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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Party Candidates): June 1, 2022 Filing Deadline (Independents): August 16, 2022 Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): November, 2022 Primary: August 16, 2022

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

This page was last updated on June 28, 2022

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary and general.)
Mike Dunleavy (R)* - (Campaign Site)
& Nancy Dahlstrom (R) - Ex-State Corrections Commissioner & Ex-State Rep.

Les Gara (D) - Ex-State Rep., Public Relations Consultant & Attorney
& Jessica Cook (D) - Teacher & Union Activist

David Haeg (R) - Hunting Guide & Anti-Judicial Corruption Activist
& Waynette Coleman (R) - Nurse

John Wayne Howe (AKIP) - Machine Shop Owner, Anti-Tax Activist & '20 US Sen Candidate
& Shellie Wyatt (AKIP)

Christopher Kurka (R) - State Rep., Businessman & Pro-Life Activist
& Paul Hueper (R) - Spa Owner & MAGA Activist

William Nemec (I) - Ex-Denali Borough Assemblyman, Truck Driver, Farmer & Army Veteran
& Ronnie Ostrem (I)

Charlie Pierce (R) - Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor & Retired Utility Company Manager
& Edie Grunwald (R) - Retired USAF Colonel & '18 Lt Gov Candidate

Billy Toien (L) - Hotel Concierge, Dirigible Builder & Frequent Candidate
& Shirley Rainbolt (L) - Cook & Libertarian Activist

Bruce Walden (R) - Retired Army Veteran, Author & Community Activist
& Tanya Shinew Lange (R) - Social Service Worker & Ex-Paramedic

Bill Walker (I) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Valdez Mayor & Attorney
& Heidi Drygas (I) - Ex-State Labor Commissioner & Attorney

Next State Gubernatorial Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Kevin Meyer (R)* - Retiring in 2022. ]

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House ( Majority Caucus - Minority Caucus )

State Senate ( Majority Caucus - Minority Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Lisa Murkowski (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Edgar Blatchford (D) - Ex-Seward Mayor, College Professor & Frequent Candidate
Pat Chesbro (D) - Retired Teacher, Democratic Activist & '14 St Sen Nominee
Dave Darden (I) - Frequent Candidate
Dustin Darden (AKIP) - City Maintenance Worker, Conspiracy Theorist & Frequent Candidate
Shoshana Gungurstein (I) - Businesswoman
Sid Hill (I) - LaRouche Activist & Frequent Candidate
Jeremy Keller (I) - Iditarod Race Sled Musher & Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theorist
Buzz Kelley (R) - Retired Mechanic & Ex-Pipeline Worker
Huhnkie Lee (I) - Attorney, Army Veteran & '20 St Sen Candidate
Al Merrill (R) - Businessman
Pat Nolin (R)
John Schiess (R) - Wisconsin Resident, White Supremacist & Frequent Candidate
Kendall Shorkey (R)
Karl Speights (R) - Retired USAF Officer & Trump Campaign Activist
Joe Stephens (AKIP)
Ivan Taylor (D)
Sean Thorne (L) - Bush Pilot Trainee & Army Veteran
Kelly Tshibaka (R) - Ex-State Admin. Commissioner & Ex-Federal Official

Dan Sullivan (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At-Large - SPECIAL ELECTION:
Filing: April 1, 2022 - Primary: June 11, 2022 - General: August 16, 2022
[ Don Young (R)* - Died March 18, 2022. ]
Nick Begich III (R) - Software Executive & Grandson of late US Rep Nick Begich
Sarah Palin (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Wasilla Mayor & '08 VP Nominee
Mary Peltola (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Nonprofit Executive Director

At-Large - REGULAR ELECTION:
[ Don Young (R)* - Died March 18, 2022. ]
Jay Armstrong (R) - Gold Miner, Truck Driver & Gulf War Veteran
Nick Begich III (R) - Software Executive & Grandson of late US Rep Nick Begich
Gregg Brelsford (I) - Ex-Dillingham City Manager, Ex-Bristol Bay Manager & Attorney
Chris Bye (L) - Fishing Guide & Retired Army Officer
Lady Donna Dutchess (I) - Notary & Candlemaker
Ted Heintz (L) - Corporate Contract Services Professional & National Guardsman
David "Heed" Hughes (I) - Program Manager & Retired USAF Officer
Davis LeBlanc (I) - Louisiana Resident
Bob Lyons (R) - Psychologist, Ex-Truck Driver & Anti-Vaccine Activist
Sherry Mettler (I) - Assisted Living Facility Administrator
J.R. Myers (L) - Behavioral Health Clinician, Libertarian Activist & Frequent Candidate
Robert Ornelas (AIP) - Pastor, California Resident & Frequent Candidate
Sarah Palin (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Lt Gov, Ex-Wasilla Mayor & '08 VP Nominee
Silvio Pellegrini (I) - Retired Veteran
Mary Peltola (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Nonprofit Executive Director
Andrew Phelps (I)
Randy Purham (R) - Businessman & Retired Army Veteran
Brad Snowden (R)
Sherry Strizak (I) - Air Traffic Controller
Tara Sweeney (R) - Ex-US Interior Dept Asst Secretary & Businesswoman
Denise Williams (R)
Tremayne Wilson (I)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Alaska Constitution Party (C) - State affiliate of the Life and Liberty Party
Alaskan Independence Party (AKIP)
Alaska Democratic Party (D)
Alaska Green Party (G) - not affiliated with national Green Party
Alaska Libertarian Party (L)
Republican Party of Alaska (R)
Unaffiliated / Nonpartisan / Undeclared / Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Alaska Division of Elections

Alaska Political Offices Commission (APOC)

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alaska Beacon
Alaska Journal of Commerce
Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage Press (Alternative)
Artic Sounder
Chilkat Valley News
Delta Discovery
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Homer Tribune
Juneau Empire
Kenai Peninsula Clarion
Ketchikan Daily News
Kodiak Daily Mirror
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
The Midnight Sun
Must Read Alaska
Nome Nugget
Petersburg Pilot
Seward Journal
Daily Sitka Sentinel
Skagway News
Wrangell Sentinel

Alaska Public Radio/TV
KAUU TV-5 (CBS - Anchorage)
KTBY TV-4 (Fox - Anchorage) / KYUR TV-12 (ABC - Anchorage)
KTUU TV-2 (NBC - Anchorage)
KDMD TV-33 (Telemundo - Anchorage)
KUAC FM 89.9 (Fairbanks)

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