Alaska State Profile
Election Schedule
Alaska state primary:2018-8-21
Election Vitals
Governor:Bill Walker (I) re-election in 2018
Senator:Daniel Sullivan (R) re-election 2020
Senator:Lisa Murkowski (R) re-election 2016
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Past Presidential Elections
Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 |
35.7% |
Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 |
57.9% |
Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 |
26.4% |
Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 |
54.3% |
Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 |
29.9% |
Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 |
66.7% |
Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 |
36.3% |
Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 |
59.6% |
Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 |
30.3% |
Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 |
39.5% |
Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 |
33.3% |
Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 |
50.8% |
Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 |
27.7% |
Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 |
58.6% |
Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 |
35.6% |
Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 |
61.2% |
Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 |
38.1% |
Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 |
59.7% |
Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2012 |
41.2% |
Percentage of Votes for Mitt Romney in 2012 |
55.3% |
DemPresVote2016 |
37.6% |
RepPresVote2016 |
52.8% |
Previous Election Results, other races
1996 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Ted Stevens |
Republican |
177,893 |
77.0% |
Jed Whittaker |
Green |
29,037 |
12.6% |
Theresa Obermeyer |
Democratic |
23,977 |
10.4% |
1996 Senate All-Party Special Blanket Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Ted Stevens |
Republican |
71,043 |
58.9% |
Dave Cuddy |
Republican |
32,994 |
27.3% |
Theresa Obermeyer |
Democratic |
4,072 |
3.4% |
Jed Whittaker |
Green |
3,751 |
3.1% |
Joseph Sonneman |
Democratic |
2,643 |
2.2% |
Michael Beasley |
Democratic |
1,968 |
1.6% |
Henry Blake Jr. |
Democratic |
1,157 |
1.0% |
Lawrence Freiberger |
Democratic |
921 |
0.8% |
Charles McKee |
Republican |
842 |
0.7% |
Frank Vondersaar |
Democratic |
655 |
0.5% |
Robert Gigler |
Democratic |
631 |
0.5% |
1998 Governor General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Tony Knowles |
Democratic |
112,879 |
63.9% |
John Lindauer |
Republican |
39,331 |
22.3% |
Ray Metcalfe |
Moderate dem |
13,540 |
7.7% |
Erica Jacobsson |
Green |
6,618 |
3.7% |
Sylvia Sullivan |
Alaskan indepen |
4,238 |
2.4% |
1998 Governor All-Party Special Blanket Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Tony Knowles |
Democratic |
38,788 |
35.6% |
John Lindauer |
Republican |
25,070 |
23.0% |
Robin Taylor |
Republican |
17,679 |
16.2% |
Wayne Ross |
Republican |
17,445 |
16.0% |
Nels Anderson Jr. |
Democratic |
3,387 |
3.1% |
Jim Sykes |
Green |
2,251 |
2.1% |
Don Wright |
Democratic |
1,494 |
1.4% |
Ray Metcalfe |
Rep moderate |
1,157 |
1.1% |
Sylvia Sullivan |
Alaskan indepen |
981 |
0.9% |
Harold Haldane |
Alaskan indepen |
466 |
0.4% |
Robert Gigler |
Alaskan indepen |
339 |
0.3% |
1998 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Frank Murkowski |
Republican |
165,227 |
74.7% |
Joseph Sonneman |
Democratic |
43,743 |
19.8% |
Jeffrey Gottlieb |
Green |
7,126 |
3.2% |
Scott Kohlhaas |
Libertarian |
5,046 |
2.3% |
1998 Senate All-Party Special Blanket Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Frank Murkowski |
Republican |
76,649 |
71.8% |
Joseph Sonneman |
Democratic |
10,721 |
10.0% |
Frank Vondersaar |
Democratic |
6,342 |
5.9% |
William Hale |
Republican |
6,313 |
5.9% |
Jeffrey Gottlieb |
Green |
4,796 |
4.5% |
Scott Kohlhaas |
Libertarian |
1,987 |
1.9% |
2002 Governor General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Frank Murkowski |
Republican |
129,279 |
55.9% |
Fran Ulmer |
Democratic |
94,216 |
40.7% |
Diane Benson |
Green |
2,926 |
1.3% |
Don Wright |
Alaskan indepen |
2,185 |
0.9% |
