Political party strength in Alaska
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The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the
U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
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Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
, including pre-statehood governors, who were appointed by the
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and usually of the same political party; and *
Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: * Territorial and State Senate * Territorial and State House of Representatives * State delegation to the United States Senate * State delegation to the United States House of Representatives, including non-voting delegates elected pre-statehood For years in which a
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was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.


Pre-statehood (1884–1958)


1959–present


Notes


See also

* Law and government in Alaska *
Elections in Alaska The number of elections in Alaska ( Iñupiaq: ''Alaaskam naliġagviat'') varies by year, but typically municipal elections occur every year, plus primary and general elections for federal and state offices occur during even-numbered years. Alaska ...
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Government of Alaska The government of Alaska ( Iñupiaq: ''Alaskam Kavamanaa'') in common with state and federal governments of the United States, has three branches of government: the executive, consisting of the Governor of Alaska and the state agencies; the state ...
* Politics of Alaska


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Political Party Strength In Alaska Politics of Alaska
Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...