- Source: 2020 United States Senate election in Alaska
The 2020 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Alaska, concurrently with the nationwide presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Al Gross, the son of Avrum Gross, who ran as an independent candidate. John Wayne Howe, the nominee of the Alaskan Independence Party, was also on the ballot and finished a distant third.
Both primaries took place on August 18, 2020. Some pundits considered this to be a potential "dark horse" flip for the Democrats, as Gross did unexpectedly well in polling despite Alaska usually being considered a Republican stronghold, even leading in some polls. However, this lead did not materialize. Sullivan won re-election by a margin of 12.7%, triple his average lead in the pre-election polling. Sullivan also became the first candidate since 2002 to win a Senate election in Alaska with more than 50% of the vote.
Republican primary
= Candidates
=Nominee
Dan Sullivan, incumbent U.S. senator
Withdrawn
Adam Master Newman
Endorsements
= Primary results
=Libertarian–Democratic–Independence primary
Candidates from the Alaska Democratic Party, the Alaska Libertarian Party, and the 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 Alaska Democratic Party 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.
= Democratic candidates
=Nominee
Al Gross (independent), orthopedic surgeon, commercial fisherman, and son of former Alaska Attorney General Avrum Gross
Eliminated in primary
Edgar Blatchford (Democratic), Democratic candidate in the 2016 election for the U.S. Senate, founder and former editor and publisher of Alaska Newspapers, Inc., former mayor of Seward (1999–2003) and former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Chris Cumings (independent), Democratic candidate in the 2018 election for Alaska's at-large congressional district and ex-bank employee
Disqualified from the ballot
Larry N. Barnes (independent)
Withdrawn
David Darden (independent), nonpartisan candidate for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat E in the 2018 special election
= Alaskan Independence candidates
=Nominee
John Howe (Alaskan Independence), machinist
= Endorsements
== Primary results
=Other candidates
= Green Party
=Nominee
Jed Whittaker, Green nominee in the 1996 United States Senate election in Alaska and salvage company owner (write-in candidate)
= Independent
=Declared
Sidney "Sid" Hill, Independent write-in candidate for the 2018 election in Alaska's at-large congressional district, Independent write-in candidate for the 2014 United States Senate election in Alaska and LaRouchite (write-in candidate)
Karen Nanouk (write-in candidate)
Withdrawn
David Matheny, wildfire technician
General election
= Issues
=Pebble Mine
Before the election, the Trump administration considered granting a permit for the construction of Pebble Mine, a copper, gold, and molybdenum mine in Bristol Bay. Gross and Sullivan were both critical of the mine by August 2020, citing environmental concerns. In September 2020, recordings were released in which executives Tom Collier and Ron Thiessen stated that Alaska's senators, including Sullivan, would not take any concrete steps to oppose the mine despite their stated opposition. Gross used the recordings to attack Sullivan, claiming that Sullivan actually supported Pebble Mine. In response, Sullivan clarified his opposition to the mine. The mine was a major topic during the Senate debate on October 10. In the debate, Gross attacked Sullivan for being insufficiently opposed to the mine, while Sullivan defended his opposition.
= Predictions
=Endorsements
= Polls
=Graphical summary
Polling
= Results
=By state house district
Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Aleutians East Borough (largest city: Akutan)
Aleutians West Census Area (largest city: Unalaska)
Anchorage
Denali Borough (largest city: Healy)
Nome Census Area (largest city: Nome)
North Slope Borough (largest city: Utqiaġvik)
Northwest Arctic Borough (largest city: Kotzebue)
Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area (largest city: Craig)
Notes
Partisan clients
References
Further reading
Amber Phillips (October 9, 2020), "The Senate seats most likely to flip parties in November", Washingtonpost.com
External links
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Alaska", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Alaska: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of Alaska". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
Alaska at Ballotpedia
Official campaign websites
Al Gross (I) for Senate
John Howe (AI) for Senate
Dan Sullivan (R) for Senate
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