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State of Alaska - Division of Elections
2008 Alaska Congressional and Statewide Races
Presidential Caucuses: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 6/2/08, Withdrawal Deadline: 7/9/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/6/08, Primary: 8/26/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/26/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: May 13, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,
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President, 61.1% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 74.38%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 25.37%, uncommitted 0.25, |
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 44.11%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 21.93%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 16.82%, U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 15.5%, uncommitted 1.61%, |
Libertarian nominee |
| Minister Chuck Baldwin (Ind-FL), |
Governor, 48.3% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Sarah Palin (R), |
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Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 48.3% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Sean R. Parnell (R), |
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Senator, 78.2% in '02, 4th term, might retire, next elections in 2008, Polls,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 9th Likely Seats to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Robert Novak: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Clear Advantage Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, National Journal's Rankings: 9th Most Likely to Switch Parties, |
| Mayor Mark Begich (D), City Councilor / teacher Rocky C. Caldero (D), Frank J. Vondersaar (D), |
Theodore F. "Ted" Stevens (R), '96 Gov. candidate / minister / carpenter Gerald L. "Jerry" Heikes (R), '96 candidate / real estate developer Dave Cuddy (R), Roderic H. "Rick" Sikma (R), Rich M. Wanda (R), |
'90 GOP candidate / teacher Robert "Bob" Bird (Ind), |
Veterans Party candidate Ted Gianoutsos (I), |
Senator, 48.6% in 04, 2nd term, next elections in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
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Lisa Murkowski (R), |
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At-Large Congressional District, 56.6% in '06, 18th term, might retire, Polls,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, |
| '02 Green Party Gov. nominee / '06 nominee Diane E. Benson (D), St. Rep. Ethan Berkowitz (D), ex-St. Rep. / '98 independent Gov. candidate Ray Metcalfe (D), |
Donald E. "Don" Young (R), St. Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux (R), Lt. Gov. Sean R. Parnell (R),ex-Lt. Gov. Loren Leman (R)?, ex-St. Sen. John Binkley (R)?, St. House Speaker John Harris (R)?, ex-St. Sen. /ex-St. Admin. Comm'r. / '94 Lt. Gov. nominee / '04 candidate Mike Miller (R)?, |
Dae Miles (L), |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
 = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Alaska Political Parties:
4. Alaska Media Link:
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