Donald Edwin Young was an American politician in Alaska. He was the longest-serving Republican in House history,having been the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district for 49 years,from 1973 until his death in 2022.
Andrew Halcro is an American politician from Anchorage,Alaska. Formerly a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives,he ran for Governor of Alaska as an independent candidate in the 2006 election,placing third with 9.46 percent of the vote.
Ethan Avram Berkowitz is an American attorney,businessman,and politician from Alaska. From 1997 to 2007 he was the Alaska State Representative for District 26,serving as the Democratic Party Minority Leader from 1999 to 2007. He was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006,for Alaska's at-large congressional district in 2008,and for governor in 2010. He was elected mayor of Anchorage in 2015,and reelected in 2018. Berkowitz resigned as mayor of Anchorage in October 2020 after admitting to being in a "consensual,inappropriate messaging relationship" with a reporter.
Diane E. Benson is an Alaskan politician,writer and dramatist. She was the 2010 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Alaska,defeating three other opponents in the Democratic primary. Benson's running mate for governor was former state House minority leader Ethan Berkowitz;they lost in the general election to the Republican ticket of Sean Parnell and Mead Treadwell by 22% of the vote.
Sean Randall Parnell is an American attorney and politician who was the tenth governor of Alaska from 2009 to 2014. He succeeded Sarah Palin in July 2009,and was elected governor in his own right in 2010 with 59.06% of the vote,as the largest percentage margin of any Alaska governor since statehood. In 2014,he narrowly lost his bid for re-election and returned to work in the private sector. He is a member of the Republican Party.
An election was held on November 2,2010,to determine the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district,which includes the entire state of Alaska. Don Young,the incumbent and a member of the Republican Party,was re-elected to a twentieth term to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013. A primary election was held on August 24,2010.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district,who will represent the state of Alaska in the 113th United States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. As is the case every twelve years in Alaska,this was the only statewide election contest in the state held in 2012. A primary election was held on August 28,2012.
The 2012 Alaska general elections were held on November 6,2012. Primary elections were held on August 28,2012.
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. Incumbent independent governor Bill Walker was running for re-election in what was originally a three-way race between Walker,Republican former state senator Mike Dunleavy,and Democratic nominee Mark Begich,a former U.S. Senator. However,Walker dropped out on October 19,2018,and endorsed Begich. In spite of Walker dropping out,Dunleavy defeated Begich in what would become the only gubernatorial gain by a Republican candidate in 2018. Walker later unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Alaska in 2022.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska were held on November 6,2018,to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district,who will represent the state of Alaska in the 116th United States Congress. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,as well as elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 3,2020,to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Tara MacLean Sweeney is an Iñupiaq American businesswoman and former government official who served as assistant secretary of the interior for Native American affairs from July 2018 to January 2021. Sweeney previously served in Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski's cabinet. In 2022,she unsuccessfully ran to represent Alaska in the United States House of Representatives.
Kelly Merrick is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican,she was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives,representing District 14 from 2019 to 2023. In 2022,Merrick was elected to the Alaska State Senate representing District L,she was succeeded in the Alaska House by Independent Alyse Galvin. She took office as State Senator on January 17,2023.
The 2022 Alaska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Alaska. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy won re-election to a second term,becoming the first Republican governor to be re-elected to a second term since Jay Hammond in 1978 and the first governor,regardless of political affiliation,to be re-elected to a second term since Tony Knowles in 1998.
Alan Stuart Gross is an American politician,orthopedic surgeon and a commercial fisherman who,running as an independent candidate,was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States Senate election in Alaska. He lost the race to incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan.
The November 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday,November 8,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of Alaska. Democratic incumbent Mary Peltola won reelection to a full term in office,defeating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III and Libertarian Chris Bye in the runoff count.
Forrest Dunbar is an American politician,attorney,and military officer. He is a member of the Alaska Senate,representing Anchorage District J since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served on the Anchorage Assembly from 2016 to 2023. He is a major and Judge Advocate in the Alaska Army National Guard.
The 2022 Alaska House of Representatives elections were held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,with the primary election on August 16,2022. Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives,in conjunction with state senate elections and the biennial United States elections for federal offices.
The 2022 Alaska at-large congressional district special election was held on August 16 to fill the seat left vacant after the death of Republican incumbent Don Young. Mary Peltola defeated former governor Sarah Palin in the election,becoming the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the House since 1972,the first Alaska Native elected to Congress,and the first woman elected to represent Alaska in the House.
The 2024 Anchorage mayoral election will be held on April 2,2024,to elect the mayor of Anchorage,Alaska. If no candidate receives more than 45% of the vote in the first round,the two highest-placing candidates will advance to a runoff election on May 14. Incumbent Republican mayor Dave Bronson is running for re-election to a second term in office.
