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On November 7, 2006, the state of Alaska held its general elections. On the ballot were races for U.S Representative, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 10 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate, all 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives, 2 ballot measures, plus retention elections for 18 judges of the Alaska Superior Court and 13 judges of the Alaska District Court.
In the tables below, bold indicates the winners, while italics indicates the incumbents.
Party | Candidate | Hometown | Votes | % |
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Diane E. Benson | Chugiak | 93,879 | 40.01 | |
Alexander Crawford | Anchorage | 4,029 | 1.72 | |
Eva L. Ince | Anchorage | 1,819 | 0.78 | |
William W. "Bill" Ratigan | Juneau | 1,615 | 0.69 | |
Don Young | Fort Yukon | 132,743 | 56.57 | |
Write-in votes | 560 | 0.24 | ||
Party | Candidates | Hometowns | Votes | % |
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Andrew Halcro and Fay Von Gemmingen | Anchorage/Palmer | 22,443 | 9.46 | |
Tony Knowles and Ethan Berkowitz | Anchorage/Anchorage | 97,238 | 40.97 | |
David M. Massie (no running mate) | Anchorage | 593 | 0.25 | |
Sarah Palin and Sean Parnell | Wasilla/Anchorage | 114,697 | 48.33 | |
William S. "Billy" Toien and Robert D. Mirabal | Anchorage/Anchorage | 682 | 0.29 | |
Don Wright and Douglas L. Welton | Fairbanks/Fairbanks | 1,285 | 0.54 | |
Write-in votes | 384 | 0.16 | ||
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