Alaska Republican Party | |
|---|---|
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| Chairman | Carmela Warfield |
| Governor | Mike Dunleavy |
| Lieutenant Governor | Nancy Dahlstrom |
| Senate President | Gary Stevens |
| Membership(2024) |  144,363[1] |
| Ideology | Conservatism American Unionism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Statewide Executive Offices | 2 / 2 |
| State Senate | 11 / 20 [a] |
| State House | 19 / 40 [b] |
| U.S. Senate (Alaskan seats) | 2 / 2 |
| U.S. House of Representatives (Alaskan seat) | 1 / 1 |
| Website | |
| alaskagop | |
TheAlaska Republican Party is the affiliate of theRepublican Party inAlaska, headquartered inAnchorage.[2]
It is currently the favored party in the state, controlling both of Alaska'sU.S. Senate seats and thegovernorship. Republican presidential nominees have won Alaska in recent elections; the last and only Democrat to carry Alaska wasLyndon B. Johnson in1964.[3]
The Alaska Republican Party originates from Alaska's first district governor. Once Alaska was granted the status of United States District civilian leadership could be appointed by the current president of the United States. PresidentChester A. Arthur appointed Alaska's first territorial governor. He was a Republican namedJohn Henry Kinkead.[4]
Martha Ried of Petersberg was the Chair of the Republican Party of Alaska.
Alaska Republicans as a party organization can trace their origin to Alaska's first legislature in 1913.[5]
After Republican SenatorLisa Murkowski voted to impeach Donald Trump over his role ininciting a pro-Trump mob to attack the U.S. Capitol, the Alaska Republican Party censured her, called for her resignation, and endorsed challengerKelly Tshibaka against her in the Republican primaryin 2022.[6][7]
| State party leader | Position | City |
|---|---|---|
| Carmela Warfield | Chairman | Anchorage |
| Zackary Gottshall | Vice Chair | Anchorage |
| Craig Cambell | National Committeeman | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Cynthia Henry | National Committeewoman | Fairbanks |
| Trevor Shaw | Secretary | Ketchikan |
| Kevin Fimon | Treasurer | Anchorage |
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| Election | Presidential Ticket | Votes | Vote % | Electoral votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | 30,953 | 50.94% | 3 / 3 | Lost |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater/William E. Miller | 22,930 | 34.09% | 0 / 3 | Lost |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew | 37,600 | 45.28% | 3 / 3 | Won |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew | 55,349 | 58.10% | 3 / 3 | Won |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford/Bob Dole | 71,555 | 57.90% | 3 / 3 | Lost |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush | 86,112 | 54.35% | 3 / 3 | Won |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush | 138,377 | 66.65% | 3 / 3 | Won |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle | 119,251 | 59.59% | 3 / 3 | Won |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle | 102,000 | 39.46% | 3 / 3 | Lost |
| 1996 | Bob Dole/Jack Kemp | 122,746 | 50.80% | 3 / 3 | Lost |
| 2000 | George W. Bush/Dick Cheney | 167,398 | 58.62% | 3 / 3 | Won |
| 2004 | George W. Bush/Dick Cheney | 190,889 | 61.07% | 3 / 3 | Won |
| 2008 | John McCain/Sarah Palin | 193,841 | 59.42% | 3 / 3 | Lost |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan | 164,676 | 54.80% | 3 / 3 | Lost |
| 2016 | Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 163,387 | 51.28% | 3 / 3 | Won |
| 2020 | Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 189,951 | 52.83% | 3 / 3 | Lost |
| 2024 | Donald Trump/JD Vance | 184,458 | 54.54% | 3 / 3 | Won |
| Election | Gubernatorial Ticket | Votes | Vote % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | John Butrovich/K. F. Dewey | 19,299 | 39.41% | Lost N |
| 1962 | Mike Stepovich/Ross | 27,054 | 47.73% | LostN |
| 1966 | Wally Hickel/Keith H. Miller | 33,145 | 49.99% | Won Y |
| 1970 | Keith H. Miller/Robert W. Ward | 37,264 | 46.13% | LostN |
| 1974 | Jay Hammond/Lowell Thomas Jr. | 45,840 | 47.67% | WonY |
| 1978 | Jay Hammond/Terry Miller | 49,580 | 39.07% | WonY |
| 1982 | Tom Fink/Mike Colletta | 72,291 | 37.09% | LostN |
| 1986 | Arliss Sturgulewski/Terry Miller | 76,515 | 42.61% | LostN |
| 1990 | Arliss Sturgulewski/Jim Campbell | 50,991 | 26.18% | LostN |
| 1994 | Jim Campbell/Mike W. Miller | 87,157 | 40.84% | LostN |
| 1998 | John Howard Lindauer | 39,331 | 17.86% | LostN |
| 2002 | Frank Murkowski/Loren Leman | 129,279 | 55.85% | WonY |
| 2006 | Sarah Palin/Sean Parnell | 114,697 | 48.33% | WonY |
| 2010 | Sean Parnell/Mead Treadwell | 151,318 | 59.06% | WonY |
| 2014 | Sean Parnell/Dan Sullivan | 128,435 | 45.88% | LostN |
| 2018 | Mike Dunleavy/Kevin Meyer | 145,631 | 51.44% | WonY |
| 2022 | Mike Dunleavy/Nancy Dahlstrom | 132,632 | 50.29% | WonY |
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