| The Green Papers: Alaska 2022 General Election |
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Alaska
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress ✓ Special Primary for House At-Large : Saturday 11 June 2022 ✓ Primary and Special General Election for U.S. House At-Large : Tuesday 16 August 2022 General Election : Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Any voter may participate in the Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party, and Alaskan Independence Party primary. Beginning in 2022, all candidates, party members and independents, participate in a non-partisan Primary. The top four vote getters, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the General Election. The General Election uses an instant-runoff where voters rank their choices (for all offices including President). Should no candidate win a majority (50% + 1), the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. Voters who voted for the lowest vote-getter as their 1st choice have their votes redistributed to their 2nd choice. The process continues until one candidate receives a majority. 2022 Primary, Special Primary Election for U.S. Representative, and General Election candidate lists from the Alaska Division of Elections. 2022 Primary and General Elections General Information from the Alaska Division of Elections. 16 August 2022 Primary Election Information from the Alaska Division of Elections. 8 November 2022 General Election Information from the Alaska Division of Elections. 10-11 June 2022 update: Superior Court Judge Una Gandbhir ruled that the by-mail special primary election cannot be certified until visually impaired voters are provided with a full and fair opportunity to participate. The Alaska Department of Law plans to appeal to Alaska Supreme Court. Ref: Juneau Empire. 11 June 2022 Special Primary US House At-Large Returns from an official source, results from a media source, results from a media source. 21 June 2022: Al Gross withdrew from the Special Election. Therefore, there will be 3 candidates on the August special general election. The Alaska Supreme Court concurred on 25 June. Mail-in ballots postmarked by 16 August 2022 are counted providing they are received through 31 August. 16 August 2022 primary Returns from an official source. Results from a media source. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Republican | Senator Dan Sullivan • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator Lisa Murkowski • Appointed by Governor Frank H. Murkowski (Republican) on 20 December 2002, to fill vacancy left by the resignation of her father, the same Frank H. Murkowski, when he resigned to become Governor of the State on 2 December 2002. First elected: 2004; relected: 2010 (as a write-in), 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot |
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| Candidate list (6) | |||||
• FEC S6AK00177 |
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Democratic | Patricia "Pat" Chesbro • 16 August 2022 Primary: Received 6%. • FEC S2AK00226; 27 Jul 22; Tot $49,603; Dsb $38,549 |
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• FEC S2AK00291 |
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• FEC S2AK00143 |
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• FEC S2AK00218; 27 Jul 22; Tot $29,445; Dsb $24,752 |
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• FEC S0AK00162 |
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• FEC S2AK00283 |
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Republican | Buzz A. Kelley • 16 August 2022 Primary: Received 2%. • FEC S2AK00242 |
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• FEC S2AK00135; 27 Jul 22; Tot $25,960; Dsb $20,255 |
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• FEC S2AK00234 |
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Republican | Senator Lisa Murkowski • 16 August 2022 primary: Advances to General Election with 44%, 1st place. • FEC S4AK00099; 27 Jul 22; Tot $7,506,100; Dsb $3,182,550 |
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Republican | Pat L. Nolin • 16 August 2022 Primary: Received 1%. • FEC S2AK00259 |
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• Wisconsin resident running in Alaska, Arizona, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. • FEC S2AK00267 |
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• FEC S2AK00275 |
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• FEC S2AK00119 |
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• FEC S2AK00176; 30 Jun 22; Tot $0; Dsb $0 |
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Democratic | Ivan R. Taylor • 16 August 2022 Primary: Received 1%. • FEC S2AK00192 |
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• FEC S2AK00168; 27 Jul 22; Tot $4,725; Dsb $4,774 |
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Republican | former state Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly C. Tshibaka • 16 August 2022 Primary: Advances to General Election with 40%, 2nd place. • FEC S2AK00127; 27 Jul 22; Tot $3,338,012; Dsb $2,529,937 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
