Political party strength in Alaska

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

  • Governor, including pre-statehood governors, who were appointed by the U.S. president and usually of the same political party; and
  • Lieutenant Governor

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.

The parties are as follows:

  •   Alaskan Independence (A)
  •   Democratic (D)
  • Home Rule (H)
  •   Independent (I)
  • Independent Democrat (ID)
  • Independent Republican (IR)
  • Libertarian (L)
  • No Party (N)
  • Progressive (P)
  • Progressive Democrat (PD)
  • Progressive Home Rule (PH)
  •   Republican (R)
  •   a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials
YearExecutive officesState Legislature[1]United States CongressElectoral College
GovernorLt. GovernorSenateHouseHouseSenate (Class 2)Senate (Class 3)
1884 John Kinkead (R) no such office no such bodies no such office no such offices no electoral votes
1885 Alfred P. Swineford (D)
1886
1887
1888
1889 Lyman Enos Knapp (R)
1890
1891
1892
1893 James Sheakley (D)
1894
1895
1896
1897 John G. Brady (R)
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906 Wilford B. Hoggatt (R) Frank H. Waskey (D)[2]
1907 Thomas Cale (I)[2]
1908
1909 Walter Eli Clark (R) James Wickersham (R)[2]
1910
1911
1912
1913 J. F. A. Strong (D) 3N, 2D, 1I, 1N+R, 1R 8N, 2R, 1D, 1I, 1IR, 1N+I, 1PH, 1 vacancy
1914
1915 3D, 3N, 1I, 1P 7N, 3D, 3I, 1H, 1ID, 1R
1916
1917 3D, 2N, 1IR, 1P, 1R, 7D, 6R, 2I, 1PD Charles A. Sulzer (D)[2][3]
1918 Thomas Riggs, Jr. (D)
1919 5D, 2N, 1IR 11D, 4R, 1I James Wickersham (R)[2]
Charles A. Sulzer (D)[2][4]
vacant
1920
George B. Grigsby (D)[2][3]
1921 Scott C. Bone (R) 4D, 3R, 1IR 11R, 2I, 1D, 1ID, 1IR James Wickersham (R)[2]
Daniel Sutherland (R)[2]
1922
1923 5R, 2I, 1D 11R, 4I, 1D
1924
1925 George A. Parks (R) 4R, 2D, 2I 9R, 4D, 2I, 1R+I
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)[2]
4R, 3D, 1 vacancy[5]
1932
1933 John Weir Troy (D) 6D, 2R 12D, 4R Anthony Dimond (D)[2]
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)[2]
1946
1947 9D, 7R 13R, 11D
1948
1949 19D, 5R
1950
1951 14D, 10R
1952
1953 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 William A. Egan (D) Hugh Wade (D) 18D, 2R 34D, 5R, 1I Ralph J. Rivers (D)[6] Bob Bartlett (D)[4] Ernest Gruening (D)
1960 Richard Nixon and Henry Lodge, Jr. (R) N
1961 13D, 7R 20D, 19R, 1I
1962
1963 15D, 5R 20D, 20R[7]
1964 Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey (D) Y
1965 17D, 3R 30D, 10R
1966
vacant
1967 Wally Hickel (R)[8] Keith H. Miller (R) 14R, 6D 26R, 14D
Howard W. Pollock (R)
1968 Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew (R) Y
Ted Stevens (R)[9]
1969 11R, 9D 22D, 18R Mike Gravel (D)
Keith H. Miller (R)[10] Robert W. Ward (R)[10]
1970
1971 William A. Egan (D) H. A. Boucher (D) 10D, 10R[11] 31D, 9R Nick Begich (D)[4]
1972
vacant
1973 11R, 9D 20D, 19R, 1N[12][13]
Don Young (R)
1974
1975 Jay Hammond (R) Lowell Thomas, Jr. (R) 13D, 7R 30D, 9R, 1I
1976 Gerald Ford and Bob Dole (R) N
1977 12D, 8R 25D, 15R
1978
1979 Terry Miller (R) 11R, 9D 25D, 14R, 1L
1980 Ronald Reagan and George H. Bush (R) Y
1981 10D, 10R[14] 22D, 16R, 2L Frank Murkowski (R)[15][16]
[17]
1982
1983 Bill Sheffield (D) Steve McAlpine (D) 11R, 9D[14] 20D, 20R[7]
1984
1985 11R, 9D 21D, 18R, 1L
1986
1987 Steve Cowper (D) 12R, 8D 24D, 16R
1988 George H. Bush and Dan Quayle (R) Y
1989
1990
1991 Wally Hickel (A) Jack Coghill (A) 10D, 10R[11] 23D, 17R
1992 George H. Bush and Dan Quayle (R) N
1993 10R, 9D, 1ID[11] 20D, 18R, 1A, 1I[18]
1994
Wally Hickel (R) 21D, 18R, 1I[19]
1995 Tony Knowles (D) Fran Ulmer (D) 12R, 7D, 1ID 22R, 17D, 1I
1996 Bob Dole and Jack Kemp (R) N
1997 14R, 6D 25R, 15D
1998
1999 15R, 5D 26R, 14D
2000 George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (R) Y
2001 14R, 6D 27R, 13D
2002
2003 Frank Murkowski (R) Loren Leman (R) 12R, 8D[20] Lisa Murkowski (R)[21]
2004
2005 26R, 14D
2006
2007 Sarah Palin (R)[15] Sean Parnell (R) 11R, 9D[22] 23R, 17D
2008 John McCain and Sarah Palin (R) N
2009 Sean Parnell (R)[10] Craig Campbell (R)[21] 10R, 10D[23] 22R, 18D Mark Begich (D)
2010
2011 Mead Treadwell (R) 24R, 16D[24]
2012 Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (R) N
2013 13R, 7D[25] 26R, 14D[24]
2014
2015 Bill Walker (I) Byron Mallott (D)[15][26] 14R, 6D[27] 23R, 16D, 1I[24] Dan Sullivan (R)
2016 Donald Trump and Mike Pence (R) Y
2017 21R, 17D, 2I[28]
2018 Valerie Davidson (D)[10]
2019 Mike Dunleavy (R) Kevin Meyer (R) 12R, 7D[27] 23R, 15D, 2I[29]
2020
YearGovernorLt. GovernorSenateHouseHouseSenate (Class 2)Senate (Class 3)Electoral College
Executive officesState LegislatureUnited States Congress

