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State of Alaska - Division of Elections
2006 Alaska Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Primary Filing Deadline: 6/1/06, Primary: 8/22/06, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/1/06, General Election 11/7/06,
Last Updated: August 25, 2006 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties,
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Governor, 55.9% in '02, 1st term, Frank H. Murkowski (R) defeated in Primary, Polls, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Democrat, Campaign & Elections' Odds: 1:1, Chris Cillizza: 10th Most Likely Governorship to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, Chuck Todd: 7th Most Vulnerable Governor, Tim Saler: Weak Democratic Advantage, |
ex-Gov. '04 Senate nominee Tony Knowles (D) 74.3%, St. Rep. Eric Croft (D) 24.3%, '02 candidate Bruce J. Lemke (D) 1.4%, |
ex-Wasilla Mayor Sarah Palin (R) 50.8%, ex-St. Sen. John E. Binkley (R) 29.9%, Frank H. Murkowski (R) 18.8%, carpenter / minister Gerald L. "Jerry" Heikes (R) 0.3%, mechanical engineer Merica Hlatcu (R) 0.2%, |
ex-GOP St. Rep. Andrew Halcro (I), |
| David M. Massie (G), |
| Walter M. "Walt" Dixon (C), |
'02 nominee / bush pilot Donald R. "Don" Wright (Ind) 48.6%, Eddie Burke (Ind) 35.0%, '02 Lt. Gov. nominee / paralegal Daniel DeNardo (Ind) 16.5%, |
| '02 nominee dirigible builder William S. "Billy" Toien (L), |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 55.9% in '02, 1st term, Loren D. Leman (R) retiring, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Republican, |
St. Rep. Ethan Berkowitz (D) 62.4%, , St. Sen. Donald C. "Donny" Olson (D) 20.0%, Betty Rollins (D) 12.4%, Kay L. Rollison (D) 5.2%, |
ex-St. Rep. Sean R. Parnell (R) 57.4%, '98 nominee ex-St. Sen. Jerry Ward (R) 42.6%, |
Ex-Soldotna Mayor Ken Lancaster (I), |
| Pete Ekstrom (C), |
| ex-GOP candidate / businessman Troy L. Maulden (Ind), realtor Doug Welton (Ind), |
| Robert D. Mirabal (L), |
At-Large Congressional District, 71.1% in '04, 17th term, Polls, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
'02 Green Party Gov. nominee Diane E. Benson (D) 47.6%, Republican Moderate Party member / '98 Gov. nominee Ray Metcalfe (D) 41.4%, website publisher Todd "Ben Frank" Hyde (D) 5.8%, perennial candidate / attorney / ex-St. Sen. Frank J. Vondersaar (D) 5.2%, |
Donald E. "Don" Young (R), |
medical aide Eva L. Ince (G), |
Alexander Crawford (L) 82.2%, Sol L. Gerstenfeld (L) 17.8%, |
| retiree William W. "Bill" Ratigan (I), |
1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,
Roll Call Analysis,
National Journal's Chuck Todd,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Tim Saler,
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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:
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