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On November 7, 2006, the state of Alaska held its general elections. On the ballot were races for U.S Representative, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 10 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate, all 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives, 2 ballot measures, plus retention elections for 18 judges of the Alaska Superior Court and 13 judges of the Alaska District Court.[1]

In the tables below, bold indicates the winners, while italics indicates the incumbents.

## Federal races

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### U.S. Representative election

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Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

Party | Candidate | Hometown | Votes | %

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| Diane E. Benson | Chugiak | 93,879  | 40.01
| Alexander Crawford  | Anchorage | 4,029  | 1.72
| Eva L. Ince  | Anchorage  | 1,819  | 0.78
| William W. "Bill" Ratigan  | Juneau | 1,615  | 0.69
| Don Young | Fort Yukon | 132,743 | 56.57
| Write-in votes  |  | 560  | 0.24

## State races

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### Alaska gubernatorial election

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Main article: 2006 Alaska gubernatorial election

Party | Candidates | Hometowns | Votes | %

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| Andrew Halcro and Fay Von Gemmingen  | Anchorage/Palmer | 22,443  | 9.46
| Tony Knowles and Ethan Berkowitz | Anchorage/Anchorage  | 97,238  | 40.97
| David M. Massie (no running mate)  | Anchorage  | 593  | 0.25
| Sarah Palin and Sean Parnell | Wasilla/Anchorage | 114,697 | 48.33
| William S. "Billy" Toien and Robert D. Mirabal  | Anchorage/Anchorage  | 682  | 0.29
| Don Wright and Douglas L. Welton  | Fairbanks/Fairbanks  | 1,285  | 0.54
| Write-in votes  |  | 384  | 0.16

### State Senate elections

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#### Analysis

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| 24th Legislature
(incumbents) | Members

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| Republican  | 12
| Democrat  | 8
| In the 2006 elections | Members

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| Republican held and uncontested  | 7
| Contested  | 9
| Democratic held and uncontested  | 4
Total
| 20

#### State Senate results

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| Party | Candidate | Hometown | Votes | %

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District B
| Kim Elton | Juneau | 8,679 | 64.51
| Herman M. "Mac" Meiners Jr.  | Juneau  | 4,742  | 35.25
| Write-in votes |  | 32  | 0.24
District D
| David P. Braun  | Healy | 415  | 2.70
| Ralph C. Seekins | Fairbanks | 5,952 | 38.67
| Joe Thomas | Fairbanks | 8,992 | 58.42
| Write-in votes  |  | 34  | 0.22
District F
| Tim Beck  | North Pole | 2,953  | 27.19
| Gene Therriault | North Pole | 6,881 | 72.57
| Write-in votes  |  | 26  | 0.24
District H
| Jay Cross  | Big Lake | 4,351  | 30.74
| Charlie Huggins | Wasilla | 9,743 | 68.83
| Write-in votes  |  | 61  | 0.43
District J
| Earl Mayo  | Anchorage | 3,082  | 38.70
| Bill Wielechowski | Anchorage | 4,848 | 60.88
| Write-in votes  |  | 33  | 0.41
| Party | Candidate | Hometown | Votes | %

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District L
| Johnny Ellis | Anchorage | 7,105 | 95.01
| Write-in votes  |  | 373  | 4.99
District N
| Lesil McGuire | Anchorage | 8,348 | 65.92
| Ray Utter  | Anchorage  | 4,269  | 33.71
| Write-in votes  |  | 46  | 0.36
District P
| Con Bunde | Anchorage | 8,607 | 53.10
| Macon Roberts  | Anchorage  | 7,567  | 46.68
| Write-in votes  |  | 36  | 0.22
District R
| Charles E. Davidson  | Kodiak | 4,300  | 39.66
| Gary Stevens | Kodiak | 6,510 | 60.04
| Write-in votes  |  | 32  | 0.30
District S
| Norman Ayagalria  | Bethel | 2,234  | 30.30
| Lyman Hoffman | Bethel | 5,010 | 67.96
| Write-in votes  |  | 128  | 1.74

