ALASKA

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): June 2, 2008
Filing Deadline (Others): August 26, 2008
Primary: August 26, 2008

This page was last updated on June 15, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Sarah Palin (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Harris (R) - State House Speaker
Jerry Heikes (R) - Drywall Contractor, Minister, National Guard Veteran, '06 Candidate & '08 US Sen. Candidate
Ralph Samuels (R) - Ex-State House Majority Leader
Ethan Berkowitz (D) - Ex-State House Minority Leader, Attorney, '08 US Rep. Nominee & '06 Lt. Governor Nominee
Hollis French (D) - State Sen. & Attorney
Les Gara (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Writer
Bob Poe (D) - Ex-State Administration Commissioner & Ex-Anchorage Economic Development Corp. CEO
Rob Rosenfeld (D) - Ex-Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council Director

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Sean Parnell (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Lisa Murkowski (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.
Sean Parnell (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '08 US Rep. Candidate

Mark Begich (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At-Large:
Don Young (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sean Parnell (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '08 US Rep. Candidate
Ethan Berkowitz (D) - Ex-State House Minority Leader, Attorney, '08 Nominee & '06 Lt. Governor Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Alaskan Independence Party
Alaska Democratic Party
Alaska Green Party
Alaska Libertarian Party
Republican Party of Alaska
Republican Moderate Party of Alaska

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Alaska Division of Elections

Alaska Political Offices Commission (APOC)

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alaska Journal of Commerce
Alaska Newspapers Inc. (9 Regional Newspapers)
Alaska Public Radio
Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage Press (Alternative)
Bush Blade
Chugiak-Eagle River Alaska Star
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Guide to Southeast Alaska: Politics
Haines Eagle Eye News
Homer News
Juneau Empire - (Politics/Legislature)
Juneau Capital City Weekly
Kenai Peninsula Clarion
Ketchikan Daily News
KIMO TV-13 & KJUD TV-8 (ABC - Anchorage & Juneau)
Kodiak Daily Mirror
KTNL TV-13 (CBS - Sitka)
KTUU TV-2 (NBC - Anchorage)
KTVA TV-11 (CBS - Anchorage)
KUAC FM 89.9 (Fairbanks)
Nome Nugget
Petersburg Pilot
Wasilla Frontiersman

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