2022 Alaska gubernatorial election

2022 Alaska gubernatorial election
Turnout	44.40%
	Dunleavy: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Gara: 40–50%; Walker: 30–40% 40–50%
Governor before election; Mike Dunleavy; Republican	Elected Governor ; Mike Dunleavy; Republican

The 2022 Alaska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Alaska. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy won re-election to a second term, becoming the first Republican governor to be re-elected to a second term since Jay Hammond in 1978 and the first governor, regardless of political affiliation, to be re-elected to a second term since Tony Knowles in 1998.^[1]

Following voter approval of Ballot Measure 2 during the 2020 Alaska elections, this was the first gubernatorial election in Alaska held under the new election process. All candidates ran in a nonpartisan blanket top-four primary on August 16, 2022,^[2] and the top four candidates advanced to the general election.^[3]

In addition to Dunleavy, Democratic former state representative Les Gara, Independent former governor Bill Walker, and Republican Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor Charlie Pierce advanced to the general election.^[4] In the general election, Dunleavy received the majority of votes in the first round, preventing an instant runoff.

^ Bohrer, Becky (November 25, 2022). "Mike Dunleavy is 1st Alaska governor reelected since '98". Associated Press. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
^ "Alaska Division of Elections, Primary Election Info". Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
^ Kitchenman, Andrew (November 18, 2020). "Alaska will have a new election system: Voters pass Ballot Measure 2". KTOO (FM). Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ "Live Alaska Governor Election Results 2022 – NBC News". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

[1] Bohrer, Becky (November 25, 2022). "Mike Dunleavy is 1st Alaska governor reelected since '98". Associated Press. Retrieved November 25, 2022.

[2] "Alaska Division of Elections, Primary Election Info". Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[3] Kitchenman, Andrew (November 18, 2020). "Alaska will have a new election system: Voters pass Ballot Measure 2". KTOO (FM). Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

[4] "Live Alaska Governor Election Results 2022 – NBC News". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

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