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Republican | Governor Mike J. Dunleavy • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • on General Election ballot |
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| Candidate list (5) | |||||
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Republican | Governor Mike J. Dunleavy • for Lieutenant Governor: Nancy Dahlstrom • 16 August 2022 Primary: Advances to General Election with 42%, 1st place. |
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Democratic | former state Representative Les Gara • for Lieutenant Governor: Jessica A. Cook • 16 August 2022 Primary: Advances to General Election with 22%, 3rd place. |
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• for Lieutenant Governor: S. Waynette Coleman |
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• for Lieutenant Governor: Shellie Wyatt |
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Republican | state Representative Christopher Kurka • for Lieutenant Governor: Paul Hueper • 16 August 2022 Primary: Received 4%. |
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• for Lieutenant Governor: Ronnie D. Ostrem |
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Republican | Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce • for Lieutenant Governor: Edie Grunwald • 16 August 2022 Primary: Received 7%. |
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• for Lieutenant Governor: Shirley A. Rainbolt |
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• for Lieutenant Governor: Tanya Lange |
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Nonpartisan | former Alaska Governor Bill Walker • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Labor Commissioner Heidi Drygas • 16 August 2022 Primary: Advances to General Election with 22%, 2nd place. Bill Walker was first elected Governor in 2014 and an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 2018. |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor | |||||
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Republican | Lieutenant Governor Kevin G. Meyer • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 28 December 2021: "I will not be running for re-election to Lieutenant Governor in 2022." |
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| ** Open Office (no incumbent) and Uncontested Race ** | |||||
| Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Libertarian | Shirley A. Rainbolt | |||
| 117th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Vacancy | |||||
| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
At-Large Vacant |
Republican | Member of Congress Donald E. "Don" Young • First elected: 6 March 1973- in a Special Election re: the presumed death of Member of Congress Nick Begich in a plane crash, 16 October 1972 (Member of Congress Begich was re-elected to the House of the 93rd Congress, 7 November 1972, before he was declared legally dead and his seat thereby declared vacant) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Vacant Office - 18 March 2022: Member of Congress Donald E. "Don" Young, 88, passed away. A special general election has been called to fill the seat for the remainder of the term ending in January 2023. The special primary is 11 June and the special general election is 16 August. |
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| ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | |||||
| Candidate list (6) - 118th Congress | |||||
• FEC H2AK00267 |
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Republican | Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Begich, III • 16 August 2022 Primary: Advances to General Election with 27%, 3rd place. Grandson of late Member of Congress Nick Begich • FEC H2AK01083; 27 Jul 22; Tot $1,326,926; Dsb $671,505 |
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• FEC H2AK01075; 27 Jul 22; Tot $43,827; Dsb $28,842 |
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Libertarian | Chris Bye • 16 August 2022 Primary: Received 1%. • FEC H2AK01216; 27 Jul 22; Tot $5,276; Dsb $2,055 |
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• FEC H2AK01182 |
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• FEC H2AK00416 |
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• FEC H2AK01125 |
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• FEC H2AK01257 |
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• FEC H2AK01232 |
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• FEC H2AK01208; 27 Jul 22; Tot $8,350; Dsb $8,309 |
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Libertarian | J.R. Myers • 16 August 2022 Primary: Received 0.3%. • FEC H2AK01091 |
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• FEC H2AK00358 |
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Republican | former Governor Sarah H. Palin • 16 August 2022 Primary: Advances to General Election with 31%, 2nd place. • FEC H2AK00226; 27 Jul 22; Tot $1,073,839; Dsb $966,291 |
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• FEC H2AK00473 |
