Alaska State Profile
Election Schedule
Republican Caucuses:2016-3-1
Democratic Caucuses:2016-3-26
State Primary:2016-8-16
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% |
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% |
