2010 Alaska Elections
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Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The primary elections to select the parties' nominees were held on August 24, 2010. Two months after the November 2010 election, incumbent
Lisa Murkowski Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman ...
was certified as the winner of the
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race. She ran as a write-in candidate after losing the Republican Party primary to Joe Miller.


Federal


United States Senate


United States House

The one Alaska seat in the
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is up for election in 2010.


State


Governor and lieutenant governor


State senate

Half of the seats of the
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are up for election in 2010.


State House of Representatives

All of the seats in the
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are up for election in 2010.


Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions will be up for election in 2010.
Alaska judicial elections, 2010
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Ballot measures

Two ballot questions were certified for the August 24, 2010, ballot. Three ballot questions have so far been certified for the November 2, 2010, ballot.
Alaska 2010 ballot measures
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Local

Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.


References


External links


Alaska Division of ElectionsCandidates for Alaska State Offices
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Alaska Candidate List
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Alaska Election Guide
from Congress.org
2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Alaska
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Alaska Congressional Races in 2010
campaign finance data for federal-level candidates from
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Alaska 2010
campaign finance data for state-level candidates from ''Follow the Money''

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Alaska Polls
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