2020 Alaska elections

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2020 Alaska elections
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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]

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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]

Federal offices

President of the United States

Alaska has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

2020 United States presidential election in Alaska [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald Trump (incumbent) 189,951 52.83 +1.55
Democratic Joe Biden 153,77842.77+6.22
Libertarian Jo Jorgensen 8,8972.47–3.41
Green Jesse Ventura 2,6730.74–1.06
Constitution Don Blankenship 1,1270.31–0.90
Independent Brock Pierce 8250.23N/A
Alliance Rocky De La Fuente 3180.09–0.30
Write-in 1,9610.55–2.34
Majority36,17310.06–4.67
Total votes359,530 100.00
Republican win

United States Class II Senate Seat

2020 United States Senate election in Alaska [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Sullivan (incumbent) 191,112 53.90 +5.94
Independent Al Gross 146,06841.19–4.64
Independence John Howe16,8064.74N/A
Write-in 6010.17–0.32
Majority45,04412.70+10.57
Total votes354,587 100.00
Republican hold

United States House of Representatives

2020 Alaska's at-large congressional district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Don Young (incumbent) 192,126 54.40 +1.32
Independent Alyse Galvin159,85645.26–1.24
Write-in 1,1830.33–0.09
Majority32,2709.14+2.56
Total votes353,165 100.00
Republican hold

State offices

State judiciary

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]

State legislature

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]

State senate

Before the election the composition of the Alaska Senate was:

Party# of seats
Majority caucus14
Republican13
Democratic1
Minority caucus6
Democratic6
Total20 [lower-alpha 1]

The composition of the Alaska Senate remained the same after the election. Two Republicans lost reelection.

House of Representatives

Before the election the composition of the Alaska State House was:

Party# of seats
Majority caucus23
Democratic15
Republican5
Independent2
Minority caucus16
Republican16
Non-caucusing (Republican)1
Total40 [lower-alpha 2]

After the election the composition of the Alaska State House was:

Party# of seats
Majority caucus22
Democratic15
Republican4
Independent2
Minority caucus18
Republican18
Non-caucusing (Republican)1
Total40 [lower-alpha 3]

Ballot measures

Measure 1

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]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 4] 		Margin
of error		For Ballot Measure 1Against Ballot Measure 1Undecided
Alaska Survey Research September 26 – October 4, 2020696 (LV)–36%40%24%

Results

Ballot Measure 1
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No199,66757.86
Yes145,39242.14
Total votes345,059100.00
Registered voters/turnout594,96658.00

Measure 2

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]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 4] 		Margin
of error		For Ballot Measure 2Against Ballot Measure 2Undecided
Alaska Survey Research September 26 – October 4, 2020696 (LV)–51%30%19%
Mercury Analytics/Claster Consulting
/Alaskans for Better Elections [upper-alpha 1] 		September 22–27, 2020803 (LV)± 3.5%59%17%24%

Results

Ballot Measure 2
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes174,03250.55
No170,25149.45
Total votes344,283100.00
Registered voters/turnout594,96657.87

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Including 1 vacancy
  2. ↑ Including 1 vacancy
  3. ↑ Including 1 vacancy
  4. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ This poll's sponsor, Alaskans for Better Elections, endorsed the measure prior to the poll's sampling period

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References

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  2. ↑ Cole, Devan. "Alaska GOP cancels its 2020 presidential primary in show of support for Trump". CNN. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Alaska elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com , archived from the original on October 6, 2020
  5. ↑ "Alaska Certificate of Ascertainment" (PDF). National Archives. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Susan M. Carney". Alaska Judicial Council. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Tracey Wollenberg". Alaska Judicial Council. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ Wendy Underhill; Ben Williams (December 4, 2019), "Election Dates for Legislators and Governors Who Will Do Redistricting", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures
  9. ↑ "Alaska North Slope Oil Production Tax Increase Initiative". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  10. ↑ Resneck, Jacob (September 22, 2020). "Measure 2 seeks to open primaries to all, restrict 'dark money' in Alaska elections". KTOO. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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