1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Alaska House District 16
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
7 seats: Don Young (R), Mike Bradner (D), Eugene V. Miller (D), Barry Jackson (D), Edmund N. Orbeck (D), Tury F. Anderson (R), John Holm (R) won.
7 seatsDon YoungRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.3%7,349
Mike BradnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.0%7,155
Eugene V. MillerDemocrat · winner
8.9%7,068
Barry JacksonDemocrat · winner
8.8%6,992
Edmund N. OrbeckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.2%6,462
Tury F. AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.7%6,072
John HolmRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.3%5,766
Jules WrightRepublican · incumbent
7.0%5,511
BrandleyDemocrat
6.9%5,433
TaylorDemocrat
6.2%4,886
SilidesRepublican
5.8%4,634
McCombeDemocrat
5.5%4,364
CliftRepublican
4.9%3,921
AikenRepublican
4.6%3,618
79,231 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Don Young (R)Mike Bradner (D)Eugene V. Miller (D)Barry Jackson (D)Edmund N. Orbeck (D)Tury F. Anderson (R)John Holm (R)Jules Wright (R)Brandley (D)Taylor (D)Silides (R)McCombe (D)
Also on the ballot: Clift (Republican), 4.9%; Aiken (Republican), 4.6%