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.
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 the state's admission into the United States. 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.
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.
Mary Sattler Peltola is an American politician and former tribal judge serving as the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district since September 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council's tribal court,executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission,Bethel city councilor,and member of the Alaska House of Representatives.
Daniel Albert Sullivan is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Anchorage from 2009 to 2015 and on the Anchorage Assembly from 1999 to 2008. The son of Anchorage's longest-serving mayor,George M. Sullivan,he was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Alaska in the 2014 election but he and incumbent Governor Sean Parnell were defeated by the ticket of Independent Bill Walker and Democrat Byron Mallott.
Tammie Wilson was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives,representing District 3.
The 2014 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Alaska,concurrently with the election of Alaska's Class II U.S. Senate seat,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.
Jennifer B. Johnston is an American politician from Alaska. Johnston was a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives and represented the 28th District. She moved to Alaska in 1976,and was a small business owner,and outdoor educator. She ran for the Republican nomination in the House but lost in the 2020 primary.
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.
The 2020 Alaska Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Voters in Alaska elected state senators in 11 of the state's 20 senate districts –the usual ten plus one special election. State senators serve four-year terms in the Alaska Senate,with half seats up for election every two years. Primary elections on August 18,2020,determined which candidates appeared on the general election ballot on November 3,2020.
Austin Quinn-Davidson is an American politician and attorney who served as the acting mayor of Anchorage,Alaska after the resignation of Ethan Berkowitz in October 2020 until the inauguration of Dave Bronson in July 2021. Quinn-Davidson began serving on the Anchorage Assembly in 2018.
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 re-election to a full term in office,defeating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III and Libertarian Chris Bye in the runoff count.
The 2021 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 6,2021,to elect the mayor of Anchorage,Alaska. As no candidate received at least 45% of the vote in the first round,the two candidates with the highest vote share,Forrest Dunbar and Dave Bronson,advanced to a runoff on May 11. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent independent acting mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson,first appointed to the position in October 2020,was eligible to run for reelection to a full term,but did not run. The deadline to register to vote in the first round was March 7. Mail-in ballots were sent out starting on March 15. On May 21,2021,after a narrow loss,Dunbar conceded the race to Bronson. Bronson was sworn in on July 1.
Forrest Dunbar is an American politician,attorney,and military officer. He is a member of the Alaska Senate,representing East 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.
David Bronson is an American politician,pilot,and retired Air Force officer. A Republican,he was the 37th mayor of Anchorage,Alaska from 2021 until 2024.
The Anchorage Assembly is the governing body of Anchorage,Alaska. The Assembly has twelve members elected to three-year terms from six districts. It is responsible for creating and approving the city's annual budget,appropriating municipal funding,and managing elections. Seats in the Assembly are officially nonpartisan.
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.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of Alaska from its at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House,elections to the United States Senate,and various other state and local elections.
The 2024 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 2,2024,with a runoff election on May 14 because no candidate received more than 45% of the vote in the first round. It elected the mayor of Anchorage,Alaska. Incumbent Republican mayor Dave Bronson ran for re-election to a second term in office.
