2022 United States Senate election in Alaska
The 2022 United States Senate election in Alaska will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Alaska.
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Incumbent three-term Republican U.S. senator Lisa Murkowski is seeking a fourth full term.[1] Due to her opposition to some of his initiatives, President Donald Trump has pledged to campaign against Murkowski, whether he himself is in office or not at the time, implicitly endorsing a primary challenge in the process.[2]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Lisa Murkowski, incumbent U.S. senator[1]
Potential
- Laura Ingraham, Fox News host[3]
- Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008[4]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Potential
References
- "FEC Form 2: Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). FEC. May 25, 2017.
- https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/04/trump-murkowski-campaign-mattis-302308
- "Laura Ingraham, Fox News host, teases run against Sen. Lisa Murkowski over SCOTUS stance". AP NEWS. October 6, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- Joel Shannon (October 5, 2018). "'I can see 2022 from my house': Palin taunts Murkowski ahead of Kavanaugh vote". USA Today.
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