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2006 Alaska elections

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On November 7, 2006, the state of Alaska held its general elections. On the ballot were races for U.S Representative, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 10 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate, all 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives, 2 ballot measures, plus retention elections for 18 judges of the Alaska Superior Court and 13 judges of the Alaska District Court.

In the tables below, bold indicates the winners, while italics indicates the incumbents.

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2006 United States elections

2006 United States elections

The 2006 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, in the middle of Republican President George W. Bush's second term. Democrats won control of both houses of Congress, which was the first and only time either party did so since the 1994 elections. These elections were widely categorized as a Democratic wave.

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2007. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. The primary elections were held on August 22, 2006.

2006 Alaska gubernatorial election

2006 Alaska gubernatorial election

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 would later become the unsuccessful Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008, before resigning as governor in 2009.

Alaska Senate

Alaska Senate

The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

Alaska House of Representatives

Alaska House of Representatives

The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per 2010 Census figures. Members serve two-year terms without term limits. With 40 representatives, the Alaska House is the smallest state legislative lower chamber in the United States. The House convenes at the State Capitol in Juneau.

Incumbent

Incumbent

The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-election or not. In some situations, there may not be an incumbent at time of an election for that office or position, in which case the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat or open contest.

Federal races

U.S. Representative election

Party Candidate Hometown Votes %
Diane E. Benson Chugiak 93,879 40.01
Alexander Crawford Anchorage 4,029 1.72
Eva L. Ince Anchorage 1,819 0.78
William W. "Bill" Ratigan Juneau 1,615 0.69
Don Young Fort Yukon 132,743 56.57
Write-in votes 560 0.24

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2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2007. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. The primary elections were held on August 22, 2006.

Diane E. Benson

Diane E. Benson

Diane E. Benson is an Alaskan politician, writer and dramatist. She was the 2010 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Alaska, defeating three other opponents in the Democratic primary. Benson's running mate for governor was former state House minority leader Ethan Berkowitz; they lost in the general election to the Republican ticket of Sean Parnell and Mead Treadwell by 22% of the vote.

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi (4,420 km2) of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the United States and larger than the smallest state, Rhode Island, which has 1,212 sq mi (3,140 km2).

Juneau, Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau, is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a consolidated city-borough and the second-largest city in the United States by area. Juneau was named the capital of Alaska in 1906, when the government of what was then the District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900. The municipality unified on July 1, 1970, when the city of Juneau merged with the city of Douglas and the surrounding Greater Juneau Borough to form the current municipality, which is larger by area than both Rhode Island and Delaware.

Don Young

Don Young

Donald Edwin Young was an American politician in Alaska. He was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district for 49 years, from 1973 until his death in 2022.

Fort Yukon, Alaska

Fort Yukon, Alaska

Fort Yukon is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, straddling the Arctic Circle. The population, predominantly Gwich'in Alaska Natives, was 583 at the 2010 census, down from 595 in 2000.

Write-in candidate

Write-in candidate

A write-in candidate is a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ballot. Depending on electoral law it may be possible to win an election by winning a sufficient number of such write-in votes, which count equally as if the person was formally listed on the ballot.

State races

Alaska gubernatorial election

Party Candidates Hometowns Votes %
Andrew Halcro and Fay Von Gemmingen Anchorage/Palmer 22,443 9.46
Tony Knowles and Ethan Berkowitz Anchorage/Anchorage 97,238 40.97
David M. Massie (no running mate) Anchorage 593 0.25
Sarah Palin and Sean Parnell Wasilla/Anchorage 114,697 48.33
William S. "Billy" Toien and Robert D. Mirabal Anchorage/Anchorage 682 0.29
Don Wright and Douglas L. Welton Fairbanks/Fairbanks 1,285 0.54
Write-in votes 384 0.16

State Senate elections

Analysis

24th Legislature
(incumbents)
Members
  Republican 12
  Democrat 8
In the 2006 elections Members
  Republican held and uncontested 7
  Contested 9
  Democratic held and uncontested 4
 Total
20

