Gerald Heikes
Gerald Heikes (Republican Party) (also known as Tap) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Alaska's At-Large Congressional District. He lost in the primary on August 20, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Nicholas Begich in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
Total votes: 329,493 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Salisbury (R)
- Nancy Dahlstrom (R)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Peltola (D) | 50.9 | 55,166 | |
✔ | Nicholas Begich (R) | 26.6 | 28,803 | |
✔ | ![]() | Nancy Dahlstrom (R) | 19.9 | 21,574 |
✔ | ![]() | Matthew Salisbury (R) ![]() | 0.6 | 652 |
John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party) | 0.6 | 621 | ||
![]() | Eric Hafner (D) | 0.4 | 467 | |
Gerald Heikes (R) | 0.4 | 424 | ||
![]() | Lady Donna Dutchess (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 195 | |
![]() | David Ambrose (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 0.1 | 154 | |
Richard Grayson (No Labels Party) ![]() | 0.1 | 143 | ||
Richard Mayers (Undeclared) | 0.1 | 119 | ||
Samuel Claesson (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 0.1 | 89 |
Total votes: 108,407 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Heikes in this election.
2020
See also: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2020
United States House election in Alaska, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
United States House election in Alaska, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District
Incumbent Don Young defeated Alyse Galvin and Gerald Heikes in the general election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Don Young (R) | 54.4 | 192,126 |
![]() | Alyse Galvin (Nonpartisan) | 45.3 | 159,856 | |
Gerald Heikes (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,183 |
Total votes: 353,165 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thomas Lamb (Nonpartisan)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District
Incumbent Don Young defeated Thomas Nelson and Gerald Heikes in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Don Young | 76.1 | 51,972 |
Thomas Nelson | 18.1 | 12,344 | ||
Gerald Heikes | 5.8 | 3,954 |
Total votes: 68,270 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arianna Cocallas (R)
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District
Alyse Galvin defeated Ray Sean Tugatuk and William Hibler in the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Alyse Galvin | 85.8 | 53,258 |
Ray Sean Tugatuk | 7.8 | 4,858 | ||
![]() | William Hibler | 6.3 | 3,931 |
Total votes: 62,047 | ||||
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Note: Alaska does not report individual write-in votes.
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Alaska
Mike Dunleavy defeated Mark Begich, incumbent Bill Walker, and William Toien in the general election for Governor of Alaska on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Dunleavy (R) | 51.4 | 145,631 |
![]() | Mark Begich (D) | 44.4 | 125,739 | |
![]() | Bill Walker (Independent) | 2.0 | 5,757 | |
William Toien (L) | 1.9 | 5,402 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 605 |
Total votes: 283,134 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Alaska
Mark Begich advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mark Begich | 100.0 | 33,451 |
Total votes: 33,451 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Alaska
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Dunleavy | 61.5 | 43,802 |
![]() | Mead Treadwell | 32.0 | 22,780 | |
![]() | Michael Sheldon | 2.3 | 1,640 | |
Merica Hlatcu | 1.5 | 1,064 | ||
Thomas Gordon | 1.4 | 994 | ||
Gerald Heikes | 0.7 | 499 | ||
Darin Colbry | 0.6 | 416 |
Total votes: 71,195 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jacob Kern (R)
- Scott Hawkins (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Don Young (R) defeated Steve Lindbeck (D), Jim McDermott (L), Bernie Souphanavong (I), and Stephen Wright (R Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Young defeated Gerald Heikes, Jesse Tingley, and Stephen Wright in the Republican primary, while Lindbeck defeated William Hibler and Lynette Hinz to win the Democratic nomination. Jim McDermott defeated Jon Briggs Watts in the Libertarian primary. The primary elections took place on August 16, 2016.[1][2]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
50.3% | 155,088 | |
Democratic | Steve Lindbeck | 36% | 111,019 | |
Libertarian | Jim McDermott | 10.3% | 31,770 | |
Independent | Bernie Souphanavong | 3% | 9,093 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.4% | 1,228 | |
Total Votes | 308,198 | |||
Source: Alaska Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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71.5% | 38,998 | ||