### State House elections

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#### Analysis

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| 24th Legislature
(incumbents) | Members

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| Republican  | 27
| Democrat  | 13
| In the 2006 elections | Members

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| Uncontested Republican  | 6
| Contested  | 28
| Uncontested Democratic  | 6
Total
| 40

#### State House results

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| Party | Candidate | Hometown | Votes | %

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District 1
| Kyle Johansen | Ketchikan | 3,752 | 94.32
| Write-in votes |  | 226  | 5.68
District 2
| Jay Stelzenmuller  | Sitka | 2,356  | 43.21
| Peggy Wilson | Wrangell | 3,072 | 56.35
| Write-in votes  |  | 24  | 0.44
District 3
| Beth Kerttula | Juneau | 5,708 | 95.64
| Write-in votes  |  | 260  | 4.36
District 4
| Andrea Doll | Juneau | 3,288 | 50.28
| Randy Wanamaker  | Juneau  | 3,217  | 49.19
| Write-in votes  |  | 35  | 0.54
District 5
| Aaron T. Isaacs Jr.  | Klawock | 2,245  | 42.76
| Bill Thomas | Haines | 2,988 | 56.91
| Write-in votes  |  | 17  | 0.32
District 6
| Carl Morgan Jr.  | Aniak | 2,412  | 48.21
| Woodie Salmon | Beaver | 2,580 | 51.57
| Write-in votes  |  | 11  | 0.22
District 7
| Mark A. Ames  | Fairbanks | 288  | 3.68
| Mike Kelly | Fairbanks | 4,413 | 56.35
| Dave Watts  | Fairbanks  | 3,107  | 39.68
| Write-in votes  |  | 23  | 0.29
District 8
| Jason Crawford  | Fairbanks  | 2,648  | 35.75
| David Guttenberg | Fairbanks | 4,740 | 64.00
| Write-in votes  |  | 18  | 0.24
District 9
| James A. "Jim" Holm | Fairbanks | 2,118 | 44.65
| Scott Kawasaki | Fairbanks | 2,617 | 55.16
| Write-in votes  |  | 9  | 0.19
District 10
| Jay Ramras | Fairbanks | 2,366 | 92.13
| Write-in votes  |  | 202  | 7.87
District 11
| John Coghill | North Pole | 4,369 | 69.84
| John E. Pile, Sr.  | North Pole  | 1,870  | 29.89
| Write-in votes  |  | 17  | 0.27
District 12
| John Harris | Valdez | 3,412 | 71.35
| William R. "Bill" Johnson  | Delta Junction | 1,351  | 28.25
| Write-in votes  |  | 19  | 0.40
District 13
| Carl Gatto | Palmer | 5,485 | 73.02
| Jim Wardman  | Palmer  | 1,987  | 26.45
| Write-in votes  |  | 40  | 0.53
District 14
| Katie Hurley  | Wasilla | 2,674  | 38.70
| Vic Kohring | Wasilla | 4,218 | 61.04
| Write-in votes  |  | 18  | 0.26
District 15
| Mark Neuman | Big Lake | 4,125 | 57.81
| Myrl "Boone" Thompson  | Wasilla  | 2,990  | 41.91
| Write-in votes  |  | 20  | 0.28
District 16
| Patricia R. Chesbro  | Palmer  | 2,142  | 28.49
| Bill Stoltze | Chugiak | 5,355 | 71.23
| Write-in votes  |  | 21  | 0.28
District 17
| Anna Fairclough | Eagle River | 4,583 | 70.97
| Karla F. Huntington  | Eagle River  | 1,848  | 28.62
| Write-in votes  |  | 27  | 0.42
District 18
| Nancy Dahlstrom | Eagle River | 2,037 | 95.99
| Write-in votes  |  | 85  | 4.01
District 19
| Mary L. Pedlow  | Anchorage | 2,131  | 44.22
| Bob Roses | Anchorage | 2,672 | 55.45
| Write-in votes  |  | 16  | 0.33
District 20
| Max Gruenberg | Anchorage | 1,786 | 57.72
| Scott A. Kohlhaas  | Anchorage  | 97  | 3.14
| Matt Moon  | Anchorage  | 1,205  | 38.95
| Write-in votes  |  | 6  | 0.19
| Party | Candidate | Hometown | Votes | %

