| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 2 | Andrew Halcro - Electoral history |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Republican | Sarah Palin | 114,697 | 48.33 | 7.6 |
| 5 | - | Democratic | Tony Knowles | 97,238 | 40.97 | +0.3 |
| 6 | - | Independent | Andrew Halcro | 22,443 | 9.46 | n/a |
| 7 | - | Alaskan Independence | Don Wright | 1,285 | 0.54 | 0.4 |
| 8 | - | Libertarian | Billy Toien | 682 | 0.29 | 0.2 |
| 9 | - | Green | David Massie | 593 | 0.25 | 1.0 |
| 10 | - | Write-in candidate | Write-in votes | 384 | 0.16 | +0.1 |
| 11 | Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 17,459 | 7.36 | - |
| 12 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 238,307 | 51.1 | - |
| 13 | - | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | 7.6 | - |

Question: Who were the top two candidates in the 2006 Alaska Gubernatorial Election, and what percentage of the vote did they each earn, respectively?
Answer: Republican nominee Sarah Palin won the election with 114,697 votes (48.33 percent) and Tony Knowles finished second with 40.97 percent.