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Interested Parties
DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department
November 6, 2016

CHALLENGER STEVE LINDBECK TRAILS

REPUBLICAN DON YOUNG BY ONLY 2 POINTS
Democrat Steve Lindbeck trails longtime Republican Congressman Don Young by just 2 points (37% to
39%, with 14% supporting Libertarian Jim McDermott and 9% undecided) in a DCCC poll of likely Alaska
voters.
Lindbeck leads by 18 points among registered Independents (44% to 26%, with 18% for McDermott) and
by 13 points in rural portions of the state (46% to 33%, with 18% for McDermott).

YOUNG LEADS BY 2 POINTS

45%
40%
35%
30%
25%

VOTERS VIEW YOUNG

NEGATIVELY, WHILE
GIVING POSITIVE MARKS
TO LINDBECK
Voters view Young negatively (-14 net; 36%
fav, 50% unfav), yet hold a positive opinion
of Lindbeck (+4 net; 28% fav, 22% unfav).

20%
15%
10%

5%
0%
Young

Lindbeck

McDermott

These results are based on a survey of 348 likely AK-AL 2016 general election voters conducted by the DCCC on
October 16-18, 2016. Respondents information came from the voter file and respondents were interviewed over
the phone via a live survey or robopoll (IVR). These results are NOT public. The margin of error is +/- 5.25%.