Michael Sheldon (Alaska)
Michael Sheldon (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District A. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Born in Petersburg, Alaska, Sheldon studied to become a mechanic and welder at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, Washington, following his graduation from Petersburg High School. From there, Sheldon worked as a mechanic and welder on the Alyeska Pipeline. In 1976, Sheldon returned to Petersburg and purchased a fishing vessel, beginning a career as a commercial fisherman. Sheldon would continue in the commercial fishing business until selling his boat in 1998 and joining the Alaska Marine Highway System. After nearly a decade, Sheldon left the Marine Highway System to pursue a career as a handyman, a position he continued to hold as of the launch of his gubernatorial campaign.[1]
Education
- Petersburg High School
- Peninsula College
Elections
2022
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District A
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Bert Stedman in round 1 .
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Total votes: 12,941 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District A
Incumbent Bert Stedman and Michael Sheldon advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District A on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bert Stedman (R) | 68.9 | 5,537 |
| ✔ |  | Michael Sheldon (R) | 31.1 | 2,505 |
| Total votes: 8,042 | |||
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2020
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District R
Incumbent Bert Stedman defeated Michael Sheldon in the general election for Alaska State Senate District R on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bert Stedman (R) | 93.7 | 14,581 |
| Michael Sheldon (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.3 | 984 | ||
| Total votes: 15,565 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District R
Incumbent Bert Stedman defeated Michael Sheldon in the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District R on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bert Stedman | 63.8 | 1,931 |
| Michael Sheldon | 36.2 | 1,096 | |
| Total votes: 3,027 | |||
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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)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Sheldon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael Sheldon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
The following issues were found on Sheldon's official campaign website. For a full list of issues, click here.
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1. We need a conservative Supreme Court.
6. Encourage new oil exploration both onshore and offshore and on federal and state lands. Oil production from new and existing leases on state lands will bring the state the most revenue. |
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| —Michael Sheldon[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elect Michael Sheldon for Governor of Alaska, "About Michael," accessed September 22, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Michael Sheldon for Governor of Alaska, "Issues & Fixes," accessed September 22, 2017