State Senate results

Party Candidate Hometown Votes %
District B
Kim Elton Juneau 8,679 64.51
Herman M. "Mac" Meiners Jr. Juneau 4,742 35.25
Write-in votes 32 0.24
District D
David P. Braun Healy 415 2.70
Ralph C. Seekins Fairbanks 5,952 38.67
Joe Thomas Fairbanks 8,992 58.42
Write-in votes 34 0.22
District F
Tim Beck North Pole 2,953 27.19
Gene Therriault North Pole 6,881 72.57
Write-in votes 26 0.24
District H
Jay Cross Big Lake 4,351 30.74
Charlie Huggins Wasilla 9,743 68.83
Write-in votes 61 0.43
District J
Earl Mayo Anchorage 3,082 38.70
Bill Wielechowski Anchorage 4,848 60.88
Write-in votes 33 0.41
Party Candidate Hometown Votes %
District L
Johnny Ellis Anchorage 7,105 95.01
Write-in votes 373 4.99
District N
Lesil McGuire Anchorage 8,348 65.92
Ray Utter Anchorage 4,269 33.71
Write-in votes 46 0.36
District P
Con Bunde Anchorage 8,607 53.10
Macon Roberts Anchorage 7,567 46.68
Write-in votes 36 0.22
District R
Charles E. Davidson Kodiak 4,300 39.66
Gary Stevens Kodiak 6,510 60.04
Write-in votes 32 0.30
District S
Norman Ayagalria Bethel 2,234 30.30
Lyman Hoffman Bethel 5,010 67.96
Write-in votes 128 1.74

State House elections

Analysis

24th Legislature
(incumbents)
Members
  Republican 27
  Democrat 13
In the 2006 elections Members
  Uncontested Republican 6
  Contested 28
  Uncontested Democratic 6
 Total
40

State House results

Party Candidate Hometown Votes %
District 1
Kyle Johansen Ketchikan 3,752 94.32
Write-in votes 226 5.68
District 2
Jay Stelzenmuller Sitka 2,356 43.21
Peggy Wilson Wrangell 3,072 56.35
Write-in votes 24 0.44
District 3
Beth Kerttula Juneau 5,708 95.64
Write-in votes 260 4.36
District 4
Andrea Doll Juneau 3,288 50.28
Randy Wanamaker Juneau 3,217 49.19
Write-in votes 35 0.54
District 5
Aaron T. Isaacs Jr. Klawock 2,245 42.76
Bill Thomas Haines 2,988 56.91
Write-in votes 17 0.32
District 6
Carl Morgan Jr. Aniak 2,412 48.21
Woodie Salmon Beaver 2,580 51.57
Write-in votes 11 0.22
District 7
Mark A. Ames Fairbanks 288 3.68
Mike Kelly Fairbanks 4,413 56.35
Dave Watts Fairbanks 3,107 39.68
Write-in votes 23 0.29
District 8
Jason Crawford Fairbanks 2,648 35.75
David Guttenberg Fairbanks 4,740 64.00
Write-in votes 18 0.24
District 9
James A. "Jim" Holm Fairbanks 2,118 44.65
Scott Kawasaki Fairbanks 2,617 55.16
Write-in votes 9 0.19
District 10
Jay Ramras Fairbanks 2,366 92.13
Write-in votes 202 7.87
District 11
John Coghill North Pole 4,369 69.84
John E. Pile, Sr. North Pole 1,870 29.89
Write-in votes 17 0.27
District 12
John Harris Valdez 3,412 71.35
William R. "Bill" Johnson Delta Junction 1,351 28.25
Write-in votes 19 0.40
District 13
Carl Gatto Palmer 5,485 73.02
Jim Wardman Palmer 1,987 26.45
Write-in votes 40 0.53
District 14
Katie Hurley Wasilla 2,674 38.70
Vic Kohring Wasilla 4,218 61.04
Write-in votes 18 0.26
District 15
Mark Neuman Big Lake 4,125 57.81
Myrl "Boone" Thompson Wasilla 2,990 41.91
Write-in votes 20 0.28
District 16
Patricia R. Chesbro Palmer 2,142 28.49
Bill Stoltze Chugiak 5,355 71.23
Write-in votes 21 0.28
District 17
Anna Fairclough Eagle River 4,583 70.97
Karla F. Huntington Eagle River 1,848 28.62
Write-in votes 27 0.42
District 18
Nancy Dahlstrom Eagle River 2,037 95.99
Write-in votes 85 4.01
District 19
Mary L. Pedlow Anchorage 2,131 44.22
Bob Roses Anchorage 2,672 55.45
Write-in votes 16 0.33
District 20
Max Gruenberg Anchorage 1,786 57.72
Scott A. Kohlhaas Anchorage 97 3.14
Matt Moon Anchorage 1,205 38.95
Write-in votes 6 0.19
Party Candidate Hometown Votes %
District 21
Harry Crawford Anchorage 3,383 55.43
Jeff Gonnason Anchorage 2,711 44.42
Write-in votes 9 0.15
District 22
Sharon Cissna Anchorage 3,256 94.32
Write-in votes 196 5.68
District 23
Les Gara Anchorage 3,881 95.99
Write-in votes 162 4.01
District 24
Berta Gardner Anchorage 2,928 59.90
Darwin R. Peterson Anchorage 1,949 39.87
Write-in votes 11 0.23
District 25
Mike Doogan Anchorage 2,931 70.25
Thomas A. Lamb Anchorage 1,226 29.39
Write-in votes 15 0.36
District 26
Lindsey Holmes Anchorage 3,954 61.45
Steve Strait Anchorage 2,469 38.37
Write-in votes 11 0.17
District 27
Bob Buch Anchorage 3,351 56.57
Tom Moffatt Anchorage 2,556 43.15
Write-in votes 17 0.29
District 28
Valerie "Val" Baffone Anchorage 3,278 48.34
Craig Johnson Anchorage 3,483 51.36
Write-in votes 20 0.29
District 29
Ralph Samuels Anchorage 2,467 55.87
Chris Tuck Anchorage 1,940 43.93
Write-in votes 9 0.20
District 30
Kevin Meyer Anchorage 4,893 94.55
Write-in votes 282 5.45
District 31
Bob Lynn Anchorage 5,920 95.68
Write-in votes 267 4.32
District 32
Pat A. Abney Anchorage 3,919 44.25
William "Bill" Bartee Anchorage 221 2.50
Mike Hawker Anchorage 4,701 53.08
Write-in votes 15 0.17
District 33
Kurt Olson Soldotna 3,409 56.31
John G. "Ozzie" Osborne Kenai 437 7.22
Pete Sprague Soldotna 2,200 36.34
Write-in votes 8 0.13
District 34
Mike Chenault Nikiski 5,079 94.23
Write-in votes 311 5.77
District 35
Paul Seaton Homer 4,465 68.35
Anthony K. Sieminski Seward 2,024 30.98
Write-in votes 44 0.67
District 36
Gabrielle LeDoux Kodiak 2,693 39.87
Dan Ogg Kodiak 1,811 39.87
Write-in votes 38 0.84
District 37
Ron Bowers Dillingham 818 21.58
Bryce Edgmon Dillingham 2,023 53.36
Write-in votes 950 25.06
District 38
Mary Sattler Kapsner Bethel 3,553 97.40
Write-in votes 95 2.60
District 39
Richard Foster Nome 3,687 97.03
Write-in votes 113 2.97
District 40
Reggie Joule Kotzebue 3,412 97.82
Write-in votes 76 2.18

