Alaska 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Alaska 2012 General Election

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Alaska
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 28 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	721,523	(0.23% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	628,933	(0.22% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Juneau
Tuesday 28 August 2012 polling hours 7:00a AKDT (1500 UTC) / 7:00a AleutDT (1600 UTC) to 8:00p AKDT (0400 UTC) / 8:00p AleutDT (0500 UTC). Alaska Time covers most of the state except for the Aleutian Islands west of Umnak Island (approximately half of Aleutian Islands). The media considers Alaska's polls to close at 8 PM Alaska Time and, thus, considers the State "callable" after that hour.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a AKST (1600 UTC) / 7:00a AleutST (1700 UTC) to 8:00p AKST (0500 UTC) / 8:00p AleutST (0600 UTC). Alaska Time covers most of the state except for the Aleutian Islands west of Umnak Island (approximately half of Aleutian Islands). The media considers Alaska's polls to close at 8 PM Alaska Time and, thus, considers the State "callable" after that hour.

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Alaska State and Local Government

Alaska 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

Alaska Division of Elections 28 August 2012 Primary candidates.

6 November 2012 sample ballots and candidate list from the Division of Elections.

6 November 2012 returns from the Alaska Division of Elections.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Republican	164,676	54.80%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney (3 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Democratic	122,640	40.81%	President Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Libertarian	7,392	2.46%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Green	2,917	0.97%	Jill E. Stein • Vice President: Cheri Honkala • FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022

		Scattering	2,870	0.96%	Write-in

		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson • Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez. Justice Party • FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
		Write-in; (Reform)			Andre Nigel Barnett • Vice President: Kenneth R. "Ken" Cross • FEC P20002697
		Write-in; (Peace And Freedom)			Roseanne Cherri Barr • Vice President: Cindy Lee Sheehan • FEC P20002804; 26 Nov 12; Tot $56,337; Dsb $53,474
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			David C. Byrne • Vice President: Taralyn T. Harris
		Write-in; (Constitution)			Will Christensen • Vice President: Kenneth "Ken" L. Gibbs • FEC P20005245
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			David Michael Crosby • Vice President: Christopher R. Jones • FEC P20003869
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Richard Austin Duncan • Vice President: Ricky Johnson • FEC P20005252
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Stephen Gaylord Durham • Vice President: Christina López • FEC P20004651; 31 Dec 12; Tot $38,295; Dsb $38,295
		Write-in; (Constitution)			former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. • Vice President, James N. "Jim" Clymer • FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
		Write-in; (America's Party)			Thomas "Tom" Hoefling • Vice President: Jonathan D. "J.D." Ellis • FEC P20005260
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Erin Kent Magee • Vice President: William T. Harney • FEC P20002648; 26 Nov 12; Tot $68; Dsb $5,458
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Dean Daniel Morstad • Vice President: Josh P. Franke-Hyland • FEC P20004172; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,372; Dsb $11,371
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Barbara Ann K. "Barb" Prokopich • Vice President: Allen R. "Al" Farnham
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Jill Ann Reed • Vice President: Thomas A. "Tom" Cary. Twelve Visions • FEC P20003208; 26 Nov 12; Tot $45,217; Dsb $46,660
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Rick L. Rogers • Vice President: Marilyn Jean Downs • FEC P20005179
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Kevin M. "Kev Thorn" Thorne • Vice President: Colin H. Thorne
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Gerald Legarde "Jerry" Warner • Vice President: Ricky A. Hood
Total			300,495	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Mark Begich • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3		Republican	Senator Lisa Murkowski • Appointed by Governor Frank H. Murkowski (Republican) on 20 December 2002, to fill vacancy left by the resignation of her father, the same Frank H. Murkowski, when he resigned to become Governor of the State on 2 December 2002. First elected: 2004; relected: 2010. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Sean R. Parnell • Entered office 26 July 2009 upon the resignation of Governor Sarah H. Palin. First elected: 2010. • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
At-Large		Republican	Congressman Don E. Young • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 6 March 1973- in a Special Election re: the presumed death of Congressman Nick Begich in a plane crash, 16 October 1972 (Congressman Begich was re-elected to the House of the 93rd Congress, 7 November 1972, before he was declared legally dead and his seat thereby declared vacant) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	185,296	63.94%	Congressman Don E. Young • FEC H6AK00045; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,002,311; Dsb $631,720

		Democratic	82,927	28.61%	state Representative Sharon Marie Cissna • FEC H2AK00119; 30 Sep 12; Tot $13,150; Dsb $5,565

		Libertarian	15,028	5.19%	Jim C. McDermott • FEC H2AK00143

		Non Affiliated	5,589	1.93%	Ted Gianoutsos • FEC H2AK00176

		Scattering	964	0.33%	Write-in

		Non Affiliated			Sidney I. Hill • FEC H2AK00184

		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Clinton DesJarlais • FEC H2AK00150
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			David F. "Dave" Dohner
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Fletcher G. Fuller, Jr. • FEC H2AK00168
Total			289,804	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 2 candidates
	• Republican: 4 incumbents, 2 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
	• Reform (affiliates): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• America's Party: 1 candidate
	• Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Non Affiliated: 17 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 2 candidates
	• Write-in: 20 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.