Raymond Vinzant Sr. |
Rep moderate |
1,506 |
0.7% |
Billy Toien |
Libertarian |
1,109 |
0.5% |
2002 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Fran Ulmer |
Democratic |
29,640 |
91.1% |
Michael Beasley |
Democratic |
1,704 |
5.2% |
Bruce Lemke |
Democratic |
1,203 |
3.7% |
2002 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Frank Murkowski |
Republican |
50,838 |
70.4% |
Wayne Ross |
Republican |
18,852 |
26.1% |
Brad Snowden |
Republican |
1,637 |
2.3% |
Eric Wieler |
Republican |
921 |
1.3% |
2002 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Ted Stevens |
Republican |
179,438 |
78.3% |
Frank Vondersaar |
Democratic |
24,133 |
10.5% |
Jim Sykes |
Green |
16,608 |
7.2% |
Jim Dore |
Alaskan indepen |
6,724 |
2.9% |
Leonard Karpinski |
Libertarian |
2,354 |
1.0% |
2002 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Frank Vondersaar |
Democratic |
18,256 |
66.3% |
Theresa Obermeyer |
Democratic |
9,292 |
33.7% |
2002 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Ted Stevens |
Republican |
64,315 |
88.9% |
Mike Aubrey |
Republican |
7,997 |
11.1% |
2004 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Lisa Murkowski |
Republican |
149,773 |
48.6% |
Tony Knowles |
Democratic |
140,424 |
45.6% |
Marc Millican |
Non partisan |
8,885 |
2.9% |
Jerry Sanders |
Alaskan indepen |
3,785 |
1.2% |
Jim Sykes |
Green |
3,053 |
1.0% |
Scott Kohlhaas |
Libertarian |
1,240 |
0.4% |
Ted Gianoutsos |
Non partisan |
732 |
0.2% |
2004 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Lisa Murkowski |
Republican |
45,710 |
58.1% |
Mike Miller |
Republican |
29,313 |
37.3% |
Wev Shea |
Republican |
2,857 |
3.6% |
Jim Dore |
Republican |
748 |
1.0% |
2004 Senate All-Party Special Blanket Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Tony Knowles |
Democratic |
40,881 |
83.3% |
Jim Sykes |
Green |
2,868 |
5.8% |
Jerry Sanders |
Amer indep |
1,953 |
4.0% |
Don Wright |
Democratic |
1,080 |
2.2% |
Theresa Obermeyer |
Democratic |
1,045 |
2.1% |
Scott Kohlhaas |
Libertarian |
775 |
1.6% |
Daniel DeNardo |
Amer indep |
501 |
1.0% |
2006 Governor General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Sarah Palin |
Republican |
114,697 |
48.4% |
Tony Knowles |
Democratic |
97,238 |
41.0% |
Andrew Halcro |
Independent |
22,443 |
9.5% |
Don Wright |
Alaskan indepen |
1,285 |
0.5% |
Billy Toien |
Libertarian |
682 |
0.3% |
David Massie |
Green |
593 |
0.3% |
2006 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Sarah Palin |
Republican |
51,443 |
50.6% |
John Binkley |
Republican |
30,349 |
29.8% |
Frank Murkowski |
Republican |
19,412 |
19.1% |
Jerry Heikes |
Republican |
280 |
0.3% |
Merica Hlatcu |
Republican |
211 |
0.2% |
2006 Governor All-Party Special Blanket Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Tony Knowles |
Democratic |
37,316 |
69.1% |
Eric Croft |
Democratic |
11,952 |
22.1% |
Don Wright |
Amer indep |
1,208 |
2.2% |
David Massie |
Green |
926 |
1.7% |
Eddie Burke |
Amer indep |
872 |
1.6% |
Bruce Lemke |
Democratic |
732 |
1.4% |
Billy Toien |
Libertarian |
570 |
1.1% |
Daniel DeNardo |
Amer indep |
411 |
0.8% |
2008 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Mark Begich |
Democratic |
151,767 |
47.9% |
Ted Stevens |
Republican |
147,814 |
46.7% |
Bob Bird |
Alaskan indepen |
13,197 |
4.2% |
Fredrick Haase |
Libertarian |
2,483 |
0.8% |
Ted Gianoutsos |
Unaffiliated |
1,385 |
0.4% |
2008 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Mark Begich |
Democratic |
63,747 |
90.8% |
Ray Metcalfe |
Democratic |
5,480 |
7.8% |
Frank Vondersaar |
Democratic |
965 |
1.4% |
2008 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Ted Stevens |
Republican |
66,900 |
63.5% |
David Cuddy |
Republican |
28,364 |
26.9% |
Vic Vickers |
Republican |
6,102 |
5.8% |
Michael Corey |
Republican |
1,496 |
1.4% |
Roderic Sikma |
Republican |
1,133 |
1.1% |
Rich Wanda |
Republican |
732 |
0.7% |
Gerald Heikes |
Republican |
599 |
0.6% |
2010 Governor General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Sean Parnell |
Republican |
151,318 |
59.3% |
Ethan Berkowitz |
Democratic |
96,519 |
37.8% |
Don Wright |
Alaskan indepen |
4,775 |
1.9% |
Billy Toien |
