Democratic Governors Association enters governor’s race with $500,000 in TV ads against Dunleavy
The spending still lags far behind what Republican groups have put behind Dunleavy.
Inside the Numbers
Tracker poll puts Democrat Begich within 5 points of Republican Dunleavy after Gov. Walker halted his campaign
After ping-ponging back and forth with Gov. Bill Walker in the first three tracker polls conducted by pollster Ivan Moore of Alaska Survey Research, Mark…
Significant Figures: Total legislative fundraising nears $4 million
Reports covering the fundraising period between Aug. 12 and Oct. 5 were due to the Alaska Public Offices Commission last week. We downloaded the complete transaction reports for this analysis, dating back to the start of the race. Here’s what we found.
Alyse Galvin surpasses Rep. Don Young in total fundraising with nearly triple his total in latest report
Independent congressional candidate Alyse Galvin has more than some positive polling to be happy about in the final run to election day. The independent who’s…
Gov. Walker’s approval rating hits new low in national ranking of governors
Walker’s initial popularity took a nosedive after he vetoed part of the PFD.
Dunleavy tops latest fundraising reports—with $131,500 from the Alaska GOP
Editor’s note: It appears that every gubernatorial campaign has handled the transition from individual campaigns to a consolidated campaign a little differently. This means there’s…
Significant Figures: Key takeaways from the latest round of legislative campaign fundraising reports
Did Obama’s endorsement matter? Democrats take the lead in key races. Republicans get serious about a write-in. And other takeaways from the 30-day reports.
Tracker poll shows Walker and Begich switch places behind front-runner Dunleavy
The second in Alaska Survey Research/Ivan Moore’s tracker polling of the Alaska gubernatorial race was released today, showing that Republican Mike Dunleavy is still handily…
Women absolutely dominated Alaska’s local elections this week
When given the choice between a female and male candidate, Alaskans overwhelmingly went with the women.
The muddled Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor’s race could be decided by a fraction of previous race spending
The only serious candidate to come close to what’s being raised by current candidates lost by nearly 20 percentage points.