2000 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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2000 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
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  1998 November 7, 2000 2002  
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Nominee Don Young Clifford GreeneAnna Young
Party Republican Democratic Green
Popular vote190,86245,37222,440
Percentage69.6%16.5%8.2%

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Results by state house district
Young:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Representative at-large before election

Don Young
Republican

Elected Representative at-large

Don Young
Republican

The Alaska congressional election of 2000 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2001. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2003. Alaska allows the political party to select the person who can appear for party primary. They are submitting a written notice with a copy of their cleared by-laws to the Director of Elections no later than September 1 of the year prior to the year in which a primary election is to be held.

Contents

Based on political party by-laws there are three ballots choices:

Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence party candidate with ballot measures—any registered voter can vote in this ballot

Alaska Republican Party candidate with ballot measures ballot—voters registered republican

Nonpartisan or Undeclared may vote this ballot and the ballot measures on the ballot—any registered voter may vote this ballot

General election

Results

2000 Alaska's at-large congressional district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Young (inc.) 190,862 69.56
Democratic Clifford Greene45,37216.54
Green Anna Young22,4408.18
Independence Jim Dore10,0853.68
Libertarian Len Karpinski4,8021.75
Write-in 8320.30
Total votes274,393 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. "2000 ELECTION STATISTICS". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2013.