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2006 Alaska gubernatorial election

2006 Alaska gubernatorial election

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 would later become the unsuccessful Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008, before resigning as governor in 2009.

Andrew Halcro

Andrew Halcro

Andrew Halcro is an American politician from Anchorage, Alaska. Formerly a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, he ran for Governor of Alaska as an independent candidate in the 2006 election, placing third with 9.46 percent of the vote.

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi (4,420 km2) of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the United States and larger than the smallest state, Rhode Island, which has 1,212 sq mi (3,140 km2).

Ethan Berkowitz

Ethan Berkowitz

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.

Don Wright (politician)

Don Wright (politician)

Donald Rose Wright was an American politician from Alaska.

Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the population of the city proper at 32,515 and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 95,655, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska after Anchorage. The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, located 196 miles by road south of the Arctic Circle.

Kim Elton

Kim Elton

Kim Steven Elton is a journalist, commercial fisherman, government official and Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. Elton represented Juneau in the Alaska House of Representatives for two terms, from 1995 to 1999. In 1998, he was elected to the Alaska Senate, serving until his resignation in early 2009 to accept appointment as director of Alaska Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior by President Barack Obama. Prior to holding elected office, Elton was executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and a salmon troller engaged in commercial fishing.

Juneau, Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau, is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a consolidated city-borough and the second-largest city in the United States by area. Juneau was named the capital of Alaska in 1906, when the government of what was then the District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900. The municipality unified on July 1, 1970, when the city of Juneau merged with the city of Douglas and the surrounding Greater Juneau Borough to form the current municipality, which is larger by area than both Rhode Island and Delaware.

Healy, Alaska

Healy, Alaska

Healy is a census-designated place (CDP) and the borough seat of Denali Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 966 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 1,021 in 2010.

Joe Thomas (Alaska politician)

Joe Thomas (Alaska politician)

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North Pole, Alaska

North Pole, Alaska

North Pole is a small city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Incorporated in 1953, it is part of the Fairbanks metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,243, up from 2,117 in 2010. Despite its name, the city is about 1,700 miles south of Earth's geographic North Pole and 125 miles south of the Arctic Circle.

Gene Therriault

Gene Therriault

Gene Therriault is an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska Senate, representing the Q district from 2001 to 2009. He served as the Senate President from 2003–2006 and as Senate Minority Leader from 2007–2008. Previously he was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1992 through 2000.

Source: "2006 Alaska elections", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, December 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Alaska_elections.

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