Stephen Wright | 18.7% | 10,189 | ||
Gerald Heikes | 5.2% | 2,817 | ||
Jesse Tingley | 4.6% | 2,524 | ||
Total Votes | 54,528 | |||
Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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67.9% | 17,009 | ||
Lynette Hinz | 20.5% | 5,130 | ||
William Hibler | 11.6% | 2,918 | ||
Total Votes | 25,057 | |||
Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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71.4% | 3,960 | ||
Jon Briggs Watts | 28.6% | 1,583 | ||
Total Votes | 5,543 | |||
Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
2014
- See also: Alaska Gubernatorial election, 2014
Heikes ran for election as Governor of Alaska. Heikes sought the Republican nomination in the primary on August 19, 2014, and was defeated by incumbent Sean Parnell.[3] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Republican primary - August 19, 2014
Governor of Alaska Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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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. |
Race background
Timeline |
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Republican incumbent Gov. Sean Parnell was first elected in 2010 and sought a second term in 2014. Parnell considered a bid for Congress in the 2014 electoral cycle, but ultimately announced his decision to run for re-election for governor in May 2013.[4] By the following May, a Public Policy poll showed the incumbent leading three potential general election opponents by at least 10 points, while The Cook Political Report released another round of 2014 governors race ratings and labeled the Alaska Governor seat as "Solid Republican" under Parnell.[5] Parnell ultimately lost the November 4 general election to Republican-turned-Independent Bill Walker. The outcome of the close gubernatorial race remained unknown 10 days after the polls closed as additional ballots were counted.[6]
Parnell defeated three challengers - Gerald L. "Tap" Heikes, Russ Millette and Brad Snowden - to secure the Republican Party's re-nomination in the August 19 primary. The Democratic-Libertarian-Independence (or "ADL") primary ballot included Democrats Byron Mallott and Phil Stoddard, as well as uncontested Libertarian nominee Carolyn "Care" Clift. Mallott received the highest number of votes in the ADL primary, and was set to advance as the Democratic nominee to the general election along with Parnell, Clift, Bill Walker (independent) and J.R. Myers (Alaska Constitution Party), until a ticket merger with Walker placed him in the lieutenant governor spot.[7][8]
Republican, Democratic, Alaskan Independence and Libertarian Party candidates do not need to petition to appear on the ballot in Alaska.[9] Alaska Constitution Party Chairman J.R. Myers succeeded in submitting the required 3,017 valid petition signatures by August 19 for a place on the November ballot. If he earned a minimum of 3 percent of the 2014 general election vote, the Constitution Party would have been reclassified from a political group to a political party and shared the same ballot access privileges as the existing four qualified parties. The Alaska Constitution Party was previously affiliated with the Alaskan Independence Party, of which Myers served two years as vice chairman. Myers garnered 2.5 percent of the vote by the end of the vote count, falling short of the minimum threshold.[10][11]
Fusion ticket
Weeks after the primary, the state Democratic Party's central committee voted 89-2 to reject the Mallott-led Democratic gubernatorial ticket and instead supported an alternative fusion ticket pairing Mallott with independent gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker.[12] The formation of the Walker/Mallott "Alaska First Unity Ticket" necessitated the withdrawal of two candidates, Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nominee Hollis French and Walker's original running mate Craig Fleener, who resigned from his post as state deputy fish and game commissioner to run with Walker.[13] Walker and Mallott won the general election by a 2 percent margin.
Almost one year prior, the Alaska Democratic Party voted unanimously to back Mallott for governor. The party stated that Mallott's was their earliest ever gubernatorial endorsement vote, citing the members' approval of the candidate's "public service, business experience and 'progressive' values."[14]
One of the driving forces behind the ticket merger was the Alaska AFL-CIO's decision to boycott the three-way governor's race, echoing a complaint among Parnell opponents that the three-way election favored the incumbent.[12] The AFL-CIO went on to support the newly formed ticket.
