<page_title> Don Young </page_title> <section_title> Electoral history </section_title> <table> <cell> 1984 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Don Young* <col_header> Republican </col_header> </cell> <cell> 113,582 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 55.02% <col_header> Pct </col_header> </cell> <cell> Pegge Begich <col_header> Democratic </col_header> </cell> <cell> 86,052 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 41.68% <col_header> Pct </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1986 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Don Young* <col_header> Republican </col_header> </cell> <cell> 101,799 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 56.47% <col_header> Pct </col_header> </cell> <cell> Pegge Begich <col_header> Democratic </col_header> </cell> <cell> 74,053 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 41.08% <col_header> Pct </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1984 and 1986, Don Young defeated Pegge Begich, by 113,582 votes (55.02%) to 86,052 (41.68%) and by 101,799 votes (56.47%) to 74,053 (41.08%).