Nearly 300 people in the Alaska Republican Party State Convention voted today whether to recommend candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to the 2018 Republican Primary.
The vote was not binding, but came after delegates heard stump speeches and presentations from the candidates. Delegates from across the state had a chance to meet the candidates personally over the course of three days. Then, they were offered the opportunity to vote one at a time whether to recommend candidates; they could recommend all or none, or recommend some and not others.
They needed to achieve 35 percent approval or higher to be considered a “recommended” candidate.
The results were:
GOVERNOR
Mike Dunleavy
76.9 percent YES
23.1 percent NO
Scott Hawkins
76.4 percent YES
23.5 percent NO
Mike Chenault
42 percent YES
57 percent NO
Michael Sheldon
27 percent YES
72 percent NO
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Kevin Meyer
78 percent YES
21 percent NO
Lynn Gattis
69 percent YES
30 percent NO
Edie Grunwald
59 percent YES
40 percent NO
Stephen Wright
22.5 percent YES
77. 5 percent NO
