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| Incumbent | Don Young |
| Party | Republican |
| Seeking Re-election? | Probably not. Young will be 75 in 2008, and is losing his powerful Transportation Committee chairmanship to become a member of the minority party. Expect a free-for-all. |
| Candidate Website | House Website Campaign Website |
| 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 at 6/11/06 Dem - 66,636 (14.27%) Rep - 115,397 (24.72% Non Partisan - 73,081 (15.65%) Undeclared - 177,686 (38.06%) Other - 34087 (7.3%) |
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| Potential Challenger | Diane Benson |
| Party | Democrat |
| Source of Information | 2006 Candidate |
| Candidate Website | Campaign Website |
| Potential Challenger | Mark Begich (Mayor of Anchorage; His father, Nick Begich, was the Congressman here until he died in a 1972 plane crash) |
| Party | Democrat |
| Source of Information | Speculation/Rumor |
| Candidate Website |
| Potential Challenger | Eric Croft (Alaska State Senator) |
| Party | Democrat |
| Source of Information | Speculation |
| Candidate Website |
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