Republican Don Young, Alaska's sole congressman, wins 22nd term

Republican Don Young, Alaska's sole congressman, wins 22nd term
(Image credit: Facebook/Don Young)

Democrats hoped that this was the year they could retire Rep. Don Young, the 81-year-old Republican who has represented Alaska in the U.S. House since 1973. But despite some controversial comments about suicide at Wasilla High School and a recent rebuke from the House Ethics Committee, Young fairly easily won election to his 22nd term, beating Democrat Forrest Dunbar 52-41 percent, with a libertarian candidate, Jim McDermott taking the balance of the vote.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.