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Turnout | 60.67% [1] | |
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Elections in Alaska |
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Alaska state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Aside from its party-run Democratic presidential primary held on April 10 (not including the Republican Party presidential primary which was cancelled by the state party [2] ), its primary elections were held on August 18, 2020. [3]
In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Alaska voters elected the Class II U.S. Senator from Alaska, its at-large seat to the House of Representatives, 1 of 5 seats on the Alaska Supreme Court, 1 of 3 seats on the Alaska Court of Appeals, all of the seats of the Alaska House of Representatives, and 11 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate. There were also two ballot measures which were voted on. [3]
To vote by mail, registered Alaska voters had to request a ballot by October 24, 2020. [4]
Alaska has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Donald Trump (incumbent) | 189,951 | 52.83 | +1.55 | |
Democratic | Joe Biden | 153,778 | 42.77 | +6.22 | |
Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen | 8,897 | 2.47 | –3.41 | |
Green | Jesse Ventura | 2,673 | 0.74 | –1.06 | |
Constitution | Don Blankenship | 1,127 | 0.31 | –0.90 | |
Independent | Brock Pierce | 825 | 0.23 | N/A | |
Alliance | Rocky De La Fuente | 318 | 0.09 | –0.30 | |
Write-in | 1,961 | 0.55 | –2.34 | ||
Majority | 36,173 | 10.06 | –4.67 | ||
Total votes | 359,530 | 100.00 | |||
Republican win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dan Sullivan (incumbent) | 191,112 | 53.90 | +5.94 | |
Independent | Al Gross | 146,068 | 41.19 | –4.64 | |
Independence | John Howe | 16,806 | 4.74 | N/A | |
Write-in | 601 | 0.17 | –0.32 | ||
Majority | 45,044 | 12.70 | +10.57 | ||
Total votes | 354,587 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Don Young (incumbent) | 192,126 | 54.40 | +1.32 | |
Independent | Alyse Galvin | 159,856 | 45.26 | –1.24 | |
Write-in | 1,183 | 0.33 | –0.09 | ||
Majority | 32,270 | 9.14 | +2.56 | ||
Total votes | 353,165 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Susan M. Carney was reelected for a 10-year term in the state Supreme Court. She was appointed by Governor Bill Walker. [6]
Incumbent Tracey Wollenberg was also reelected for her seat in the state Court of Appeals. She was appointed by Bill Walker. [7]
All 40 seats of the Alaska House of Representatives and 11 of 20 seats of the Alaska Senate were up for election. The outcome of this election could affect partisan balance during post-census congressional redistricting. [8]
Before the election the composition of the Alaska Senate was:
Party | # of seats | ||
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Majority caucus | 14 | ||
Minority caucus | 6 | ||
Total | 20 [lower-alpha 1] | ||
The composition of the Alaska Senate remained the same after the election. Two Republicans lost reelection.
Before the election the composition of the Alaska State House was:
Party | # of seats | ||
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Majority caucus | 23 | ||
Minority caucus | 16 | ||
Non-caucusing (Republican) | 1 | ||
Total | 40 [lower-alpha 2] | ||
After the election the composition of the Alaska State House was:
Party | # of seats | ||
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Majority caucus | 22 | ||
Minority caucus | 18 | ||
Non-caucusing (Republican) | 1 | ||
Total | 40 [lower-alpha 3] | ||
The North Slope Oil Production Tax Increase Initiative would increase taxation on production of oil in the North Slope in fields which have already produced at least 400 million barrels of oil and produced at least 40,000 barrels in the last year. [9]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 4] | Margin of error | For Ballot Measure 1 | Against Ballot Measure 1 | Undecided |
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Alaska Survey Research | September 26 – October 4, 2020 | 696 (LV) | – | 36% | 40% | 24% |
Choice | Votes | % |
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No | 199,667 | 57.86 |
Yes | 145,392 | 42.14 |
Total votes | 345,059 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 594,966 | 58.00 |
The Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting and Campaign Finance Laws Initiative, would mandate the following changes to the state's election policies: increasing disclosure requirements for "dark money" political contributions of greater than $2000 which themselves are derived from donations to the donors, replacing all partisan primaries with one open primary ballot (and allowing the top four vote-getters to proceed to the general election) and implementing ranked-choice voting in all general elections. [10]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 4] | Margin of error | For Ballot Measure 2 | Against Ballot Measure 2 | Undecided |
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Alaska Survey Research | September 26 – October 4, 2020 | 696 (LV) | – | 51% | 30% | 19% |
Mercury Analytics/Claster Consulting /Alaskans for Better Elections [upper-alpha 1] | September 22–27, 2020 | 803 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 59% | 17% | 24% |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 174,032 | 50.55 |
No | 170,251 | 49.45 |
Total votes | 344,283 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 594,966 | 57.87 |
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