2006 Alaska gubernatorial election
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Palin would later become the unsuccessful Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008, before resigning as governor in 2009.
Republican primary
Candidates
- John Binkley, Fairbanks businessman and former State Senator from Bethel
- Gerald Heikes
- Merica Hlatcu
- Frank Murkowski, incumbent Governor since 2003
- Sarah Palin, former mayor of Wasilla (1996
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Incumbent Frank Murkowski (R), first elected governor in 2002, ran for reelection but was defeated in a landslide in the Republican primary by former Wasilla mayor Sarah Palin on August 22, 2006. Murkowski's approval rating at the time of the election was 19%.[1] Murkowski also faced opposition from former state lawmaker and Fairbanks businessman John Binkley.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sarah Palin | Script error: No such module "string". | 50.59 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Binkley | Script error: No such module "string". | 29.84 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Frank Murkowski (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 19.09 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gerald Heikes | Script error: No such module "string". | 0.28 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Merica Hlatcu | Script error: No such module "string". | 0.21 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Eric Croft, State Representative from Spenard, Anchorage
- Tony Knowles, former Governor of Alaska (1994
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- Bruce Lemke
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tony Knowles | Script error: No such module "string". | 74.63 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Eric Croft | Script error: No such module "string". | 23.90 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bruce Lemke | Script error: No such module "string". | 1.46 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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General election
Candidates
- Andrew Halcro, president and CEO of Avis Alaska and former State Representative from Anchorage (Independent)
- Tony Knowles, former Governor of Alaska (1995
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- David Massie (Green)
- Sarah Palin, former mayor of Wasilla (1996
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- Billy Toien, candidate for governor in 2002 (Libertarian)
- Don Wright, bush pilot and perennial candidate (Alaska Independence)
Campaign
Republican candidate Sarah Palin, Democratic candidate Tony Knowles, and independent candidate Andrew Halcro faced each other in the general election. Anchorage businessman Andrew Halcro ran as an Independent in the race for governor. Halcro has served in the Alaska State legislature in the past, and is known as a fiscal hawk. Halcro collected about 4,000 signatures to be placed on the general election ballot without party affiliation. Despite Knowles' experience, Palin was able to win.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[6] | Template:USRaceRating | November 2, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics[7] | Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sarah Palin (R) |
Tony Knowles (D) |
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| Rasmussen[8] | November 3, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 45% | 44% |
| Rasmussen[9] | October 9, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 47% | 40% |
| Rasmussen[10] | September 8, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 52% | 38% |
| Rasmussen[11] | August 3, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 51% | 38% |
| Ivan Moore Research[12] | June 7, 2006 | 39% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 43% |
Results
Template:Election box write-in with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sarah Palin | Template:Replace | 48.33% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tony Knowles | 97,238 | 40.97% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Independent | Andrew Halcro | 22,443 | 9.46% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Don Wright | 1,285 | 0.54% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Billy Toien | 682 | 0.29% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Massie | 593 | 0.25% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Plurality | 17,459 | 7.36% | |||
| Turnout | 238,307 | 51.1% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −7.6% | |||
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See also
References
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- ↑ Ivan Moore Research
- Christiansen, Scott. Grooming the gov: Frank Murkowski seems to be in an endless battle with reporters. That may be just the way he likes it. Anchorage Press. June 22, 2005.
- Moore, Jason. Croft takes first step into governor's raceScript error: No such module "Unsubst".. KTUU. June 16, 2005.
- State of Alaska Division of Elections results
External links
- Office of the Governor of Alaska
- Sarah Palin for Governor
- Eric Croft for Governor
- Ethan Berkowitz for Lt. Governor
- Tony Knowles for Governor
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