2008 Elections - House

Rep. Kelly remains 1 vote ahead of challenger in Fairbanks

The final vote is in - and state Rep. Mike Kelly is still one vote ahead of his rival.

The winner of the race for Alaska's sole House seat wasn't really in doubt after Election Day, when longtime incumbent Rep. Don Young led Democratic challenger Ethan Berkowitz by more than 16,000 votes.

Young, Stevens still connect with voters

While a Democratic wave swept the rest of the nation, not even FBI investigations could keep Alaska's Republican congressional delegation from holding leads the day after the election.

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Young headed to victory

Don Young, Alaska's lone congressman since 1973 and famed for his rough-hewn manner and unapologetic embracing of earmarks, appeared headed for a stunning upset of Democrat Ethan Berkowitz.

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Challenger Berkowitz says it's time for new direction

State Rep. Beth Kerttula had eight years of firsthand experience sizing up the political qualifications of Ethan Berkowitz.

Young says he's best for the next term in US House

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Young says he's best for the next term in US House

U.S. Rep. Don Young has talked tough for 35 years, a crusader for Alaska in a flannel shirt and bolo tie, using one hand to wag his finger in the face of Big Government, keeping the other open to accept billions in federal assistance.

Challenger Berkowitz says it's time for new direction

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It's down to the wire in the U.S. House race

Alaska Congressman Don Young, down in the polls in the week and a half before Election Day, has been out campaigning in the Hillside Fred Meyer, in the Dimond Center mall, anywhere he can scrape up votes before Nov. 4.

Berkowitz, Young clash over incumbent's style

Alaska Congressman Don Young and his challenger, Ethan Berkowitz, clashed Thursday over whether Young is a bully whose conduct is getting old or a hard-nosed fighter the state needs in Washington, D.C.

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House hopefuls tangle onstage

Democrat Ethan Berkowitz, challenging Congressman Don Young for Alaska's seat in the U.S. House, declared in a debate Monday night he'd have a better chance of opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling than the 18-term Republican.

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Parnell concedes GOP race to Young

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell has conceded the tight Republican House primary race to incumbent U.S. Rep. Don Young.

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Young wins House primary by 304 votes

U.S. Rep. Don Young has won the Republican primary battle for the state's only seat in the House, Alaska election officials said.

Young likes his chances in the primary

There are still some votes to count -- and maybe a recount after that -- but Rep. Don Young Tuesday said he expects to be the Republican on the U.S. House ballot in the Nov. 4 general election.

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GOP primary comes down to overseas ballots, likely recount

There are fewer overseas absentee ballots to be counted than the gap in votes between challengers in the hotly contested Republican primary for the state's lone congressional seat, the Division of Elections said Monday.

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Young's slim lead grows a bit more in Alaska House race

U.S. Rep. Don Young had a bit more breathing room Saturday in his still-unfinished Republican primary race. Young's slim lead has widened against Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, to 239 votes -- up from 151 votes after the Aug. 26 primary election -- as election workers finished counting absentee and questioned ballots early Saturday.

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Close elections part of the game for Alaska voters

The Republican primary near draw between Rep. Don Young and Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell is unusually close for a statewide race, but Alaskans have a history of divvying up their votes so evenly that it takes a week or 10 days, and sometimes a good bit longer, to figure out who won.

Young's lead over Parnell inches up to 239 votes

Rep. Don Young's lead over Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell in the Republican primary for Alaska's seat in the U.S. House swelled to 239 votes early this morning with the count of absentee and questioned ballots from the last three House districts, all in Anchorage.

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Absentee, questioned ballots pass 25,000

The 151 votes separating U.S. Rep. Don Young and Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell in the cliffhanger race for the Republican nomination for Alaska's seat in Congress are dwarfed by more than 25,000 absentee and questioned ballots to be counted Friday.

No votes go to the GOP race

The votes from Hughes came in Thursday, but they didn't add much to the tight race between U.S. Rep. Don Young and Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.

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Young barely leads Parnell

U.S. Rep. Don Young maintained a slim lead over Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell Wednesday in the fight to be the Republican candidate for U.S. House. But a winner won't be known for at least two weeks.

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Young fires up House primary

PALMER -- U.S. Rep. Don Young, just a few days from what's expected to be his toughest election in more than two decades, seemed to be having the time of his life.