Don Young running for reelection

JUNEAU (AP) - Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young said he will seek reelection to the seat he has held since 1973.

The Republican, in an April 28 statement announcing his reelection plans, said with the challenges facing Alaska, this is “not the time to take risks on someone untested and unproven.”

Young, 87, is the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. House. He won his latest reelection bid in November, with 54.4% of the vote, against Alyse Galvin.

Galvin also lost to Young in 2018, losing by a wider margin in 2020.

The incumbent’s closest reelection was in 1990, when he defeated Democratic challenger John Devens by 3.9% of the vote. He first won the seat in a special election in 1973 by 2.8% against Democrat Emil Notti. His usual victory margin is 10% to 20%.

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Gov. Mike Dunleavy also are up for reelection in 2022. Neither has publicly stated a decision whether to run again.