Electoral history of Sarah Palin

Electoral history of Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska (2006–2009) and Republican vice presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election.

Sarah Palin on June 2, 2007

National elections

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2008 United States presidential election[1]

Alaska statewide races

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2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district election[2][3]
Party Candidate First Choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes %
Democratic Mary Peltola (incumbent) 128,553 48.77% +202 128,755 48.66% +1,031 129,786 49.22% +7,477 137,263 54.96%
Republican Sarah Palin 67,866 25.74% +464 68,330 25.82% +1,069 69,399 26.32% +43,072 112,471 45.04%
Republican Nick Begich 61,513 23.33% +992 62,505 23.62% +1,994 64,499 24.46% −64,499 Eliminated
Libertarian Chris Bye 4,570 1.73% +429 4,999 1.89% −4,999 Eliminated
Write-in 1,108 0.42% 1,108 Eliminated
Total votes 263,610 264,589 263,684 249,734
Blank or inactive ballots 2,208 +905 3,113 +13,950 17,063
Democratic hold
2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election[4]
Party Candidate Round 1 Round 2
Votes % Transfer Votes %
Democratic Mary Peltola 75,799 39.57% +15,467 91,266 51.48%
Republican Sarah Palin 58,973 30.79% +27,053 86,026 48.52%
Republican Nick Begich 53,810 28.09% −52,536 Eliminated
Write-in 2,974 1.55% −2,974 Eliminated
Total votes 191,556 100.00% 177,423 92.62%
Inactive ballots 0 0.00% +14,133 14,133 7.38%
Democratic gain from Republican
2006 Gubernatorial Election, Alaska
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sarah Palin / Sean Parnell 114,697 48.33 −7.6
Democratic Tony Knowles / Ethan Berkowitz 97,238 40.97 +0.3
Independent Andrew Halcro / Fay Von Gemmingen 22,443 9.46 n/a
Independence Don Wright / Douglas L. Welton 1,285 0.54 −0.4
Libertarian Billy Toien / Robert D. Mirabal 682 0.29 −0.2
Green David Massie 593 0.25 −1.0
Write-in candidates 384 0.16 +0.1
Plurality 17,459 7.36
Turnout 238,307 51.1
Republican hold Swing 4.0
Alaska Republican Gubernatorial Primary Election, 2006
Candidate Votes %
Sarah Palin 51,443 50.59
John Binkley 30,349 29.84
Frank Murkowski (incumbent) 19,412 19.09
Gerald Heikes 280 0.28
Merica Hlatcu 211 0.21
Alaska Republican Lieutenant Gubernatorial Primary Election, 2002[5]
Candidate Votes %
Loren Leman 21,076 29.34
Sarah Palin 19,114 26.61
Robin L. Taylor 16,053 22.35
Gail Phillips 13,804 19.22
Paul Wieler 1,777 2.47

Wasilla mayoral races

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Wasilla, Alaska Mayoral Election, 1999[6]
Candidate Votes %
Sarah Palin (incumbent) 909 73.6
John Stein 292 23.6
Cliff Silvers 32 2.6
Wasilla, Alaska Mayoral Election, 1996[7]
Candidate Votes %
Sarah Palin 651 57.6
John Stein (incumbent) 440 38.9
Cliff Silvers 36 3.5

Wasilla City Council races

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Wasilla, Alaska City Council Election, Seat E, 1995[8]
Candidate Votes %
Sarah Palin (incumbent) 413 68.4
R'nita Rogers 185 30.6
Write-ins 6 1.0
Wasilla, Alaska City Council Election, Seat E, 1992[9]
Candidate Votes %
Sarah Palin 530 54.9
John Hartrick 310 32.1
Write-ins 125 13.0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "President – Election Center 2008". CNN. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  2. ^ "RCV Detailed Report | General Election | State of Alaska" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "State of Alaska 2022 GENERAL ELECTION Election Summary Report" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. November 30, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "State of Alaska | 2022 SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION | RCV Tabulation | August 16, 2022 | OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "State of Alaska Primary Election - August 27, 2002: Official Results" (PDF). Division of Elections. The Office of Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell. 2002-09-18. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 5, 1999: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1999-10-05. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  7. ^ "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 1, 1996: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1996-10-01. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  8. ^ "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 3, 1995: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1995-10-03. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009.
  9. ^ "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 6, 1992: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1992-10-06. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009.