Political party strength in Alaska

The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of Alaska:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1884–1958)

Year Executive offices Territorial Legislature[1] United States Congress
Governor Senate House Delegate
1884 John Henry Kinkead (R) no such bodies no such office
1885 Alfred P. Swineford (D)
…
1888
1889 Lyman Enos Knapp (R)
…
1892
1893 James Sheakley (D)
…
1896
1897 John Green Brady (R)
…
1905
1906 Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (R) Frank Hinman Waskey (D)[a]
1907 Thomas Cale (I)[a]
1908
1909 Walter Eli Clark (R) James Wickersham (R)[a]
1910
1911
1912
1913 John Franklin
Alexander Strong (D) 		3NP, 2D, 1I, 1IR, 1R 10NP, 2R, 1D, 1IR, 1PH, 1 vac.
1914
1915 3D, 3NP, 1I, 1Prog 7NP, 3D, 3I, 1H, 1ID, 1R
1916
1917 3D, 2NP, 1IR, 1Prog, 1R 7D, 6R, 2I, 1PD Charles A. Sulzer (D)[a][b]
1918 Thomas Riggs Jr. (D)
1919 5D, 2NP, 1IR 11D, 4R, 1I James Wickersham (R)[a]
Charles A. Sulzer (D)[a][c]
vacant
1920
George B. Grigsby (D)[a][b]
1921 Scott Cordelle Bone (R) 4D, 3R, 1IR 11R, 2I, 1D, 1ID, 1IR James Wickersham (R)[a]
Daniel Sutherland (R)[a]
1922
1923 5R, 2I, 1D 11R, 4I, 1D
1924
1925 George Alexander Parks (R) 4R, 2D, 2I 9R, 4D, 2I, 1IR
1926
1927 5R, 2I, 1D 12R, 3D, 1I
1928
1929 5R, 2D, 1I 9R, 3D, 3I, 1IR
1930
1931 4D, 4R 11R, 4D, 1I James Wickersham (R)[a]
4R, 3D, 1 vac.[d]
1932
1933 John Weir Troy (D) 6D, 2R 12D, 4R Anthony Dimond (D)[a]
1934
1935 8D 15D, 1R
1936
1937 14D, 2R
1938
1939 7D, 1R 16D
1940 Ernest Gruening (D)
1941 14D, 2R
1942
1943 16D
1944
1945 14D, 2R 20D, 4R Bob Bartlett (D)[a]
1946
1947 9D, 7R 13R, 11D
1948
1949 19D, 5R
1950
1951 14D, 10R
1952
1953 B. Frank Heintzleman (R) 11R, 5D 19R, 5D
1954
1955 12D, 4R 21D, 3R
1956
1957 Waino Hendrickson (acting) (R) 11D, 5R
Mike Stepovich (R)
1958
Waino Hendrickson (acting) (R)

