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Wyoming and Alaska Primaries Discussion Thread

Posted: 21 Aug 2018 06:55 AM PDT

Wyoming

Wyoming's primary election concludes Aug. 21 as voters decide who will advance to the November general election.

The highest-profile contest is the governor's race, where six Republican candidates are seeking the nomination.

Only one, Wyoming Treasurer Mark Gordon, is a currently in public office. The race also features three businessmen, Foster Friess, Sam Galeotos and Bill Dahlin, and attorney, Harriet Hageman, and a physician, Taylor Haynes.

Two Democrats, Kenneth R. Casner and Mary A. Throne, are vying for their party's nomination for governor.

Incumbent Gov.Matt Mead, a Republican, has served two terms and is term-limited.

Of the past 10 governors in Wyoming, five have been Democrats, and five have been Republicans.

At the federal level, Congresswoman Liz Cheney is facing challenges from two other Republicans, Blake E. Stanley and Rod Miller. Two Democrats, Greg Hunter and Travis Helm, are seeking their party's nod.

U.S. Sen. John Barrasso is favored against five challengers in his bid for re-election. The victor advances to face Democrat Gary Trauner in the fall.

Polling places in Wyoming are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Absentee ballots must be received by the county clerk no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day, delivered either by mail or in person. Click here to find your local polling place: https://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/PollPlace/Default.aspx

Alaska

Alaska is headed toward an unusually competitive primary in just over three weeks. And that competition is mostly within the Republican Party.

The 2018 Alaska gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Incumbent Governor Bill Walker is running for re-election to a second term again as an Independent candidate.

At the top of the ticket, both of the competitive primaries for governor and lieutenant governor are in the Republican Party. There are seven Republican candidates to be governor and six from the party running to be lieutenant governor.

Most of the attention right now is focused on the leading candidates for governor: former Wasilla Sen. Mike Dunleavy and former Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell of Anchorage. Dunleavy has built up a lead, according to polls. Treadwell is trying to make up ground, arguing that he's better qualified.

Candidates from the Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence Party appear on the same ballot, with the highest-placed candidate from each party receiving that party's nomination. In the primaries for recognized political parties, candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor run separately.

The winners of each respective primary for Governor and Lieutenant Governor then become a joint ticket in the general election for their political party. In October 2017 the AKDP sued for the right to allow non-Democrats to compete for and win the Democratic nomination, which was ultimately decided in their favor in April 2018. This move was widely thought to benefit incumbent Gov. Bill Walker, to foreclose the possibility of a Democratic nominee splitting the vote with Walker against a Republican nominee. However with the entry of former Senator Mark Begich into the race, Walker withdrew from the Democratic primary and forged ahead with a fully independent bid for reelection.

In the House, there are 109 primary candidates running, the most since 1996. Twenty-four of the 29 competitive primaries in the Senate and the House are on the Republican side.

This election is for all Alaskans who are registered to vote to decide which candidates will be on the ballot in November's general election for the offices of U.S. Representative, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Senate and State House.

This election is in person at your local polling place, even for Anchorage residents. (Go to https://myvoterinformation.alaska.gov/ to look up your polling place). Polling places are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. You can also vote early or absentee.

The deadline to update your voter registration for the Primary election is July 22.

There are two ballot selections (you may only vote one): Democratic, Libertarian, Alaska Independence party candidates will be on one ballot that any registered voter can vote, regardless of registered party. Republican party candidates will be on a ballot that Republican, Undeclared and Nonpartisan registered voters can select.

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Posted: 21 Aug 2018 07:49 AM PDT