1986 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

1986 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

November 4, 1986

Nominee Don Young Pegge Begich Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 101,799 74,053 Percentage 56.5% 41.1%

Results by state house district Young:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Begich:      50–60%

Representative at-large before election Don Young Republican Elected Representative at-large Don Young Republican

The Alaska congressional election of 1986 was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1986. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1987. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 1989.

General election

Results

1986 Alaska's at-large congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Young (inc.)	101,799	56.47
	Democratic	Pegge Begich	74,053	41.08
	Libertarian	Betty Breck	4,182	2.32
	Write-ins		243	0.14
Total votes			180,277	100.00
	Republican hold