Lawsuit
Soon after state election chief Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell and the Alaska Division of Elections granted permission for the campaigns to join forces on September 2, Steven Strait, a district chair for the Alaska Republican Party, filed a lawsuit challenging the order and requesting the ballot be restored to its pre-merger state. Strait and other lawsuit proponents said the challenge was not politically motivated. "French and Fleener did not resign as candidates for lieutenant governor out of any emergency, but instead resigned solely because they were asked and pressured to do so," Strait said, comparing the scenario to a 2006 case wherein an independent lieutenant gubernatorial candidate quit the race at the eleventh hour and the State Division of Elections issued an emergency regulation to give his running mate, Andrew Halcro, the chance to name a replacement.[15] As thousands of overseas ballots had already been mailed for the 2014 election, an expedited ruling was scheduled for September 26, whereupon Alaska Superior Court Judge John Suddock decided in favor of the elections authorities. To back up his ruling, Suddock cited a different precedent than the one Strait put forth, involving a similar ballot reconfiguration during the 1990 gubernatorial race which was challenged and ultimately upheld by the Alaska Supreme Court. In that case, the Alaskan Independence Party ticket withdrew and the new Independence Party nominee selected the Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nominee as his running mate, requiring his withdrawal from the Republican ticket.[16]
Endorsements
Bill Walker received the endorsement of former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) prior to the general election.[17]
Polls
General election
All candidates
Governor of Alaska: All candidates | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Sean Parnell* (R) | Bill Walker (I) | Carolyn "Care" Clift (L) | J.R. Myers (C) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||
Public Policy Polling November 1-2, 2014 | 45% | 46% | 2% | 2% | 5% | +/-3 | 1,052 | ||||||||||||
Hellenthal & Associates October 15-21, 2014 | 44.3% | 42.5% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 8.6% | +/-4.88 | 403 | ||||||||||||
HAI September 26-October 2, 2014 | 46% | 38% | 4% | 2% | 10% | +/-4.9 | 400 | ||||||||||||
Public Policy Polling September 18-21, 2014 | 41% | 42% | 3% | 2% | 13% | +/-- | 880 | ||||||||||||
AVERAGES | 44.08% | 42.13% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 9.15% | +/-0.75 | 683.75 | ||||||||||||
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. |
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Parnell vs. Walker
Governor of Alaska: Parnell vs. Walker | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Sean Parnell* (R) | Bill Walker (I) | Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov October 16-23, 2014 | 42% | 39% | 20% | +/-9 | 561 | ||||||||||||||
Rasmussen Reports October 8-12, 2014 | 41% | 50% | 9% | +/-4 | 700 | ||||||||||||||
CNN/ORC October 1-6, 2014 | 45% | 51% | 4% | +/-3 | 1,015 | ||||||||||||||
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov September 20-October 1, 2014 | 40% | 45% | 15% | +/-5 | 593 | ||||||||||||||
Hays Research (D-Alaska AFL-CIO/Walker) September 13-14, 2014 | 30% | 37% | 31% | +/-4.38 | 500 | ||||||||||||||
Hays Research/Walker (I) August 20-22, 2014 | 40% | 43% | 15% | +/-4.5 | 474 | ||||||||||||||
Public Policy Poll July 31-August 3, 2014 | 41% | 40% | 19% | +/-3.8 | 673 | ||||||||||||||
Ivan Moore Research Poll (Internal) June 19-23, 2014 | 46.3% | 45.1% | 8.6% | +/-4.05 | 584 | ||||||||||||||
AVERAGES | 40.66% | 43.76% | 15.2% | +/-4.72 | 637.5 | ||||||||||||||
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**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hypothetical match-ups
Hypothetical match-up: Parnell vs. Mallott
Governor of Alaska | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Sean Parnell* (R) | Byron Mallott (D) | Not sure | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
Public Policy Poll July 31-August 3, 2014 | 48% | 37% | 14% | +/-3.8 | 673 | ||||||||||||||
Ivan Moore Research Poll (Internal) June 19-23, 2014 | 34.0% | 54.9% | 11.1% | +/-4.05 | 584 | ||||||||||||||
AVERAGES | 41% | 45.95% | 12.55% | +/-3.93 | 628.5 | ||||||||||||||
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Hypothetical match-up: Parnell vs. Mallott vs. Walker
Governor of Alaska | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Sean Parnell* (R) | Byron Mallott (D) | Bill Walker (I) | Not sure | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
Ivan Moore Research Poll (Internal) June 19-23, 2014 | 42% | 16% | 29% | 13% | +/-4.05 | 584 | |||||||||||||
