Alaska gubernatorial election, 2018

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Alaska gubernatorial election, 2018
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  2014 November 6, 20182022 
  Senator Mike Dunleavy.jpg Mark Begich, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Nominee Mike Dunleavy Mark Begich
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Kevin Meyer Debra Call
Popular vote143,612123,446
Percentage51.5%44.3%

Governor before election

Bill Walker
Independent

Elected Governor

Mike Dunleavy
Republican

The 2018 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. In the primaries for recognized political parties, candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor run separately. The winners of each respective primary for Governor and Lieutenant Governor then become a joint ticket in the general election for their political party.

Alaska State of the United States of America

Alaska is a U.S. state in the northwest extremity of North America, just across the Bering Strait from Asia. The Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon border the state to the east, its most extreme western part is Attu Island, and it has a maritime border with Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort seas—southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. It is the largest state in the United States by area and the seventh largest subnational division in the world. In addition, it is the 3rd least populous and the most sparsely populated of the 50 United States; nevertheless, it is by far the most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel in North America: its population—estimated at 738,432 by the United States Census Bureau in 2015— is more than quadruple the combined populations of Northern Canada and Greenland. Approximately half of Alaska's residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance. Military bases and tourism are also a significant part of the economy.

Contents

Independent candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor may form a ticket that will appear on the general election ballot, provided that both candidates on the ticket collect enough valid petition signatures, as mandated by the Alaska Division of Elections.

Democratic-Libertarian-Independence primary

Candidates from the Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence Party appear on the same ballot, with the highest-placed candidate from each party receiving that party's nomination.[ clarification needed ] In October 2017 the AKDP sued for the right to allow non-Democrats to compete for and win the Democratic nomination, which was ultimately decided in their favor in April 2018. [1] This move was widely thought to benefit incumbent Gov. Bill Walker, to foreclose the possibility of a Democratic nominee splitting the vote with Walker against a Republican nominee. However, with the entry of former Senator Mark Begich into the race, Walker withdrew from the Democratic primary and forged ahead with a fully independent bid for reelection. [2]

The Alaska Democratic Party is the affiliate branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of Alaska, headquartered in Anchorage.

Alaskan Independence Party political party seeking independence for the U.S. state of Alaska

The Alaskan Independence Party (AKIP) is a political party and independence movement in the U.S. state of Alaska that advocates an in-state referendum which includes the option of Alaska becoming an independent country. The party also advocates positions similar to those of the Constitution Party, Republican Party and Libertarian Party, supporting gun rights, privatization, home schooling, and limited government.

Governor

Declared

  • Mark Begich (Democratic), former U.S. Senator [3] [4]
  • William S. "Billy" Toien (Libertarian), Libertarian candidate for Alaska Governor in 2010 [5]
Mark Begich Democratic U.S. Senator from Alaska

Mark Peter Begich is an American politician who was a United States Senator from Alaska from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was Mayor of Anchorage from 2003 to 2009.

Polling

Endorsements

Results

Results by State House district:
Begich--80-90%
Begich--70-80%
Begich--60-70% 2018 AK gubernatorial ADL primary.svg
Results by State House district:
  Begich—80–90%
  Begich—70–80%
  Begich—60–70%
Democratic-Libertarian-Independence primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Begich33,45185.3
Libertarian William Toien5,79014.8
Total votes39,241100.0

Lieutenant Governor

Declared

  • Debra Call (Democratic), Cook Inlet Tribal Council Board of Directors Representative [7] [8]

Withdrawn

Edgar Blatchford was born in Nome, Alaska in 1950 and relocated to Seward, Alaska in 1960. He has served as mayor of Seward (1999-2003) and had sought the 2016 Democratic Party nomination for United States Senator from Alaska, but lost the nomination in the Alaskan primary to Ray Metcalfe. Blatchford filed to run for lieutenant governor in the 2018 Democratic primary, but dropped out of the race on June 8, 2018. He has been a professor at the University of Anchorage Alaska (UAA) since 1995, teaching in the Department of Journalism and Public Communications. Blatchford also served as Commissioner of the Department of Community and Regional Affairs (1990-1994) under governor Walter J. Hickel and Commissioner of Community and Economic Development (2003-2005) under governor Frank Murkowski. In addition, Blatchford has also served on the board of directors of Chugach Alaska Corporation on several occasions.

Seward, Alaska City in Alaska, United States

Seward is an incorporated home rule city in Alaska, United States. Located on Resurrection Bay, a fjord of the Gulf of Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula, Seward is situated on Alaska's southern coast, approximately 120 miles by road from Alaska's largest city, Anchorage, and nearly 1,300 miles from the closest point in the contiguous United States at Cape Flattery, Washington.

Results

Results by State House district:
Call--80-90%
Call--70-80%
Call--60-70% 2018 AK Lt. gubernatorial ADL primary.svg
Results by State House district:
  Call—80–90%
  Call—70–80%
  Call—60–70%
Democratic-Libertarian-Independence primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debra Call34,291100.0
Total votes34,291100.0

Republican primary

Governor

Nominated

Eliminated in primary [10]

  • Dorian Colbry
  • Thomas A. "Tom" Gordon [5]
  • Gerald Heikes, perennial candidate
  • Merica Hlatcu
  • Michael Sheldon
  • Mead Treadwell, former Lieutenant Governor [11]
Mead Treadwell American politician

Louis Mead Treadwell II is an American businessman and politician who served as lieutenant governor of Alaska from 2010 to 2014. Treadwell is the former Chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission serving from 2006 to 2010. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a candidate for the 2014 U.S. Senate election in Alaska.