See also

Notes
  1. Legislatures listed from 1913-1958 were territorial legislatures, which were elected bodies.
  2. Territorial delegate.
  3. Election successfully contested.
  4. Died in office.
  5. A Democratic senator died 17 days after the legislative session began. The seat was left vacant. The legislature continued with a Democratic Senate president.
  6. Resigned following electoral defeat.
  7. Elected a Republican House Speaker.
  8. Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.
  9. First elected in special election.
  10. Ascended to office upon resignation of predecessor.
  11. Elected a Republican Senate President.
  12. Led by a coalition with a Republican House speaker, Tom Fink.
  13. 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.
  14. Elected a Democratic Senate president.
  15. Resigned.
  16. Resigned December 2, 2002 to take office as Governor of Alaska.
  17. The Democratic Speaker who led 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, however. The coalition led by Hayes was preserved in a slightly different form in the next Legislature, as well. p. 59-62
  18. Led by a coalition with a Republican House Speaker, Ramona L. Barnes. p. 71-72
  19. The representative elected under the AIP, Carl E. Moses, switched his party affiliation to Democratic on May 24, 1994, shortly after Hickel's party switch. The coalition that elected the Republican Speaker stayed in place, however.
  20. One senator was elected under the Republican Moderate Party, but switched his party affiliation to Republican before the actual start of his term.
  21. Appointed to fill vacancy.
  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. Four Democrats caucus with the Republicans.
  25. Two Democrats caucus with the Republican majority.
  26. Zak, Annie; Hanlon, Tegan; DeMarban, Alex (October 16, 2018). "Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns following "inappropriate comments"". Anchorage Daily News.
  27. One Democrat caucuses with the Republican majority.
  28. Three Republicans and both Independents caucus with the Democrats to form a governing coalition.
  29. Six Republicans and both Independents caucus with the Democrats to form a governing coalition.
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