• Source: 2018 Alaska gubernatorial election

      • The 2018 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Alaska. In the primaries for recognized political parties, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run separately. The winners of each respective primary for governor and lieutenant governor then become a joint ticket in the general election for their political party. Incumbent Independent governor Bill Walker was seeking re-election in what was originally a three-way race between Walker, Republican former Alaska state senator Mike Dunleavy, and Democratic former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich. Despite Walker dropping out on October 19, 2018, and endorsing Begich, Dunleavy won in what was the only gubernatorial gain by a Republican candidate in 2018. As of 2024, this was the last time the Governor's office in Alaska changed partisan control. Walker later unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Alaska in 2022.


      Independents




      = Governor

      =


      Withdrew


      Bill Walker (Independent), incumbent governor


      = Lieutenant governor

      =


      Withdrew


      Byron Mallott (Democratic), incumbent lieutenant governor until October 16
      Valerie Davidson (Independent), incumbent lieutenant governor since October 16


      Democratic–Libertarian–Independence primary


      Candidates from the Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence Party appear on the same ballot, with the highest-placed candidate from each party receiving that party's nomination. In October 2017 the AKDP sued for the right to allow non-Democrats to compete for and win the Democratic nomination, which was ultimately decided in their favor in April 2018. This move was widely thought to benefit incumbent Gov. Bill Walker, to foreclose the possibility of a Democratic nominee splitting the vote with Walker against a Republican nominee. However, with the entry of former senator Mark Begich into the race, Walker withdrew from the Democratic primary and forged ahead with a fully independent bid for reelection.


      = Governor

      =


      Declared


      Mark Begich (Democratic), former U.S. senator
      William S. "Billy" Toien (Libertarian), Libertarian candidate for Alaska Governor in 2010


      Polling




      Endorsements




      Results




      = Lieutenant governor

      =


      Declared


      Debra Call (Democratic), Cook Inlet Tribal Council Board of Directors Representative


      Withdrawn


      Edgar Blatchford (Democratic), former mayor of Seward


      Results




      Republican primary




      = Governor

      =


      Nominated


      Mike Dunleavy, educator and former state senator


      Eliminated in primary


      Dorian Colbry
      Thomas A. "Tom" Gordon
      Gerald Heikes, perennial candidate
      Merica Hlatcu
      Michael Sheldon
      Mead Treadwell, former lieutenant governor


      Withdrawn


      Mike Chenault, state representative and former Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives
      Scott Hawkins, businessman


      Declined


      Bill Walker, incumbent Independent Governor (running for re-election as an Independent)
      Robert Gillam, businessman
      Loren Leman, former lieutenant governor
      Anna MacKinnon, state senator (endorsed Mike Dunleavy)
      Joe Miller, former magistrate judge and perennial candidate
      Sean Parnell, former governor of Alaska (endorsed Mike Dunleavy)
      Frank Murkowski, former governor of Alaska and U.S. Senator
      Peter Micciche, state senator (running for re-election to state senate)
      Dan Sullivan, former mayor of Anchorage and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014 (endorsed Mike Dunleavy)
      Ben Stevens, former president of the Alaska State Senate, son of former president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, Solicitor of the Interior Department & U.S. Attorney Ted Stevens


      Endorsements




      Polling




      Results




      = Lieutenant governor

      =


      Declared


      Lynn Gattis, former state representative and candidate for the state senate in 2016
      Edie Grunwald, retired air force colonel and former human resources director for the Alaska National Guard
      Sharon Jackson, activist and former congressional staffer
      Kevin Meyer, state senator and former president of the Alaska Senate
      Gary Stevens, state senator
      Stephen Wright, air force veteran


      Declined


      David Wilson, state senator
      Glen Thompson, Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assemblyman


      Results




      General election




      = Campaign

      =
      Independent candidate and incumbent governor Bill Walker announced on October 19 that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Mark Begich, three days after Walker's running mate and incumbent lieutenant governor Byron Mallott resigned from office (and amid low polling numbers just three weeks before election day). However, Walker and Mallott still remained on the ballot as the deadline to withdraw was on September 4.


      = Debates

      =


      = Predictions

      =


      = Endorsements

      =


      = Polling

      =
      with Bill Walker (campaign suspended), Mike Dunleavy, and Mark Begich

      with Mark Begich and Mike Dunleavy


      = Results

      =


      Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Independent to Republican


      Denali Borough (largest city: Healy)
      Fairbanks North Star (largest city: Fairbanks)
      Petersburg
      Valdez–Cordova Census Area (largest city: Valdez)


      Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Independent to Democratic


      Aleutians West Census Area (largest city: Unalaska)
      Anchorage
      Bethel Census Area (largest city: Bethel)
      Kusilvak Census Area (largest city: Hooper Bay)
      Nome Census Area (largest city: Nome)
      Dilingham Census Area (largest city: Dilingham)
      Kodiak Island (largest city: Kodiak Island)
      Lake & Peninsula Borough (largest city: Newhalen)
      North Slope Borough (largest city: Utqiaġvik)
      Northwest Arctic Borough (largest city: Kotzebue)
      Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area (largest city: Craig)
      Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area (largest city: Fort Yukon)
      Juneau
      Sitka
      Skagway
      Hoonah–Angoon Census Area (largest town: Hoonah)
      Haines Borough (largest census-designated place: Haines)
      Yakutat


      Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic


      Aleutians East Borough (largest city: Akutan)
      Bristol Bay Borough (largest city: Naknek)


      Notes




      References




      External links


      Candidates at Vote Smart
      Candidates at Ballotpedia
      Official gubernatorial campaign websites

      Mark Begich (D) for Governor
      Mike Dunleavy (R) for Governor
      Official lieutenant gubernatorial campaign websites

      Kevin Meyer (R) for Lieutenant Governor
      Alaska Division of Elections

      Unofficial Election Results - Nov. 2018

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