Electoral history of Sarah Palin

Electoral history of Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska (2006-2009) and Republican vice presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election.

Sarah Palin on June 2, 2007

National elections

2008 United States presidential election[1]

• Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) - 69,498,516 (53%) and 365 electoral votes (28 states, NE-02, and D.C. carried)
• John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) - 59,948,323 (46%) and 173 electoral votes (22 states carried)

Alaska statewide races

2006 Gubernatorial Election, Alaska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sarah Palin / Sean Parnell	114,697	48.33	-7.6
	Democratic	Tony Knowles / Ethan Berkowitz	97,238	40.97	+0.3
	Independent	Andrew Halcro / Fay Von Gemmingen	22,443	9.46	n/a
	Alaskan Independence	Don Wright / Douglas L. Welton	1,285	0.54	-0.4
	Libertarian	Billy Toien / Robert D. Mirabal	682	0.29	-0.2
	Green	David Massie	593	0.25	-1.0
	Write-in candidates		384	0.16	+0.1
Plurality			17,459	7.36
Turnout			238,307	51.1
	Republican hold		Swing	4.0

Alaska Republican Gubernatorial Primary Election, 2006

Candidate		Votes	%
Sarah Palin		51,443	50.59
John Binkley		30,349	29.84
Frank Murkowski (incumbent)		19,412	19.09
Gerald Heikes		280	0.28
Merica Hlatcu		211	0.21

Alaska Republican Lieutenant Gubernatorial Primary Election, 2002[2]

Candidate		Votes	%
Loren Leman		21,076	29.34
Sarah Palin		19,114	26.61
Robin L. Taylor		16,053	22.35
Gail Phillips		13,804	19.22
Paul Wieler		1,777	2.47

Wasilla mayoral races

Wasilla, Alaska Mayoral Election, 1999[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sarah Palin (incumbent)		909	73.6
John Stein		292	23.6
Cliff Silvers		32	2.6

Wasilla, Alaska Mayoral Election, 1996[4]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sarah Palin		651	57.6
John Stein (incumbent)		440	38.9
Cliff Silvers		36	3.5

Wasilla City Council races

Wasilla, Alaska City Council Election, Seat E, 1995[5]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sarah Palin (incumbent)		413	68.4
R'nita Rogers		185	30.6
Write-ins		6	1.0

Wasilla, Alaska City Council Election, Seat E, 1992[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sarah Palin		530	54.9
John Hartrick		310	32.1
Write-ins		125	13.0

See also

• Electoral history of Joe Biden
• Electoral history of John McCain
• Electoral history of Barack Obama

References

1. "President – Election Center 2008". CNN. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
2. "State of Alaska Primary Election - August 27, 2002: Official Results" (PDF). Division of Elections. The Office of Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell. 2002-09-18. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
3. "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 5, 1999: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1999-10-05. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
4. "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 1, 1996: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1996-10-01. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
5. "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 3, 1995: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1995-10-03.
6. "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 6, 1992: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1992-10-06.