Alaska November 2000 General Election

The Green Papers: General Election 2000

Alaska
Primary: Tuesday, August 22, 2000

2000 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1	(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
1990 Census:	550,043	(0.22% of 248,765,170)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):	456,914
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):	437,000
Tuesday, November 7, 2000 Polls Close: 8 PM Alaska (0500 UTC)

Candidates seeking office
Alaska Independence:	1
Constitution:	1
Democrat:	2
Green:	2
Libertarian:	2
Natural Law:	1
Reform:	1
Republican:	2
(scatter):	1

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President Electoral votes: 3, Term limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime; Electors: How Appointed, Meeting Place, How they voted; Total Popular Vote: 285,560; List of States: Short, Long

	Green	28,747	10.07%	Ralph Nader
	Libertarian	2,636	0.92%	Harry Browne
	Reform	5,192	1.82%	Pat Buchanan
	Republican	167,398	58.62%	Governor George W. Bush (3 Electoral Votes)
	Democrat	79,004	27.67%	Vice President Albert A. "Al" Gore, Jr.
	Natural Law	919	0.32%	John Hagelin
	Constitution	596	0.21%	Howard Phillips
	(scatter)	1,068	0.37%	Write-in Votes

Governor Term limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Current Governors

	Democrat			Tony Knowles First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. (The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor).

Senate 6-year term, Current Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2	Republican			Ted Stevens Appointed by Governor Walter J. Hickel (Republican) on 24 December 1968, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator E. L. Bartlett (Democrat): 11 December 1968; elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1970; elected to first full term: 1972; re-elected: 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

Class 3	Republican			Frank H. Murkowski First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998 Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 2, 2004.

House of Representatives 2 year term, Current House
1 Republican

At-Large	Republican			Don E. Young Renominated - 22 August 2000 Primary
	Alaska Independence			Jim Dore
	Democrat			Clifford Mark Greene
	Libertarian			Len Karpinski
	Republican			Congressman Don E. Young
	Green			Anna C. Young


Nomination Notes

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that political parties have a Constitutional right to restrict who can vote in their primary elections. The Republican Party of Alaska has decided to limit who can vote in its primary. Therefore, there will be two different candidate ballots for the 2000 Primary Election in Alaska, and voters in that State will be asked to choose one.

The "Open" Ballot will have all candidates listed except Republicans. Anyone can select the Open Ballot.

The "Republican" Ballot will have only Republican candidates listed. If an Alaska voter is registered as either a Republican, Undeclared or Non-Partisan, he or she can select the Republican Ballot. The voter may- if necessary- change his or her party affiliation at the polling place.


Congressional District

Alaska has been allocated only 1 Representative in Congress at large; therefore, the entire state consists of, in effect, only one statewide Congressional District.