- Governor:1
- Senators: 2 (Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
- 2020 Census: 736,081 (0.22% of 331,797,979
- 2024, 2028 Electors: 3 (0.56% of 538)
- 2022-2030 Representatives: 1 (0.23% of 435)
- 2010 Census: 721,523 (0.23% of 309,785,186)
- 2012, 2016, 2020 Electors: 3 (0.56% of 538)
- 2012-2020 Representatives: 1 (0.23% of 435)
- Capital: Juneau
Current Alaska Statewide Office Holders
Official Name/Status All States
- The STATE of Alaska
- Status: STATE of the Union
- Organized as a Territory: 24 August 1912. 37 Stat. 512; previously, the "District" of Alaska as of 17 May 1884; originally formally annexed by the United States via Treaty with the Russian Empire, 30 March 1867
- Admitted to the Union as a State: 3 January 1959 upon Proclamation by President Dwight Eisenhower (73 Stat. c16)
- The 49th state.
Traditional Sections and Regions All States
- Section: WEST
- Region: Pacific
- Survey: Public Domain
Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions
- Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 7 July 1958 [72 Stat. 339: recognizing a State government already formed]
Executive Branch All States
- Chief Executive
- GOVERNOR
- Successor to a Vacancy
- Lieutenant Governor (1959--) [under State's 1st Constitution]
- Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States
- Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
- Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor
Legislative Branch All States
- Legislature
- LEGISLATURE (1912--) [as both a Territory and a State]
- Upper House
- Senate (1912--) [as both a Territory and a State]
- Lower House
- House of Representatives (1912--) [as both a Territory and a State]
Judicial Branch All States
- Court of Last Resort
- Supreme Court (1960--) Constitutional Court [FOR: statewide]
- Intermediate Appellate Court
- Court of Appeals (1980--) Statutory Court [FOR: statewide]
- General Trial Jurisdiction
- District Court (1884-1959) Constitutional Court [FOR: entire District(-1912-)Territory]
- Superior Court (1959--) Constitutional Court [FOR: borough or equivalent]
- Limited Jurisdiction
- Municipal Court (1912-1959) Statutory Court [FOR: municipality]
- District Court (1959--) Statutory Court [FOR: judicial district]
- Magistrate Court (1960--) Statutory Court [FOR: municipality]
- Special Jurisdiction
- Commissioners' Court (1900-1959) Constitutional Court [FOR: entire District(-1912-) Territory]
Local Government All States
- PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
- Incorporated Municipalities All States
- City [Separated from MCD: ---, Population requirement(s): none, Form(s) of government: Mayor/Council]
Key Statewide / Federal Officials All States
Statutory Election Information All States
- General Election All States
- Tuesday after 1st Monday in November of every even-numbered year [AK Statutes 15.15.020]
(NOTE: Article V, Section 5 of the AK Constitution sets the 2nd Tuesday in October of every even-numbered year as the General Election date but also allows that "the month and day may be changed by law" [and so it has been!])
- Tuesday after 1st Monday in November of every even-numbered year [AK Statutes 15.15.020]
- Presidential Primary All States
- State Primary All States
- Polling times All States
Links Links to other web sites. These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes.
- Election Authority. All States
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- Democratic
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- Third Party
- Alaska Constitution Party
- Alaska Libertarian Party
- Alaskan Independence Party
- Green Party of Alaska. 11 January 2021: Green Party National Committee decertifies the Alaska Green Party due to the Alaska affiliate's declining to place the Green Party of the United States presidential nominees on the Alaska ballot.
- Justice Party of Alaska
- The Unity Party of Alaska
- The Unity Party of Alaska
- Media & others
- alaskapublic.org - APRN - Alaska Public Telecommunications -Anchorage
- Anchorage Daily News
- Homer Tribune - Homer
- Juneau Empire
- Ketchikan Daily News
- Kodiak Daily Mirror
- KTUU TV - NBC - Anchorage
- KUAC FM - NPR/PBS - Fairbanks
- Nome Nugget
- Petersburg Pilot
- Politics1.com - Alaska
- The Alaska Star - Eagle River
- The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman - Wasilla
- The Peninsula Clarion - Kenai
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