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State of Alaska - Division of Elections
2008 Alaska Congressional and Statewide Results
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: December 4, 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:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe McCain, Cook Political Report: Solid McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 37.9%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 59.4%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 1.2%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (Ind-FL) 0.5%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.5%, |
| all write in votes 0.5%, ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA), Brian P. Moore (WI-FL), |
Senator, 78.2% in '02, 4th term, Polls,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democrat, Chris Cillizza: 5th Likely Seats to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic Takeover, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, National Journal's Rankings: 9th Most Likely to Switch Parties, |
| Mayor Mark Begich (D) 47.8%, |
Theodore F. "Ted" Stevens (R) 46.5%, |
'90 GOP candidate / teacher Robert "Bob" Bird (Ind) 4.1%, |
| realtor Fredrick D. "David" Haase (L) 0.8%, |
| Veterans Party candidate Ted Gianoutsos (I) 0.4%, |
| write-in votes 0.3%, |
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: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, |
| St. Rep. Ethan Berkowitz (D) 45.0%, |
Donald E. "Don" Young (R) 50.1%, |
retired bush pilot / '02 & '06 gubernatorial nominee Donald R. "Don" Wright (Ind) 4.5%, |
| write-in votes 0.4%, |
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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