Libertarian |
2,682 |
1.1% |
2010 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Ethan Berkowitz |
Democratic |
22,607 |
48.7% |
Hollis French |
Democratic |
18,018 |
38.8% |
Don Wright |
Alaskan indepen |
4,104 |
8.8% |
Billy Toien |
Libertarian |
1,698 |
3.7% |
2010 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Sean Parnell |
Republican |
54,125 |
50.1% |
Bill Walker |
Republican |
35,734 |
33.1% |
Ralph Samuels |
Republican |
15,376 |
14.2% |
Sam Little |
Republican |
1,661 |
1.5% |
Merica Hlatcu |
Republican |
626 |
0.6% |
Gerald Heikes |
Republican |
460 |
0.4% |
2010 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Lisa Murkowski (WI) |
No party |
101,091 |
39.7% |
Joe Miller |
Republican |
90,839 |
35.6% |
Scott McAdams |
Democratic |
60,045 |
23.6% |
David Haase |
Libertarian |
1,459 |
0.6% |
Tim Carter |
No party |
927 |
0.4% |
Ted Gianoutsos |
No party |
458 |
0.2% |
2010 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Scott McAdams |
Democratic |
18,035 |
50.0% |
Jacob Seth Kern |
Democratic |
6,913 |
19.2% |
Fredrick Haase |
Libertarian |
5,793 |
16.1% |
Frank Vondersaar |
Democratic |
5,339 |
14.8% |
2010 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Joe Miller |
Republican |
55,878 |
50.9% |
Lisa Murkowski |
Republican |
53,872 |
49.1% |
2014 Governor |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Bill Walker |
No pty aff |
134,658 |
48.3% |
Sean Parnell |
Republican |
128,435 |
46.0% |
Carolyn Clift |
Libertarian |
8,985 |
3.2% |
J.R. Myers |
Constitution |
6,987 |
2.5% |
2014 Governor |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Byron Mallott |
Democratic |
42,327 |
80.1% |
Phil Stoddard |
Democratic |
10,514 |
19.9% |
2014 Governor |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Sean Parnell |
Republican |
80,903 |
75.9% |
Russ Millette |
Republican |
11,296 |
10.6% |
Brad Snowden |
Republican |
10,594 |
9.9% |
Gerald Heikes |
Republican |
3,855 |
3.6% |
2014 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Dan Sullivan |
Republican |
135,445 |
48.2% |
Mark Begich |
Democratic |
129,431 |
46.1% |
Mark Fish |
Libertarian |
10,512 |
3.7% |
Ted Gianoutsos |
No pty aff |
5,636 |
2.0% |
2014 Senate |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Mark Begich |
Democratic |
58,092 |
96.6% |
William Bryk |
Democratic |
2,024 |
3.4% |
2014 Senate |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Dan Sullivan |
Republican |
44,740 |
40.1% |
Joe Miller |
Republican |
35,904 |
32.1% |
Mead Treadwell |
Republican |
27,807 |
24.9% |
John Jaramillo |
Republican |
3,246 |
2.9% |
State Demographics
Population |
731,449 |
Percentage White |
66.5% |
Percentage Black |
3.6% |
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native |
14.0% |
Percentage Asian |
5.9% |
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander |
1.1% |
Percentage Mixed Race |
8.0% |
Percentage Other Race |
0.9% |
|
Percentage Hispanic |
6.0% |
Percentage Non Hispanic White |
63.0% |
Percentage Non Hispanic Black |
3.4% |
|
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English |
0.8% |
|
Median Household Income |
$67,712 |
Percentage Married Couple Both Work |
42.0% |
Percentage Income in Poverty in 2011 |
10.1% |
Percentage Lived in different household in 2009 |
10.4% |
|
Percentage Homes heated by Electricity |
11.7% |
Percentage Homes heated by Gas |
49.9% |
Percentage Homes heated by Coal |
0.5% |
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil |
30.7% |
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up |
8.5% |
Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up |
48.1% |
Percentage with a College Degree |
28.0% |
Percentage Management or Professional Workers |
36.8% |
Percentage Sales or Office Workers |
21.4% |
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers |
10.8% |
|
Unemployment rate |
6.4% |
Unemployment figures as of |
2015-10 |
Unemployment Monthly Change |
0.0% |
|
Percentage Married Couples |
49.0% |
Percentage Married Couples with Children |
21.7% |
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male |
0.2% |
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female |
0.2% |

Last updated 3:16pm April 13, 2018