Joe Stephens (Alaska)

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Joe Stephens

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Joe Stephens (Nonpartisan, Alaskan Independence Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Alaska. Stephens lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022. Stephens lost in the primary on August 16, 2022.

Stephens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Alaska, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Lisa Murkowski 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	53.7	136,330	20,571	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	46.3	117,534	2,224	3
		Patricia Chesbro	0.0	0	-29,134	3
		Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	0	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	44.5	115,759	1,641	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	44.3	115,310	3,209	3
		Patricia Chesbro	11.2	29,134	901	3
		Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	-8,575	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	43.4	114,118	0	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	42.6	112,101	0	3
		Patricia Chesbro	10.7	28,233	0	3
		Buzz Kelley	3.3	8,575	0	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263,027
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Murkowski (R)	45.0	85,794
✔		Kelly Tshibaka (R)	38.5	73,414
✔		Patricia Chesbro (D)	6.8	12,989
✔		Buzz Kelley (R)	2.1	4,055
	Submit photo	Pat Nolin (R)	1.1	2,004
		Edgar Blatchford (D)	1.0	1,981
		Ivan Taylor (D)	1.0	1,897
		Samuel Merrill (R)	0.8	1,529
		Sean Thorne (L)	0.7	1,399
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Independent)	0.4	853
		Joe Stephens (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.4	805
		John Schiess (R)	0.4	734
		Dustin Darden (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.3	649
		Kendall Shorkey (R)	0.3	627
		Karl Speights (R)	0.3	613
	Submit photo	Jeremy Keller (Independent)	0.2	405
		Sid Hill (Independent)	0.1	274
		Huhnkie Lee (Independent)	0.1	238
	Submit photo	David Darden (Independent)	0.1	198

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,458
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sam Little (R)
• Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)
• Shellie Wyatt (Alaskan Independence Party)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Joe Stephens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stephens' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I have served in the U.S. Army for 12 years. I served in both Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Once

discharged from my service I studied Chemistry at University for 4 years. Afterwards, I decided to move to the great State of Alaska. I felt this State is rich in culture and opportunities for its people. I had my name legally changed to Joe Trump AKA Not Murkowski Stephens. I decided to run for U.S. Senate for the State of Alaska. I felt the traditional political parties lacking in offering people real solutions to everyday problems. Making sure that the State of Alaska becomes an engine of Job Growth will be a priority of mine. I plan to build a bridge to somewhere.

My sole purpose in running for Senate is to Make Alaska Great Again.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Make Alaska Great Again
• Building Bridges to Somewhere
• Supporting the Veterans - 10 acres of free federal land

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My name is legally Joe Trump AKA Not Murkowski Stephens. I changed my name to show my support of

Trump and my rejection of the current Senator Murkowski. I Support the Trump initiatives.
I Support building the Wall.
I Support tariffs against China.
I Support the Space Force.
If elected Senator I will see that these initiatives are successfully implemented for the good of the
American People.
I also support the Veterans of the U.S. Armed forces. My first initiative in Congress will be to see that all
Veterans in the State of Alaska receive 10 free acres of federal land. I will also ensure that VA clinics are
constructed in all cities in the State of Alaska.
I propose that the State of Alaska support the creation of a Medical School. We need to train the best
and brightest students to face future pandemics. The reliance on the federal government for all our
medical needs has proven to be disastrous.
High gas prices, high inflation, ongoing pandemics these are the problems that the current leadership
has failed to address. Their failures should not be continuously rewarded with re-election.
I will ensure that the oil industry is allowed to drill for new oil wells and the industry has full government
support.
I will fight to ensure that the citizens of Alaska get paid the maximum Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD)

amount that they deserve. With record high oil prices, the citizens of Alaska deserve to be paid.

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Footnotes

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Alaska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Daniel Sullivan (R)

Representatives

Nicholas Begich (R)

Republican Party (3)