Don Young

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: Alaska
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1972–2020

Career timeline

1972Rep 1974Rep 1976Rep 1978Rep 1982Rep 1986Rep

1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep

2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep

2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep 2018Rep 2020Rep

22-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Young3.1M

Opponents2.1M

Elections run

Between 1972 and 2020, Don Young ran in 23 U.S. House elections, winning 22 and losing 1. Young's biggest single-election total was 213,216 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Alaska's at-large district. Young's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in Alaska's at-large district, decided by 7,326 votes.

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How many votes has Don Young received?

Don Young has received 3,070,181 popular votes across 23 U.S. elections, with a career record of 22–1.

Election history

Don Young’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2020	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	192,12654.4%	Alyse S. Galvin (head-to-head)
2018	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	149,77953.08%	Alyse S. Galvin (head-to-head)
2016	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	155,08850.32%	Steve Lindbeck Jim C. McDermott (head-to-head) Bernie Souphanavong
2014	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	142,57250.97%	Forrest Dunbar Jim C. McDermott (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	185,29663.94%	Sharon M. Cissna Jim C. McDermott (head-to-head) Ted Big Gianoutsos
2010	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	175,38468.96%	Harry T. Crawford Jr.
2008	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	158,93950.14%	Ethan Berkowitz Don R. Wright
2006	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	132,74356.57%	Diane E. Benson Alexander Crawford Eva L. Ince William W. Bill Ratigan
2004	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	213,21671.07%	Thomas M. Higgins Timothy A. Feller Alvin A. Anders
2002	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	169,68574.51%	Clifford Mark Greene (head-to-head) Russell deForest Rob Clift
2000	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	190,86269.56%	Clifford Mark Greene (head-to-head) Anna C. Young Jim Dore Leonard Karpinski
1998	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	139,67662.55%	Jim Duncan John J. G. Johnny Grames (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	138,83459.41%	Georgianna Georg Lincoln William J. Nemec II John J. G. Johnny Grames (head-to-head)
1994	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	118,53756.92%	Tony Smith Joni Whitmore
1992	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	111,84946.78%	John S. Devens (head-to-head) Michael States Mike Milligan
1990	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	99,00351.66%	John S. Devens (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	120,59562.5%	Peter Gruenstein
1986	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	101,79956.47%	Pegge Begich Betty Breck
1982	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	128,27470.84%	Dave Carlson
1978	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	68,81155.41%	Patrick Rodey
1976	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	83,72270.83%	Eben Hopson
1974	U.S. HouseAlaska	Won	51,64153.84%	Hensley
1972	U.S. HouseAlaska	Lost	41,75043.76%	Begich

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Don Young: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/don-young. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.