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Charlie Pierce
Charlie Pierce (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Alaska. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Pierce served as mayor of Kenai Peninsula Borough from 2017 to 2022. Pierce was a member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly from 2006 to 2012.[1]
Biography
Charlie Pierce was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. Pierce graduated from Bartlett High School in 1977. His career experience includes working as a divisions operations manager with ENSTAR.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Alaska
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mike Dunleavy in round 1 .
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Total votes: 263,752 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Alaska
The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of Alaska on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Dunleavy (R) | 40.4 | 76,534 |
| ✔ |  | Les Gara (D) | 23.1 | 43,660 |
| ✔ |  | Bill Walker (Independent) | 22.8 | 43,111 |
| ✔ |  | Charlie Pierce (R) | 6.6 | 12,458 |
 | Christopher Kurka (R) | 3.9 | 7,307 | |
 | John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party) | 0.9 | 1,702 | |
 | Bruce Walden (R) | 0.9 | 1,661 | |
 | William Toien (L) | 0.7 | 1,381 | |
 | David Haeg (R) | 0.6 | 1,139 | |
| William Nemec II (Independent) | 0.2 | 347 | ||
| Total votes: 189,300 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Cottrell (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Charlie Pierce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Pierce's campaign website stated the following:
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The PFD: The statutory PFD is an Alaskan right and should be restored in full. A Pierce administration will make restoration of the statutory PFD a priority.
The natural resources of Alaska are plentiful. Oil, mineral, fishery, timber and so many resources are only found in Alaska. We must work to enrich, preserve, and utilize our natural resources to benefit all Alaskans. A Pierce administration will reach agreements with groups that put the needs of Alaskans first.
Alaska is close to last in education. This can and will change with a Pierce administration and a goal to gain support of a legislature to believe it is “Alaska’s Children First.” Once the concept of putting our children first is accepted, we will be able to rapidly increase our educational competence and enhance the future of our children.
Action, not empty words, will grow our economy. In a Pierce administration, the Department of Commerce will aggressively pursue business growth from the establishment of a positive environment for new small business while also encouraging larger out of state businesses to relocate to Alaska. We have the land, we have the people, and we are the “Last Frontier.” This is NOT just a welcome sign but an aggressive business attitude.
Past administrations have not taken voter integrity seriously and have done little to investigate and correct any deficiencies we may have. As governor, Charlie Pierce will take immediate action to restore voter confidence in the electoral process. Lt. Governor Edie Grunwald will make election integrity a priority form day one.[3] |
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| —Charlie Pierce's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Peninsula Clarion, "Pierce hits the ground running as mayor," December 27, 2017
- ↑ Charlie Pierce for Governor, "About," accessed July 25, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Charlie Pierce for Governor, “Issues,” accessed July 21, 2022
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