux |
| Party | Republican (former Democrat) |
| Source of Information | Berkowitz & LeDoux announce against Young |
| Candidate Website | Campaign Website Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia Profile on Gabrielle LeDoux |
| Challenger | Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell |
| Party | Republican |
| Source of Information | CQ Politics, 3/17/08 New York Times, 3/16/08 |
| Candidate Website |
| Potential Challenger | State Rep. John Harris (House Speaker) |
| Party | Republican |
| Source of Information | The Green Papers ADN, 10/11/07 (will only run if Young retires) |
| Candidate Website |
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