ALASKA 3 Electoral Votes 
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Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Division of Elections)
Total Resident Population, July 1, 2016 est.
 741,894
Total Registration, Nov, 2016
 528,560 >
Rep. 143,569 (27.16%)   Dem 78,519 (14.86%)   AI 17,339 (3.28%)   Lib. 7,554 (1.43%)   Grn. 1,706 (0.32%)   Vet. 1,158 (0.22%)   Const. 345   OthParties 36   Non-Partisan 86,151 (16.30%)   Undeclared 192,183 (36.36%)
Alaska has: 16 boroughs, 11 census areas and 1 unorganized borough.
Largest cities: Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau.

Government
Governor: Bill Walker (I) elected in 2014.
State Legislature: Alaska Legislature    House: 40 seats, Senate 20 seats
Local: Communities  DCRA  More  Tribal
U.S. House: 1R -  At Large: Don Young (R)
U.S. Senate: Dan Sullivan (R) elected in 2014, Lisa Murkowski (R) seeking re-election in 2016.
2016

 		U.S. Senate: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R), appointed to the U.S. Senate in Dec. 2002, and elected in 2004 and 2010, won re-election with 138,149 votes (44.36%), defeating Joe Miller (L) 90,825 votes (29.16%), Margaret Stock (I) 41,194 votes (13.23%), "Bernie-crat" Ray Metcalfe (D), 36,200 votes (11.62%) and two others at less than 1-percent each.
U.S. House: Veteran Rep. Don Young (R), first elected in an 1973 special election, won another term, defeating Steve Lindbeck (D), former CEO of Alaska Public Media and Jim C. McDermott (L).
State Legislature: 10 of 20 Senate seats were up; the balance remained unchanged at 14R, 6D.  In the House all 40 seats were up; the balance went from 23R, 16D, 1I to  21R, 17D, 2 other; according to the NCSL, "Alaska House is controlled by a coalition that gives Democrats functional control of the chamber."

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The Last Frontier
General Election -- Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Voting Eligible Population*: 519,501.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 61.3%.


Registration: Rep. 143,569 (27.16%)   Dem 78,519 (14.86%)   AI 17,339 (3.28%)   Lib. 7,554 (1.43%)   Grn. 1,706 (0.32%)   Vet. 1,158 (0.22%)   Const. 345   OthParties 36   Non-Partisan 86,151 (16.30%)   Undeclared 192,183 (36.36%)  ...Total 528,560. >
Voter Registration Deadline: Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.

Absentee In-Person and Early Voting started on Oct. 24, 2016.
Official Results >

 
Castle/Bradley (AConst.)
 3,866
 (1.21)
Clinton/Kaine (Dem.)
 116,454
 (36.55)
De La Fuente/Steinberg (NA)
 1,240
 (0.39)
Johnson/Weld (Lib.)
 18,725
 (5.88)
Stein/Baraka (Grn.)
 5,735
 (1.80)
+Trump/Pence (Rep.)
 163,387
 (51.28)
write-ins
 9,201
 (2.89)
Total........318,608

Overview: Alaska last voted for the Democratic ticket in 1964.  Trump continued the Republican streak, although with the lowest share of the vote by a GOP candidate since Bob Dole in 1996.  The Republican ticket achieved a plurality of 46,933 votes (14.73 percentage points).  In terms of visits, Libertarian VP nominee Bill Weld made a two-day visit to Anchorage, rallying at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in Anchorage on Oct. 27 and speaking at an Our America Initiative Liberty Tour event on Oct. 28.
[Div. of Elections]  |  Clinton  |  Trump
BALLOT [PDF]

See: Nathaniel Herz. "Why the Trump movement never really took off in Alaska." adn.com, Oct. 31, 2016.
[State Primary: August 16, 2016]
Republicans: Presidential Preference Poll -- Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Democrats: Presidential Caucus -- Saturday, March 26, 2016
Democrats
20 Delegates: 10 District, 4 At-Large, 2 PLEO, 4 Unpledged.

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Republicans
28 Delegates: 3 RNC; 22 At-Large; 3 by CD (3 x 1 CD).

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General Election Winners in Alaska, 1992-2012
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Bush
39.46%
 		Dole
50.80%
 		Bush
58.62%
 		Bush
61.07%
 McCain
59.42%
 Romney
54.80%
  and the details...
 
General Election -- Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voting Eligible Population*: 509,785.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 58.9%.


Registration: Rep. 137,666 (27.17%)   Dem. 73,468 (14.50%)   AI 15,688 (3.10%)   Lib. 7,719 (1.52%)   Grn. 2,007 (0.40%)  Vet. 1,276   Const. 80   Non-Partisan 82,973 (16.38%)   Undeclared 185,824 (36.67%)   ...Total 506,701.

Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 7, 2012.
Official Results >

 
Johnson/Gray (Lib.)
 7,392
(2.46)
Obama/Biden (Dem.)
 122,640
 (40.81)
+Romney/Ryan (Rep.)
 164,676
 (54.80)
Stein/Honkala (Grn.)
 2,917
 (0.97)
write-ins
 2,870
 (0.96)
Total........300,495

2012 Overview
Four years ago Alaska was the center of attention with Sen. McCain's selection of Gov. Palin as his running mate.  Two years ago there was Sen. Lisa Murkowski's feat of winning re-election as a write-in candidate.  2012 was much quieter.  Romney-Ryan did not fare as well as recent Republican tickets, but still won with a plurality of 42,036 votes (13.99 percentage points).  There were no visits from the major party candidates, but both Libertarians Gary Johnson (Aug. 3-4) and Jim Gray (July 4 week) campaigned in Alaska.
Obama  |  (Romney)
Ballot access note: Limited political parties/independents must by Aug. 8, 2012 submit petition signed by qualified votersequal to at least one percent of the number of voters who cast ballots for President at the last Presidential Election (327,341 > 3,273).  See: Presidential Ballot Access in Alaska [PDF]

General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voting Eligible Population*: 477,763.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 68.3%.

Voting early or absentee in person began Oct. 20, 2008.  Over 119,000 voted early, absentee or questioned ballots.

Registration: Rep. 126,583 (25.53%)   Dem. 76,729 (15.48%)   AI 13,810 (2.79%)   Lib. 6,972 (1.41%)   Rep.Mod. 3,939 (0.79%)   Grn. 2,949 (0.59%)   Vet. 1,935 (0.39%)   Non-Partisan 77,227 (15.58%)   Undeclared 185,587 (37.44%)  ...Total 495,731.

Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 5, 2008.
Official Results >

Baldwin/Castle (AI) 1,660
(0.51)
Barr/Root (Lib.) 1,589 (0.49)
+McCain/Palin (Rep.) 193,841
(59.42)
Nader/Gonzalez (Ind.) 3,783 (1.16)
Obama/Biden (Dem.)
123,594
(37.89)
write-ins
 1,730 (0.53)
Total........326,197

Ballots cast: 327,341. >		 2008 Overview
The Obama campaign had begun a serious organizing effort in Alaska, opening four offices in July.  After Sen. McCain's selection of Gov. Palin as his running mate, the Democratic campaign shifted some of its resources to other states, although it did keep a presence including the four offices.  McCain/Palin carried the state with a plurality of 70,247 votes (21.53 percentage points).
Obama/Allies  | McCain/Allies | Nader

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Voting Eligible Population*: 452,124.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 69.1%.

Approximately 85,000 voted early, absentee or questioned ballots.

Registration: Rep. 117,445 (25.04%)   Dem. 70,930 (15.12%)   AI 15,653 (3.32%)   Lib. 7,296 (1.56%)   Grn. 4,466 (0.95%)   Rep.Mod. 4,363 (0.93%)   Non-Partisan 69,505 (14.82%)   Undeclared 176,663 (37.66%)   Other 2,721 (0.58%)  ...Total 472,160.

Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 3, 2004.
Official Results 439 of 439 precincts

Nader/Camejo (Pop.)
5,069
(1.62)
Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.) 
1,058
(0.34)
Peroutka/Baldwin (AI)
2,092
 (0.67)
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.) 111,025 (35.52)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 1,675
(0.54)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
190,889
(61.07)
write-ins
790
(0.25)
Total........312,598

Ballots cast: 314,502.
 2004 Overview
Bush-Cheney finished with a very comfortable plurality of 79,864 votes (25.55 percentage points).
General Election Details

Election Pamphlet statements.

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Voting Eligible Population*: 419,111.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 68.1%.

 Registration: Rep. 116,059 (24.5%)   Dem. 76,561 (16.2%)   AI 19,346 (4.1%)   Lib. 6,884 (1.5%)   Grn. 4,260 (0.9%)   Rep.Mod. 2,094 (0.4%)   Non-Partisan 76,137 (16.1%)   Undeclared 167,132 (35.3%)   Other 5,175 (1.1%)   ...Total 473,648.


Official Results

Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
28,747
 (10.07)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
2,636
(0.92)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
5,192
(1.82)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
167,398
(58.62)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
79,004
(27.67)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)
919
(0.32)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
596
 (0.21)
write-ins
1,068
(0.37)
Total........285,560

Ballots Cast: 287,825.

 		2000 Overview
Alaska remained very securely in the Republican column as Bush-Cheney thumped Gore-Lieberman by a more than two-to-one margin.  Bush's plurality was 88,394 votes (30.95 percentage points).  Ralph Nader achieved his best showing nationwide in Alaska, receiving 10% of the vote.  Pat Buchanan stumped in the state on Oct. 23-24 and advertised > heavily but could not break 2%.
 
Of interest: Alaska Statutes provide for the candidates to submit position statements of 250 words or less and biographical statements of 150 words or less for the Election Pamphlet.  See how the candidates presented themselves: here.
1992 and 1996 General Elections

1992
Bush (Rep.)...........102,000
(39.46)
Clinton (Dem.)..........78,294
(30.29)
Perot (No P.)...........73,481
(28.42)
Others (6+w/ins)........4,731
(1.83)
Total........258,506


1996
Dole (Rep.)............122,746
(50.80)
Clinton (Dem.).........80,380
(33.27)
Perot (Ref.).............26,333
(10.90)
Nader (Grn.)..............7,597
(3.14)
Others (3+w/ins).......4,564
(1.88)
Total........241,620

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