2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 114th United States Congress. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as [United States House of Representatives United States Senate elections, 2016|elections, 2016|other elections] to the House of Representatives, elections in the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Don Young was re-elected to a twenty-third term in office.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Gerald Heikes, minister at Anchorage's nondenominational Bethel Chapel and perennial candidate
- Jesse Tingley
- Stephen Wright, US Air Force veteran
- Don Young, incumbent U.S. Representative
Declined
- Mike Dunleavy, state senator
- Lance Pruitt, state representative
- Sean Parnell, former governor of Alaska, and candidate for US House in 2008
- Joe Miller, former magistrate judge, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
- Mead Treadwell, former lieutenant governor and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
Democratic–Libertarian–Independence primary
Candidates from the Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence Party appear on the same ballot, with the highest-placed candidate from each party receiving that party's nomination.Democratic
Candidates
Declared
- William Hibler, former glaciologist with the University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Steve Lindbeck, former CEO of Alaska Public Media
- Lynette Moreno-Hinz, taxicab driver, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010 and candidate for the State House in 2012
Declined
- Mark Begich, former U.S. Senator
Libertarian
Candidates
Declared
- Jim McDermott
- Jon Watts