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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.

1 National elections
2 Alaska statewide races
3 Wasilla mayoral races
4 Wasilla City Council races
5 See also
6 References

National elections

United States presidential election, 2008 ^[1]

Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) - 66,882,230 (53%) and 365 electoral votes (28 states, NE-02, and D.C. carried)
John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) - 58,343,671 (46%) and 173 electoral votes (22 states carried)

Alaska statewide races

2006 Gubernatorial Election, Alaska
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
	Alaskan 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			17,459	7.36
Turnout			238,307	51.1
	Republican hold		Swing	4.0

Alaska Republican Gubernatorial Primary Election, 2006
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Sarah Palin	51,443	50.59%
John Binkley	30,349	29.84%
Frank Murkowski (incumbent)	19,412	19.09%
Gerald Heikes	280	0.28%
Merica Hlatcu	211	0.21%

Alaska Republican Lieutenant Gubernatorial Primary Election, 2002^[2]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Loren Leman	21,076	29.34%
Sarah Palin	19,114	26.61%
Robin L. Taylor	16,053	22.35%
Gail Phillips	13,804	19.22%
Paul Wieler	1,777	2.47%

Wasilla mayoral races

Wasilla, Alaska Mayoral Election, 1999^[3]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Sarah Palin (incumbent)	909	73.6%
John Stein	292	23.6%
Cliff Silvers	32	2.6%

Wasilla, Alaska Mayoral Election, 1996^[4]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Sarah Palin	651	57.6%
John Stein (incumbent)	440	38.9%
Cliff Silvers	36	3.5%

Wasilla City Council races

Wasilla, Alaska City Council Election, Seat E, 1995^[5]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Sarah Palin (incumbent)	413	68.4%
R'nita Rogers	185	30.6%
Write-ins	6	1.0%

Wasilla, Alaska City Council Election, Seat E, 1992^[6]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Sarah Palin	530	54.9%
John Hartrick	310	32.1%
Write-ins	125	13.0%

References

^ "President – Election Center 2008". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
^ "State of Alaska Primary Election - August 27, 2002: Official Results". Division of Elections. The Office of Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell. 2002-09-18. http://www.ltgov.state.ak.us/elections/02prim/data/results.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
^ "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 5, 1999: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1999-10-05. http://www.cityofwasilla.com/index.aspx?page=61. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
^ "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 1, 1996: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1996-10-01. http://www.cityofwasilla.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=453. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
^ "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 3, 1995: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1995-10-03. http://www.cityofwasilla.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=452.
^ "City of Wasilla Municipal Election – October 6, 1992: Official Results". City Clerk. City of Wasilla. 1992-10-06. http://www.cityofwasilla.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=451.

Sarah Palin

Political office	Early political career · Governor of Alaska · Resignation as Governor · Political positions

Campaigns	Electoral history · Alaska gubernatorial election, 2006 · McCain-Palin 2008

Media coverage	Public image and reception · Katie Couric interviews

Family	Todd Palin (husband) · Bristol Palin (daughter) · Levi Johnston (father of grandson)

Books and other media	Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down · Going Rogue: An American Life · Going Rouge: Sarah Palin An American Nightmare · Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime · Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin · Who's Nailin' Paylin?

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