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Electoral history of Sarah Palin

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Sarah Palin on June 2, 2007

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

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 III 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.