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Two state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Alaska. The general election took place on November 4, 2014, following a primary on August 19.

Alaska uses a top-four primary for congressional and state-level offices. Under Alaska's top-four primary system, all candidates for a given office run in a single primary election. The top four vote-getters, regardless of partisan affiliation, then advance to the general election.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Alaska:

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held two of the two state executive seats up for election in 2014 in Alaska.

Alaska State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 election
     Republican Party 2 0
     Democratic Party 0 0
     Independent 0 2
Total 2 2






Candidates by office

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Governor Sean Parnell
SeanParnell.jpg		 2009 Yes[3] Republican Party Sean Parnell
Grey.png Bill Walker
Libertarian Party Carolyn "Care" Clift
Constitution Party J.R. Myers		 Grey.png Bill Walker Yes
Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell
Mead Treadwell.jpg		 2010 No, ran for U.S. Senate[4] Republican Party Dan Sullivan
Democratic Party Byron Mallott
Libertarian Party Andrew C. Lee
Constitution Party Maria Rensel		 Democratic Party Byron Mallott Yes


Primary results

Governor

Republican primary

Governor of Alaska Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSean Parnell Incumbent 75.9% 80,903
Russ Millette 10.6% 11,296
Brad Snowden 9.9% 10,594
Gerald L. "Tap" Heikes 3.6% 3,855
Total Votes 106,648
Election results via Alaska Division of Elections.

ADL primary (includes Alaska Independence, Democratic and Libertarian Party)

Governor of Alaska Democratic-Libertarian-Independence Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngByron Mallott (Democratic) 66.9% 42,327
Phil Stoddard (Democratic) 16.6% 10,514
Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn "Care" Clift (Libertarian) 16.5% 10,436
Total Votes 63,277
Election results via Alaska Division of Elections.


Lt. Governor

Republican primary

Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDan Sullivan 70.7% 74,758
Kelly Wolf 29.3% 30,985
Total Votes 105,743
Election results via Alaska Division of Elections.

ADL primary (includes Alaska Independence, Democratic and Libertarian Party)

Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Democratic-Libertarian-Independence Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHollis French (Democratic) 62.1% 40,271
Robert "Bob" Williams (Democratic) 25.2% 16,358
Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew C. Lee (Libertarian) 12.7% 8,238
Total Votes 64,867
Election results via Alaska Division of Elections.

General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Independent Green check mark transparent.pngBill Walker/Byron Mallott 48.1% 134,658
     Republican Sean Parnell/Dan Sullivan Incumbent 45.9% 128,435
     Libertarian Carolyn "Care" Clift/Andrew C. Lee 3.2% 8,985
     Constitution J.R. Myers/Maria Rensel 2.5% 6,987
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 893
Total Votes 279,958
Election results via Alaska Division of Elections

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[5] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[6]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[7]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia did not surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • Twelve states increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[8]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
June 2, 2014 Filing deadline (Democrats and Republicans)
August 19, 2014 Filing deadline (Independents)
August 19, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
November 24, 2014 Target date to certify general election results
December 1, 2014 Inauguration day for officials elected in general election

State executive organization

Executive officials in Alaska are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Alaska's state government:

Alaska exec org chart.png

Ballotpedia reports

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Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Alaska + State + Executive +-Obama + Elections"

Alaska state executive elections, 2014 News Feed

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 15, 2024
  2. ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "August 18, 2020 Primary Election Information," accessed July 15, 2024
  3. ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Parnell says he'll seek re-election as governor," May 3, 2013 (dead link)
  4. ↑ Politico, "Mead Treadwell to run for Senate in Alaska," June 18, 2013
  5. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  6. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  7. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  8. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014


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