2022 Alaska General Election Story (Governor)

A head to head comparison of the Alaska 2022 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Mike Dunleavy received 76.2k (40.4 %) votes, beating Les Gara who gained 43.5k (23.1 %) by 32.7k votes in Alaska.

Bill Walker won 6 counties out of the 40 counties that make up Alaska. The record shows that Mike Dunleavy won 30 counties.

During the 2022 general elections, over 189k total number of votes were cast. Les Gara got 43,511 (44k) over Mike Dunleavy 76,248 (76k). He won the popular vote by 43,511 (44k). His victory in the State of Alaska (with 43,511 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (Election District 30, Election District 9 and Election District 24), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

Election District 30, Election District 9 and Election District 24, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Mike Dunleavy, giving him a 3k vote advantage.