Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alaska,having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the Senate and is the Senate's second-most senior Republican woman. Murkowski became dean of Alaska's congressional delegation upon Representative Don Young's death.
Donald Edwin Young was an American politician from Alaska. He is the longest-serving Republican in House history,having been the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district for 49 years,from 1973 until his death in 2022.
The 2006 Alaska gubernatorial general election took place on November 7,2006. The former mayor of Wasilla,Sarah Palin,defeated incumbent governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary,and then went on to defeat former governor Tony Knowles in the general election. Palin became the first governor of the state to be born after Alaskan statehood.
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician,commentator,author,and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee under U.S. Senator John McCain.
Rasmussen Reports is an American polling company founded in 2003. The company engages in political commentary and the collection,publication,and distribution of public opinion polling information. Rasmussen Reports conducts nightly tracking,at national and state levels,of elections,politics,current events,consumer confidence,business topics,and the United States president's job approval ratings. Surveys by the company are conducted using a combination of automated public opinion polling involving pre-recorded telephone inquiries and an online survey. The company generates revenue by selling advertising and subscriptions to its polling survey data.
The United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 4,2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John E. Sununu ran for re-election to a second term,but was defeated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen in a rematch of the 2002 election. Shaheen's win marked the first time since 1972 that Democrats won this seat,and made her the first Democratic Senator elected from New Hampshire since John A. Durkin's victory in 1975.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 4,2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and former President pro tempore Ted Stevens ran for re-election for an eighth term in the United States Senate. It was one of the ten Senate races that U.S. Senator John Ensign of Nevada,the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee,predicted as being most competitive. The primaries were held on August 26,2008. Stevens was challenged by Democratic candidate Mark Begich,the mayor of Anchorage and son of former U.S. Representative Nick Begich.
Sarah Palin,while serving as Governor of Alaska,was nominated as the first female candidate of the Republican Party for Vice President of the United States. Following the nomination,her public image came under close media scrutiny,particularly regarding her religious perspective on public life,her socially conservative views,and a perceived lack of experience. Palin's experience in foreign and domestic politics came under criticism among conservatives as well as liberals following her nomination. A poll taken by Rasmussen Reports just after the Republican National Convention in the first week of September 2008 found that Palin was more popular than either Barack Obama or John McCain;however,this perception later reversed. At the same time,Palin became more popular among Republicans than McCain. A February 2010 ABC News/Washington Post poll showed 71% of Americans felt Palin lacked the qualifications necessary to be President of the United States.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4,2008,as part of the nationwide presidential election held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose three electors,or representatives to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2010 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010. Former Governor Sarah Palin did not run,having resigned in July 2009. Incumbent Governor Sean Parnell,who as lieutenant governor succeeded Palin following her resignation,announced that he would seek a full term.
Gabrielle LeDoux is an American politician and a former member of the Republican Party of the Alaska House of Representatives. She lives in Anchorage,Alaska. LeDoux is a former maritime attorney,having practiced law in Kodiak and Anchorage.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Alaska,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
William Martin Walker is an American attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of Alaska,from 2014 to 2018. He was the second Alaska-born governor,after William A. Egan.
Elizabeth Vazquez is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican,she was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives,serving from 2015 until 2017,after she lost her bid for reelection to Jason Grenn. She was elected to the House seat vacated by Mia Costello in 2014,when Costello was elected to the Alaska State Senate.
Jason S. Grenn is an American politician from Alaska. Grenn served as an independent member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 22nd district,which covers the Sand Lake-area neighborhoods in Anchorage,Alaska. He beat incumbent Liz Vazquez in the 2016 general election and was defeated by Sara Rasmussen in 2018.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Republican senator Lisa Murkowski won reelection to a fourth full term,defeating fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka and Democrat Patricia Chesbro.
Kelly Merrick is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican,Merrick was elected to the Alaska State Senate in 2022,representing District L in Eagle River. She was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. She took office as State Senator on January 17,2023.
The 2020 Alaska House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary election on August 18,2020. 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 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 was elected in a 3-way race against former governor Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III in the election,becoming the first Alaska Native and woman to represent Alaska in the House.