1959–present

Year Executive offices State Legislature[2] United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lt. Governor Senate House U.S. Senate (Class II) U.S. Senate (Class III) House
1959 William A. Egan (D) Hugh Wade (D) 18D, 2R 34D, 5R, 1I Bob Bartlett (D)[c] Ernest Gruening (D) Ralph Rivers (D)[e]
1960 Richard Nixon/
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) Red XN
1961 13D, 7R 20D, 19R, 1I
1962
1963 15D, 5R 20D, 20R[f]
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson/
Hubert Humphrey (D) Green tickY
1965 17D, 3R 30D, 10R
1966
1967 Wally Hickel (R)[g] Keith Harvey Miller (R) 14R, 6D 26R, 14D Howard Pollock (R)
1968 Richard Nixon/
Spiro Agnew (R) Green tickY
Ted Stevens (R)[h]
1969 11R, 9D 22D, 18R Mike Gravel (D)
Keith Harvey Miller (R)[i] Robert W. Ward (R)[i]
1970
1971 William A. Egan (D) H. A. Boucher (D) 10D, 10R[j] 31D, 9R Nick Begich (D)[c]
1972
1973 11R, 9D 20D, 19R, 1NP[k][l] Don Young (R)[m][c]
1974
1975 Jay Hammond (R) Lowell Thomas Jr. (R) 13D, 7R 30D, 9R, 1I
1976 Gerald Ford/
Bob Dole (R) Red XN
1977 12D, 8R 25D, 15R
1978
1979 Terry Miller (R) 11R, 9D 25D, 14R, 1L
1980 Ronald Reagan/
George H. W. Bush (R) Green tickY
1981 10D, 10R[n] 22D, 16R, 2L Frank Murkowski (R)[o]
22D, 16R, 2L[p]
1982
1983 Bill Sheffield (D) Steve McAlpine (D) 11R, 9D[n] 20D, 20R[f]
1984
1985 11R, 9D 21D, 18R, 1L
1986
1987 Steve Cowper (D) 12R, 8D 24D, 16R
1988 George H. W. Bush/
Dan Quayle (R) Green tickY
1989
1990
1991 Wally Hickel (AKIP) Jack Coghill (AKIP) 10D, 10R[j] 23D, 17R
1992 George H. W. Bush/
Dan Quayle (R) Red XN
1993 10R, 9D, 1ID[j] 20D, 18R, 1AKIP, 1I[q]
1994
Wally Hickel (R) 21D, 18R, 1I[r]
1995 Tony Knowles (D) Fran Ulmer (D) 12R, 7D, 1ID 22R, 17D, 1I
1996 Bob Dole/
Jack Kemp (R) Red XN
1997 14R, 6D 25R, 15D
1998
1999 15R, 5D 26R, 14D
2000 George W. Bush/
Dick Cheney (R) Green tickY
2001 14R, 6D 27R, 13D
2002
2003 Frank Murkowski (R) Loren Leman (R) 12R, 8D[s] Lisa Murkowski (R)[t]
2004
2005 26R, 14D
2006
2007 Sarah Palin (R)[u] Sean Parnell (R) 11R, 9D[v] 23R, 17D
2008 John McCain/
Sarah Palin (R) Red XN
2009 Sean Parnell (R)[i] Craig Campbell (R)[t] 10R, 10D[w] 22R, 18D Mark Begich (D)
2010
2011 Mead Treadwell (R) 24R, 16D[x]
2012 Mitt Romney/
Paul Ryan (R) Red XN
2013 13R, 7D[y] 26R, 14D[x]
2014
2015 Bill Walker (I) Byron Mallott (D)[u][6] 14R, 6D[z] 23R, 16D, 1I[x] Dan Sullivan (R)
2016 Donald Trump/
Mike Pence (R) Green tickY
2017 21R, 17D, 2I[aa]
2018 Valerie Davidson (D)[i]
2019 Mike Dunleavy (R) Kevin Meyer (R) 13R, 7D[z] 23R, 15D, 2I[ab]
2020 Donald Trump/
Mike Pence (R) Red XN
2021 21R, 15D, 4I[ac]
2022 Mary Peltola (D)[m][ad]
2023 Nancy Dahlstrom (R) 11R, 9D[ae] 21R, 13D, 6I[af]
2024 [to be determined]
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Delegate from Territory of Alaska.
  2. ^ a b Election successfully contested.
  3. ^ a b c d Died in office.
  4. ^ A Democratic senator died 17 days after the legislative session began. The seat was left vacant and the legislature continued with a Democratic Senate president.
  5. ^ Resigned following electoral defeat.
  6. ^ a b The House elected a Republican as Speaker.
  7. ^ Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.
  8. ^ Initially elected in a special election.
  9. ^ a b c d Ascended to office following the resignation of predecessor.
  10. ^ a b c The Senate elected a Republican as President.
  11. ^ Led by a coalition with a Republican House speaker, Tom Fink.
  12. ^ The "no party" member, Frank R. Ferguson, was elected as a write-in after losing the Democratic primary as an incumbent. He served in the previous and following legislatures as a Democrat.
  13. ^ a b Initially elected in a special election.
  14. ^ a b The Senate elected a Democrat as president.
  15. ^ Resigned December 2, 2002 to take office as Governor of Alaska.
  16. ^ The Democratic Speaker of the House, Jim Duncan, was voted out on June 16, 1981, eight days before the end of session. He was replaced by a tri-partisan coalition of Republicans, native Bush Democrats, and Libertarians (the Libertarians later dropped out) led by Republican Joe Hayes, which remained through the end of this Legislature. The overall partisan composition of the House remained unchanged, and the coalition led by Hayes was preserved in a slightly different form in the next Legislature as well.[3][4]
  17. ^ Led by a coalition with a Republican House Speaker, Ramona L. Barnes.[5]
  18. ^ The representative elected under the AKIP banner, Carl E. Moses, switched his party affiliation to Democratic on May 24, 1994, shortly after Hickel's party switch, but the coalition that elected the Republican Speaker stayed in place.
  19. ^ One senator was elected under the Republican Moderate Party banner, but switched his party affiliation to Republican before the actual start of his term.
  20. ^ a b Appointed to fill a vacancy.
  21. ^ a b Resigned.
  22. ^ A coalition of six Republicans and the Senate's nine Democrats made up the majority caucus.
  23. ^ From 2009-2011, six Republicans joined the ten Democrats to form a governing coalition. From 2011-2013, five Republicans governed with the ten Democrats.
  24. ^ a b c Four Democrats caucused with the Republican majority.
  25. ^ Two Democrats caucused with the Republican majority.
  26. ^ a b One Democrat caucused with the Republican majority.
  27. ^ Three Republicans and both Independents caucused with the Democrats to form a governing coalition.
  28. ^ Six Republicans and both Independents caucused with the Democrats to form a governing coalition.
  29. ^ Two Republicans and all Independents caucused with all Democrats to form a governing coalition. Two Republicans are not members of a caucus.
  30. ^ Seat was vacant from March 18–September 13, 2022
  31. ^ Eight Republicans and all nine Democrats caucused together to form the governing coalition.
  32. ^ Nineteen Republicans, two Democrats, and two Independents caucused together to form the governing coalition.

See also

References

  1. ^ Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013
  2. ^ Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013
  3. ^ p. 59-62
  4. ^ "Steve Haycox: Alaskans know something about legislative upheaval". Anchorage Daily News. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  5. ^ p. 71-72
  6. ^ Zak, Annie; Hanlon, Tegan; DeMarban, Alex (October 16, 2018). "Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns following "inappropriate comments"". Anchorage Daily News.

External links

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