2006 Alaska gubernatorial election
Nominee
Sarah Palin
Tony Knowles
Andrew Halcro
Party
Republican
Democratic
Independent
Running mate
Sean Parnell
Ethan Berkowitz
Fay Von Gemmingen
Popular vote
114,697
97,238
22,443
Percentage
48.3%
41.0%
9.5%
Election results by
borough Palin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Knowles: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election
Frank Murkowski
Republican
Elected Governor
Sarah Palin
Republican
The 2006 Alaska gubernatorial general election took place on November 7, 2006. The former mayor of Wasilla , Sarah Palin , was elected governor.
Republican primary [ ]
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% . Murkowski also faced opposition from former state lawmaker and Fairbanks businessman John Binkley .
2006 Republican primary for Alaska governor[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Sarah Palin
51,443
50.59
Republican
John Binkley
30,349
29.84
Republican
Frank Murkowski (incumbent)
19,412
19.09
Republican
Gerald Heikes
280
0.28
Republican
Merica Hlatcu
211
0.21
Total votes
101,695
100.00
Democratic primary [ ]
Former two-term Governor Tony Knowles and state lawmaker Eric Croft competed for the Democratic ticket for governor. Knowles had a substantial lead over Croft, both at the polls and with fund raising.[citation needed ]
2006 Democratic primary for Alaska governor[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Tony Knowles
37,316
74.63
Democratic
Eric Croft
11,952
23.90
Democratic
Bruce Lemke
732
1.46
Total votes
50,000
100.00
Alaskan Independence Party [ ]
Don Wright – bush pilot, 2002 gubernatorial nominee
Green Party [ ]
Libertarian Party [ ]
Billy Toien – 2002 gubernatorial nominee
Independent [ ]
Andrew Halcro – former Republican state representative, businessman
General election [ ]
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's charisma and conservatism was able to win.
Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [3]
Lean R
November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [4]
Lean R
November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics [5]
Lean R
November 6, 2006
Polling [ ]
Results [ ]
2006 Alaska gubernatorial election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Sarah Palin
114,697
48.33%
−7.6%
Democratic
Tony Knowles
97,238
40.97%
+0.3%
Independent
Andrew Halcro
22,443
9.46%
n/a
Alaskan Independence
Don Wright
1,285
0.54%
−0.4%
Libertarian
Billy Toien
682
0.29%
−0.2%
Green
David Massie
593
0.25%
−1.0%
Write-in
384
0.16%
+0.1%
Plurality
17,459
7.36%
Turnout
238,307
51.1%
Republican hold
Swing
−7.6%
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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