Update: The Division of Elections did an update at 2:22 am, and this story is being updated.
It may be a few days before results are final, since the ranked choice voting tabulation takes place Nov. 23. But it appears the governor of Alaska has won second term.
It was a big night for Gov. Mike Dunleavy, but not surprising. If his results hold over 50%+1, he’ll be the first Republican governor since Jay Hammond to win reelection in Alaska. At this point, the votes for Democrat Les Gara and Bill Walker, if awarded to the other as second on the ballot, could not overtake Dunleavy’s lead, and that’s without counting any of Charlie Pierce’s votes going to, presumably, Dunleavy. But there are still tens of thousands of votes to be counted.
With 387 of 402 (83.58%) reporting, and 216,430 ballots counted as of midnight Tuesday:
- – Gov. Mike Dunleavy / Nancy Dahlstrom – 111,761, or 52.06%
- – Les Gara / Jessica Cook – 49,535, or 23.07%
- – Bill Walker / Heather Drygas – 43,142, or 20.09%
- – Charlie Pierce / Edie Grundwald – 9,771, or 4.55%
Senate race
- – Kelly Tshibaka – 94,120, or 44.26%
- – Lisa Murkowski – 90,990, or 42.79%
- – Pat Chesbro – 20,245, or 9.52%
- – Buzz Kelley – 6,228, or 2.93%
House race
- – Mary Peltola – 101,236, or 47.22%
- – Sarah Palin – 57,005, or 26.59%
- – Nick Begich – 51,896, or 24.21%
- – Chris Bye – 3,716, or 1.73%
The constitutional convention ballot measure went down with 136,029 against it, and just 57,747 for it.
Other results at this link.
Senate apparent winners (tens of thousands of votes not yet counted):
R- Sen. Bert Stedman, Seat A, 68.12%
D – Jesse Kiehl, Seat B, unchallenged, 95.70%
R – Gary Stevens, Seat C, 55.24%
R – Jesse Bjorkman, 46.33%, Tuckerman Babcock, 41.87%, Andy Cizek, 11.19%, Seat D
R – Roger Holland, 33.91%, Cathy Giessel, 34.21%, Roselyn Cacy, 31.64%, Seat E
R – James Kaufman, Seat F, 55.90%
D – Elvi Gray-Jackson, Seat G, 54.70%
D – Matt Claman, Seat H, 50.45%, Mia Costello, 49.36%
D – Loki Tobin, Seat I, 65.81%
D – Forrest Dunbar, Seat J, 48.73%, Andrew Satterfield, 34.82%, Geran Tarr, 16.10%
D – Bill Wielechowski, Seat K, 56.35%
R – Kelly Merrick, Seat L, 57.69%
R – Shelley Hughes, Seat M, 76.57%
R – David Wilson, Seat N, 44.09%, Stephen Wright, 29.64%, Scott Clayton, 25.29%
R – Mike Shower, Seat O, 52.41%
D – Scott Kawasaki, Seat P, 49.30%, Jim Matherly, 43.91, Alex Jafre, 6.52%
R – Robert Myers, Seat Q, 64.28%
R – Click Bishop, Seat R, 56.31%
D – Lyman Hoffman, Seat S, 62.74%
House apparent winners:
I – Daniel Ortiz, District 1
D – Rebecca Himschoot, District 2
D – Andi Story, District 3
D – Sara Hannan, District 4
R – Louise Stutes, District 5
R – Sarah Vance, District 6
R – Justin Ruffridge, District 7
R – Ben Carpenter, District 8
R – Laddie Shaw, District 9
R – Craig Johnson, District 10
I – Walter Featherly, 43.86%, R – Julie Coulombe, 39.74%, R – Ross Beiling, 15.98%, District 11
I – Calvin Schrage, District 12
D – Andy Josephson, District 13
D – Alyse Galvin, District 14
D – Denny Wells, 45.06%, R – Tom McKay, 39.94%, R – David Eibeck, 14.58%, District 15
D – Jennifer Armstrong, District 16
D – Zack Fields, District 17
R – David Nelson, 43.85%, D – Cliff Groh, 36.34%, D- Lyn Franks, 19.56, District 18
D – Genevieve Mina, District 19
D – Andrew Gray, District 20
R – Forrest Wolfe, District 21
R – Stanley Wright, District 22
R – Jamie Allard, District 23
R – Dan Saddler, District 24
R – DeLena Johnson, District 25
R – Cathy Tilton, District 26
R – David Eastman, District 27
R – Jesse Sumner, 36.72%, Steve Menard, 25.67%, Rachel Allen, 21.62%, Jessica Wright, 14.70%, District 28
R – George Rauscher, District 29
R – Kevin McCabe, 46.11%, Doyle Holmes, 35.90%, Joy Mindiola, 17.59%, District 30
D – Maxine Dibert, 47.53%, Bart LeBon, 30.64%, Kelly Nash, 21.33, District 31
R – Will Stapp, District 32
R – Mike Prax, District 33
R – Frank Tomaszewski, District 34
D – Ashley Carrick, District 35
R – Mike Cronk, District 36
I – Bryce Edgmon, District 37
D – C.J. McCormick, District 38
D – Neal Foster, District 39
I – Josiah Patkotak, District 40
