The 2022 Alaska state elections took place on November 8, 2022. The state also held Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA) elections on the first Tuesday in October.

Federal elections

United States Senate Seat (Class III)

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski was originally appointed to the Senate in 2002, winning subsequent elections in 2004, 2010, and 2016.

Under Alaska's recently adopted election system, the state conducted a nonpartisan blanket primary. Murkowski finished first (with 45.05% of the vote), ahead of Republican Kelly Tshibaka (38.55%), Democrat Pat Chesbro (6.82%), and Republican Buzz Kelly (2.13%). Murkowski, Tshibaka, Chesbro, and Kelly all advanced to the ranked-choice general election.

In the first round of tabulation in the general election, Murkowski finished first (with 43.37% of the vote); Tshibaka finished in a close second (42.60%). Chesbro received 10.37% of the vote, while Buzz Kelly received 2.89%.

Murkowski won the election with 53.70% of the vote in the third round of tabulation.

2022 United States Senate election in Alaska Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Votes % Transfer Votes %Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Republican (incumbent) 113,495 43.37% +623 114,118 43.39% +1,641 115,759 44.49% +20,571 136,330 53.70% Republican 111,480 42.60% +621 112,101 42.62% +3,209 115,310 44.32% +2,224 117,534 46.30% Democratic 27,145 10.37% +1,088 28,233 10.73% +901 29,134 11.20% −29,134 Eliminated Republican (withdrew) 7,557 2.89% +1,018 8,575 3.26% −8,575 Eliminated Write-in 2,028 0.77% -2,028 Eliminated Total votes261,705 263,027260,203 253,864 Blank or inactive ballots 3,770 +2,824 6,594 +6,339 12,933 Republican hold

United States House of Representatives

Special election

Incumbent Republican representative Don Young died on March 18, 2022, after serving as representative for 49 years. A special election was held on August 16 to fill the rest of his term, resulting in Democrat Mary Peltola beating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich using the state's newly implemented ranked-choice voting system. 2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special electionPartyCandidateRound 1Round 3Votes %TransferVotes %Democratic74,81739.66% +16,44991,26651.48%Republican58,33930.92%+27,68786,02648.52%Republican52,53627.84% -52,536EliminatedWrite-in2,9741.58% -2,974EliminatedTotal valid votes188,666100.00%177,423100.00%Inactive ballots3,8762.01% +11,37415,2507.92%Democratic gain from Republican

General election

Peltola ran for election to a full-term, again against Palin and Begich. Republican Tara Sweeney originally placed fourth in the nonpartisan blanket primary, but withdrew. She was replaced by Libertarian Chris Bye, who finished the primary in fifth place.

In the first round of general election voting, Peltola came in first with 48.77% of the vote to Palin's 25.74%, Begich's 23.33%, and Bye's 1.73%. In the third round, Peltola won the election with 54.96% of the vote.

2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district election Party Candidate Round 1Round 2 Round 3 Votes % TransferVotes %Transfer Votes % Democratic (incumbent) 128,553 48.77% +1,233129,78649.22% +7,477 137,263 54.96% Republican 67,866 25.74% +1,53369,39926.32% +43,072 112,471 45.04% Republican 61,513 23.33% +2,98664,49924.46% -64,499 Eliminated Libertarian 4,570 1.73% -4,570 Eliminated Write-in 1,108 0.42% -1,108 Eliminated Total votes 263,610 100.00% 263,684100.00% 249,734 100.00% Inactive ballots 2,208 0.83% +9053,1131.17% +13,950 17,063 6.41% Democratic hold

State offices

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Mike Dunleavy was originally elected to the position in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote. He ran for re-election in 2022.

In Alaska's nonpartisan blanket primary, Dunleavy and his running mate, former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections Nancy Dahlstrom, finished first with 40.43% of the vote. Former Democratic state representative Les Gara and Jessica Cook came in second place, with 23.06% of the vote; independent former Alaska governor Bill Walker and Heidi Drygas finished in third place with 22.77% of the vote.

Dunleavy and Dahlstrom won the general election in the first round of ranked-choice voting with 50.29% of the vote.

State judiciary Court of Appeals Incumbent Alaska Court of Appeals judge Bethany Harbison was appointed by Governor Bill Walker in 2018. Her term expired in February 2023 and she was up for retention, which she won and earned a full 10-year term.

State legislature

Alaska State Senate

19 of the state's 20 senate seats were up for election in 2022, with some elected for two-year terms and other for four-year terms due to redistricting. The Republican party lost two seats, while the Democratic party gained two seats for an eleven to nine seat split respectively. A bipartisan coalition of eight Republicans and nine Democrats was announced, electing Gary Stevens as Senate President. +Alaska State SenatePartyLeaderBeforeAfterChangeRepublicanPeter Micciche (retiring)1311 2DemocraticTom Begich (retiring)79 2Total2020

Alaska House of Representatives

All 40 seats of the Alaska House of Representatives were up in this election. Since 2016, the house had been governed by a coalition of Democrats, Independents, and some Republicans. The coalition was re-elected to a majority, albeit with only 20 of the total 40 seats in the chamber, with 6 Independents and 1 Republican joining all 13 Democrats. Republican Cathy Tilton was elected speaker, replacing Republican Louise Stutes. Alaska House of Representatives Party Leader Before After Change Coalition Louise Stutes 21 20 1 Republican Cathy Tilton 17 19 2 Independent Republican David Eastman 2 1 1 Total 40 40

Ballot measure Alaska had one statewide ballot measure in 2022 - Ballot Measure 1 asked Alaskans whether a constitutional convention should be held, a vote that appears on ballots every ten years. The measure was supported by Governor Mike Dunleavy and opposed by the Alaskan Democratic Party.

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