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mike
Dunleavy
Scott
Hawkins
Mead
Treadwell
OtherUndecided
Dittman Research (R-Dunleavy for Alaska) June 5–7, 2018400± 4.9%46%7%19%3%25%

Results

Results by State House district:
Dunleavy--80-90%
Dunleavy--70-80%
Dunleavy--60-70%
Dunleavy--50-60%
Dunleavy--40-50%
Dunleavy--30-40%
Treadwell--40-50% 2018 AK gubernatorial Republican primary.svg
Results by State House district:
  Dunleavy—80–90%
  Dunleavy—70–80%
  Dunleavy—60–70%
  Dunleavy—50–60%
  Dunleavy—40–50%
  Dunleavy—30–40%
  Treadwell—40–50%
Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Dunleavy43,80261.5
Republican Mead Treadwell22,78032.0
Republican Michael Sheldon1,6402.3
Republican Merica Hlatcu1,0641.5
Republican Thomas Gordon8841.4
Republican Gerald Heikes4990.7
Republican Darin Colbry4160.6
Total votes71,195100.0

Lieutenant Governor

Declared

Declined

Results

Results by State House district:
Meyer--50-60%
Meyer--40-50%
Meyer--30-40%
Meyer--<30%
Grunwald--40-50%
Grunwald--30-40%
Grunwald--<30%
Stevens--50-60%
Stevens--<30%
Jackson--<30% 2018 AK Lt. Gubernatorial Republican primary.svg
Results by State House district:
  Meyer—50–60%
  Meyer—40–50%
  Meyer—30–40%
  Meyer—<30%
  Grunwald—40–50%
  Grunwald—30–40%
  Grunwald—<30%
  Stevens—50–60%
  Stevens—<30%
  Jackson—<30%
Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Meyer23,83835.8
Republican Edie Grunwald18,09727.1
Republican Gary Stevens8,12312.2
Republican Lynn Gattis6,15610.4
Republican Sharon Jackson5,3948.1
Republican Stephen Wright4,3216.5
Total votes66,671100.0

Independents

Governor

Withdrew

Lieutenant Governor

Withdrew

General election

Campaign

Independent candidate and incumbent Governor Bill Walker announced on October 19 that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Mark Begich, three days after Walker's running mate and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott resigned from office (and amid low polling numbers just three weeks before election day). [38] [39] However, Walker and Mallott will still remain on the ballot as the deadline to withdraw was on September 4. [40]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [41] Lean ROctober 26, 2018
Inside Elections [42] Tilt RNovember 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [43] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [44] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
Fox News [45] [lower-alpha 1] TossupNovember 5, 2018
Politico [46] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
Governing [47] TossupNovember 5, 2018
The Washington Post [48] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [49] Lean RNovember 5, 2018

Endorsements

Mark Begich (D)
Statewide and local politicians
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Mike Dunleavy (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Federal politicians
State and Local politicians
Individuals
Organizations
Alaska Native Corporation
Bill Walker (I) (withdrew)
Organizations

Polling

with Bill Walker (campaign suspended), Mike Dunleavy, and Mark Begich
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Bill
Walker (I)
Mike
Dunleavy (R)
Mark
Begich (D)
Billy
Toien (L)
OtherUndecided
Alaska Survey Research October 26–29, 2018500± 4.4%8%43%42%3%4%
Alaska Survey Research October 19–22, 2018500± 4.4%5%48%44%3%
Alaska Survey Research October 12–14, 2018500± 4.4%27%43%26%4%
Public Policy Polling (D) October 11–12, 201864524%43%23%9%
Alaska Survey Research October 1–6, 2018500± 4.4%27%47%23%4%
Alaska Survey Research September 21–25, 2018500± 4.4%23%44%29%4%
Harstad Strategic Research August 13–16, 2018602± 4.0%26%36%24%2%12%
Patinkin Research Strategies (I-Walker) June 22–28, 2018800± 3.4%28%36%22%15%
Harstad Strategic Research (D) June 21–26, 2018602± 4.0%28%32%28%12%
Alaska Survey Research June 15–21, 2018654± 3.8%23%38%33%6%
with Mark Begich and Mike Dunleavy
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mark
Begich (D)
Mike
Dunleavy (R)
Undecided
Alaska Survey Research October 12–14, 2018500± 4.4%45%52%4%
Alaska Survey Research October 1–6, 2018500± 4.4%41%55%5%
Alaska Survey Research September 21–25, 2018500± 4.4%47%50%3%
Harstad Strategic Research August 13–16, 2018602± 4.0%46%44%
Harstad Strategic Research (D) June 21–26, 2018602± 4.0%50%41%9%
Alaska Survey Research March 25–29, 2018761± 3.6%53%42%5%

Results

Alaska gubernatorial election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Mike Dunleavy 143,612 51.55% +5.67%
Democratic Mark Begich123,44644.31%N/A
Independent Bill Walker (incumbent) (withdrawn)5,6422.03%-46.07%
Libertarian William Toien5,3041.90%-1.31%
n/a Write-ins5930.21%-0.11%
Total votes278,597100.0%N/A
Republican gain from Independent

Notes

  1. The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

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