United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 1986

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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.

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General election

Results

Alaska's At-large congressional district election, 1986 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Young (inc.)101,79956.47
Democratic Pegge Begich74,05341.08
Libertarian Betty Breck4,1822.32
Write-ins2430.14
Total votes180,277100.00
Republican hold

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