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Democratic | former state Representative Mary Sattler Peltola • 16 August 2022 Primary: Advances to General Election with 35%, 1st place. • FEC H2AK01158; 27 Jul 22; Tot $379,088; Dsb $254,299 |
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• FEC H2AK00531 |
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• FEC H2AK01059; 27 Jul 22; Tot $1,549; Dsb $5,622 |
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• FEC H2AK00507 |
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• FEC H2AK00523 |
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Republican | Tara M. Sweeney • 16 August 2022 Primary: Received 4%. • FEC H2AK01174; 27 Jul 22; Tot $295,152; Dsb $249,386 |
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• FEC H2AK00515 |
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• FEC H2AK00549 |
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| Member of Congress Donald E. "Don" Young (Republican) who was first elected on 6 March 1973 in a Special Election (re: the presumed death of Member of Congress Nick Begich in a plane crash, 16 October 1972. Member of Congress Begich was re-elected to the House of the 93rd Congress, 7 November 1972, before he was declared legally dead and his seat thereby declared vacant). On 18 March 2022, Member of Congress Young, 88, passed away. A special general election has been called to fill the seat for the remainder of the term which runs to January 2023. The special primary is 11 June and the special general election is 16 August. | |||||
| Special Election - 117th Congress | |||||
| At-Large Special Election |
• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 16 August 2022 • Special Election - 18 March 2022: Member of Congress Donald E. "Don" Young, 88, passed away. A special general election has been called to fill the seat for the remainder of the term ending in January 2023. The filing deadline is 1 April, the special (mostly vote-by-mail) primary is 11 June, and the special (vote in-person or by-mail) general election is 16 August (concurrent with the date of the regular primary). The top 4 vote-getters regardless of party in the 11 June primary will advance to the 16 August runoff/general election. The special election is a ranked choice. The voters may rank up to 4 candidates (including a write-in) candidate from first to last. 2022 Special Election Law and Procedures, 2022 Special Election FAQ, and Special Election Ballot from the Alaska Division of Elections. Results are released by the Alaska Division of Elections on 11, 15, 17, and 21 June. 11 June 2022 Special Primary: Returns from an official source, results from a media source, results from a media source. 21 June 2022: Al Gross, 3rd place winner, withdrew from the Special Election. Therefore, there will be 3 candidates on the August special general election. |
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| Candidate list (3, 5 write-ins) | |||||
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Democratic | 58,614 | 38.05% | former state Representative Mary Sattler Peltola • 11 June 2022 Primary: Advances to runoff with 9%, 4th place. • FEC H2AK01158; 27 Jul 22; Tot $379,088; Dsb $254,299 |
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Republican | 49,190 | 31.93% | former Governor Sarah H. Palin • 11 June 2022 Primary: Advances to runoff with 28%, 1st place. • FEC H2AK00226; 27 Jul 22; Tot $1,073,839; Dsb $966,291 |
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Republican | 43,968 | 28.54% | Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Begich, III • 11 June 2022 Primary: Advances to runoff with 19%, 2nd place. Grandson of late Member of Congress Nick Begich • FEC H2AK01083; 27 Jul 22; Tot $1,326,926; Dsb $671,505 |
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Scattering | 2,278 | 1.48% | Write-in | |
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Write-in; (Libertarian) | Chris Bye • FEC H2AK01216; 27 Jul 22; Tot $5,276; Dsb $2,055 |
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Write-in; (American Independent) | Robert Ornelas • FEC H2AK00358 |
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Write-in; (Republican) | Tara M. Sweeney • FEC H2AK01174; 27 Jul 22; Tot $295,152; Dsb $249,386 |
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Write-in; (Democratic) | Ernest Thomas • FEC H2AK00259 |
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| Total | 154,050 | 100.00% | |||
| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 6 candidates | |
| • Republican: 5 incumbents, 13 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Constitution (affiliates) | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| • Libertarian: 4 candidates | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Alaskan Independence | |
| • American Independent (affiliate of America's Independent): 1 candidate | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Unity | |
| Independents | |
| • (blank): 1 incumbent | |
| • Nonpartisan: 1 candidate | |
| • Undeclared | |
| Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
| • Scattering: 1 candidate | |
| • Write-in: 4 candidates | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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