# Electoral history of Sarah Palin

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Electoral history of Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska (2006–2009) and Republican vice presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election.

## National elections

2008 United States presidential election
* Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) – 69,498,516 (53%) and 365 electoral votes (28 states, NE-02, and D.C. carried)
* John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) – 59,948,323 (46%) and 173 electoral votes (22 states carried)

## Alaska statewide races

2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | First Choice | First Choice | First Choice | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mary Peltola (incumbent) | 128,553 | 48.77% | +202 | 128,755 | 48.66% | +1,031 | 129,786 | 49.22% | +7,477 | 137,263 | 54.96% |
| | Republican | Sarah Palin | 67,866 | 25.74% | +464 | 68,330 | 25.82% | +1,069 | 69,399 | 26.32% | +43,072 | 112,471 | 45.04% |
| | Republican | Nick Begich | 61,513 | 23.33% | +992 | 62,505 | 23.62% | +1,994 | 64,499 | 24.46% | −64,499 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Libertarian | Chris Bye | 4,570 | 1.73% | +429 | 4,999 | 1.89% | −4,999 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,108 | 0.42% | 1,108 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 263,610 | 263,610 | 263,610 | 264,589 | 264,589 | 264,589 | 263,684 | 263,684 | 263,684 | 249,734 | 249,734 |
| Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | 2,208 | 2,208 | +905 | 3,113 | 3,113 | +13,950 | 17,063 | 17,063 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mary Peltola | 75,799 | 39.57% | +15,467 | 91,266 | 51.48% |
| | Republican | Sarah Palin | 58,973 | 30.79% | +27,053 | 86,026 | 48.52% |
| | Republican | Nick Begich | 53,810 | 28.09% | −52,536 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,974 | 1.55% | −2,974 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 191,556 | 100.00% | | 177,423 | 92.62% |
| Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | Inactive ballots | 0 | 0.00% | +14,133 | 14,133 | 7.38% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
2006 Gubernatorial Election, Alaska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Sarah Palin / Sean Parnell | 114,697 | 48.33 | −7.6 |
| | Democratic | Tony Knowles / Ethan Berkowitz | 97,238 | 40.97 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Andrew Halcro / Fay Von Gemmingen | 22,443 | 9.46 | n/a |
| | Independence | Don Wright / Douglas L. Welton | 1,285 | 0.54 | −0.4 |
| | Libertarian | Billy Toien / Robert D. Mirabal | 682 | 0.29 | −0.2 |
| | Green | David Massie | 593 | 0.25 | −1.0 |
| | Write-in candidates | | 384 | 0.16 | +0.1 |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 17,459 | 7.36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 238,307 | 51.1 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
Alaska Republican Gubernatorial Primary Election, 2006 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sarah Palin | Sarah Palin | 51,443 | 50.59 |
| John Binkley | John Binkley | 30,349 | 29.84 |
| Frank Murkowski (incumbent) | Frank Murkowski (incumbent) | 19,412 | 19.09 |
| Gerald Heikes | Gerald Heikes | 280 | 0.28 |
| Merica Hlatcu | Merica Hlatcu | 211 | 0.21 |
Alaska Republican Lieutenant Gubernatorial Primary Election, 2002 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Loren Leman | Loren Leman | 21,076 | 29.34 |
| Sarah Palin | Sarah Palin | 19,114 | 26.61 |
| Robin L. Taylor | Robin L. Taylor | 16,053 | 22.35 |
| Gail Phillips | Gail Phillips | 13,804 | 19.22 |
| Paul Wieler | Paul Wieler | 1,777 | 2.47 |

## Wasilla mayoral races

Wasilla, Alaska Mayoral Election, 1999 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sarah Palin (incumbent) | Sarah Palin (incumbent) | 909 | 73.6 |
| John Stein | John Stein | 292 | 23.6 |
| Cliff Silvers | Cliff Silvers | 32 | 2.6 |
Wasilla, Alaska Mayoral Election, 1996 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sarah Palin | Sarah Palin | 651 | 57.6 |
| John Stein (incumbent) | John Stein (incumbent) | 440 | 38.9 |
| Cliff Silvers | Cliff Silvers | 36 | 3.5 |

## Wasilla City Council races

Wasilla, Alaska City Council Election, Seat E, 1995 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sarah Palin (incumbent) | Sarah Palin (incumbent) | 413 | 68.4 |
| R'nita Rogers | R'nita Rogers | 185 | 30.6 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 6 | 1.0 |
Wasilla, Alaska City Council Election, Seat E, 1992 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sarah Palin | Sarah Palin | 530 | 54.9 |
| John Hartrick | John Hartrick | 310 | 32.1 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 125 | 13.0 |