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**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hypothetical match-up: Five-way race
Governor of Alaska | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Sean Parnell* (R) | Care Clift (L) | Byron Mallott (D) | J.R. Myers (C) | Bill Walker (I) | Not sure | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||
Public Policy Polling July 31-August 3, 2014 | 37% | 3% | 22% | 2% | 20% | 16% | +/-3.8 | 673 | |||||||||||
Public Policy Pollingl May 8-11, 2014 | 37% | 0% | 27% | 4% | 17% | 15% | +/-4.1 | 582 | |||||||||||
Public Policy Polling January 30-February 1, 2014 | 41% | 0% | 25% | 3% | 16% | 15% | +/-3.4 | 850 | |||||||||||
AVERAGES | 38.33% | 1% | 24.67% | 3% | 17.67% | 15.33% | +/-3.77 | 701.67 | |||||||||||
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. |
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
**Due to the nature of the comparison, a placeholder figure of 0% is assigned to candidates not included in any given match-up round
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Interview with Alaska Beacon
Heikes highlighted the following themes in an interview with Alaska Beacon. The questions from Alaska Beacon are bolded and Heikes' responses follow below.[18]
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Biggest need: What’s Alaska’s biggest need, and how would you address it?' Improvements: What improvements to Alaskans’ day-to-day lives can you make from the House of Representatives? Oil: How long will oil be central to Alaska’s economy, and what, if anything, should the state’s Congressional delegation be doing now to prepare for a post-oil future? Directed spending: Do you support the use of congressionally directed spending for Alaska, why or why not? Obstacles: What would you do to remove or prevent procedural obstacles in the US House over the next two years? Abortion/contraceptives: What actions should Congress take on abortion and contraceptives? Fisheries: How should Congress and the federal government address the state’s growing fisheries crisis? Land management: What’s the best way to handle land management conflicts between the federal government and the state? Tribes: How would you rate the federal government’s interactions with Alaska Native tribes, and what, if anything, should be changed? Immigration: What should Congress be doing on immigration issues? Party: On what issues do you disagree with your party’s political platform? If you’re running as an independent, what party would you prefer to caucus with? Israel-Palestine: What should the United States do to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict? Transgender issues: How should the federal government handle issues affecting transgender Alaskans? Climate refugees: How much risk does Alaska face from climate-change-driven refugees? Biden administration: Alaska’s two senators have said the Biden administration is waging a “war on Alaska” with various executive orders. Do you agree with that assessment, and what, if anything, should be done? |
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Alaska House Races Results," August 16, 2016
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- ↑ Juneau Empire, "Treadwell: 'No interest' in primary against Parnell," December 4, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 Governors Race Ratings," May 16, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Constitution Party Has Enough Valid Signatures in Alaska," August 25, 2014
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 19, 2014 Primary Candidate List," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Alaska Gubernatorial Poll Suggests Constitution Party May Win Qualified Status for First Time," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Independent Political Report, "Constitution Party Candidate for Alaska," October 1, 2013
- ↑ J.R. Myers for Governor 2014 Official Campaign Website, "A Brief History of the Alaska Constitution Party (ACP)," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Alaska Dispatch News, "Walker, Mallott to join forces in governor's race," September 1, 2014
- ↑ The Anchorage Daily-News, "Walker chooses Fleener as running mate in Independent bid for governor," October 14, 2013
- ↑ Your Alaska Link, "Democrats endorse Mallott for governor," October 21, 2013
- ↑ The Daily Record, "Judge approves merged candidates in Alaska race," September 26, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Dispatch News, "Judge rules Walker-Mallott ticket can stand," September 26, 2014
- ↑ National Journal, "Palin Endorses Independent-Democratic Ticket for Alaska Governor Against GOP Successor," October 24, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Beacon, “Alaska Congress U.S House,” July 29, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.