ALASKA

Your complete directory of Alaska candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): June 1, 2010
Filing Deadline (Others): August 24, 2010
Primary: August 10, 2010

This page was last updated on January 26, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Sean Parnell (R)*
John Harris (R) - State House Speaker, Ex-Valdez Mayor & Teamster
Jerry Heikes (R) - Drywall Contractor, Minister, National Guard Veteran, '06 Candidate & '08 US Sen. Candidate
Sam Little (R) - Musician, Truck Driver & National Guard Veteran
Ralph Samuels (R) - Ex-State House Majority Leader & Airline Executive
Bill Walker (R) - Ex-Valdez Mayor, Ex-Valdez City Councilman & Businessman
Ethan Berkowitz (D) - Ex-State House Minority Leader, Attorney, '08 US Rep. Nominee & '06 Lt. Governor Nominee
Hollis French (D) - State Sen. & Attorney
Les Gara (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Writer
Bob Poe (D) - Ex-State Administration Commissioner & Ex-Anchorage Economic Development Corp. CEO
Don Wright (Alaskan Independence) - Retired Bush Pilot & Frequent Candidate
Tim Triumph (Independent)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Craig Campbell (R)*
Jay Ramras (R) - State Rep. & Hotel Owner
Diane Benson (D) - University Instructor, Community Activist & Frequent Candidate

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House ( Majority Caucus - Minority Caucus )

State Senate ( Majority Caucus - Minority Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Lisa Murkowski (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Frank Vondersaar (D) - Attorney, Engineer & Frequent Candidate

Mark Begich (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At-Large:
Don Young (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sheldon Fisher (R) - Telecommunications Executive & Attorney
Andrew Halcro (R) - Ex-State Rep., Marketing Executive & '06 Gov. Candidate
Harry Crawford (D) - State Rep., Iron Worker & Local Labor Union Official

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Alaskan Independence Party
Alaska Democratic Party
Alaska Green Party
Alaska Libertarian Party
Republican Party of Alaska
Republican Moderate Party of Alaska

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Alaska Division of Elections

Alaska Political Offices Commission (APOC)

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alaska Journal of Commerce
Alaska Newspapers Inc. (9 Regional Newspapers)
Alaska Public Radio
Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage Press (Alternative)
Bush Blade
Chugiak-Eagle River Alaska Star
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Haines Eagle Eye News
Homer News
Juneau Empire - (Politics/Legislature)
Juneau Capital City Weekly
Kenai Peninsula Clarion
Ketchikan Daily News
KIMO TV-13 & KJUD TV-8 (ABC - Anchorage & Juneau)
Kodiak Daily Mirror
KTNL TV-13 (CBS - Sitka)
KTUU TV-2 (NBC - Anchorage)
KTVA TV-11 (CBS - Anchorage)
KUAC FM 89.9 (Fairbanks)
Nome Nugget
Petersburg Pilot
Wasilla Frontiersman