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District 21
| Harry Crawford | Anchorage | 3,383 | 55.43
| Jeff Gonnason  | Anchorage  | 2,711  | 44.42
| Write-in votes  |  | 9  | 0.15
District 22
| Sharon Cissna | Anchorage | 3,256 | 94.32
| Write-in votes  |  | 196  | 5.68
District 23
| Les Gara | Anchorage | 3,881 | 95.99
| Write-in votes  |  | 162  | 4.01
District 24
| Berta Gardner | Anchorage | 2,928 | 59.90
| Darwin R. Peterson  | Anchorage  | 1,949  | 39.87
| Write-in votes  |  | 11  | 0.23
District 25
| Mike Doogan | Anchorage | 2,931 | 70.25
| Thomas A. Lamb  | Anchorage  | 1,226  | 29.39
| Write-in votes  |  | 15  | 0.36
District 26
| Lindsey Holmes | Anchorage | 3,954 | 61.45
| Steve Strait  | Anchorage  | 2,469  | 38.37
| Write-in votes  |  | 11  | 0.17
District 27
| Bob Buch | Anchorage | 3,351 | 56.57
| Tom Moffatt  | Anchorage  | 2,556  | 43.15
| Write-in votes  |  | 17  | 0.29
District 28
| Valerie "Val" Baffone  | Anchorage  | 3,278  | 48.34
| Craig Johnson | Anchorage | 3,483 | 51.36
| Write-in votes  |  | 20  | 0.29
District 29
| Ralph Samuels | Anchorage | 2,467 | 55.87
| Chris Tuck | Anchorage  | 1,940  | 43.93
| Write-in votes  |  | 9  | 0.20
District 30
| Kevin Meyer | Anchorage | 4,893 | 94.55
| Write-in votes  |  | 282  | 5.45
District 31
| Bob Lynn | Anchorage | 5,920 | 95.68
| Write-in votes  |  | 267  | 4.32
District 32
| Pat A. Abney  | Anchorage  | 3,919  | 44.25
| William "Bill" Bartee  | Anchorage  | 221  | 2.50
| Mike Hawker | Anchorage | 4,701 | 53.08
| Write-in votes  |  | 15  | 0.17
District 33
| Kurt Olson | Soldotna | 3,409 | 56.31
| John G. "Ozzie" Osborne  | Kenai | 437  | 7.22
| Pete Sprague  | Soldotna  | 2,200  | 36.34
| Write-in votes  |  | 8  | 0.13
District 34
| Mike Chenault | Nikiski | 5,079 | 94.23
| Write-in votes  |  | 311  | 5.77
District 35
| Paul Seaton | Homer | 4,465 | 68.35
| Anthony K. Sieminski  | Seward | 2,024  | 30.98
| Write-in votes  |  | 44  | 0.67
District 36
| Gabrielle LeDoux | Kodiak | 2,693 | 39.87
| Dan Ogg  | Kodiak  | 1,811  | 39.87
| Write-in votes  |  | 38  | 0.84
District 37
| Ron Bowers  | Dillingham | 818  | 21.58
| Bryce Edgmon | Dillingham | 2,023 | 53.36
| Write-in votes  |  | 950  | 25.06
District 38
| Mary Sattler Kapsner | Bethel | 3,553 | 97.40
| Write-in votes  |  | 95  | 2.60
District 39
| Richard Foster | Nome | 3,687 | 97.03
| Write-in votes  |  | 113  | 2.97
District 40
| Reggie Joule | Kotzebue | 3,412 | 97.82
| Write-in votes  |  | 76  | 2.18

## References

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1. ^ "STATE OF ALASKA - 2006 GENERAL ELECTION". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

## See also

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* 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
* 2006 Alaska gubernatorial election

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