Will Lisa Murkowski Be Running for Senate in Alaska Again

Course III U.S. Senate election in Alaska

2022 United States Senate election in Alaska

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Incumbent U.South. senator Lisa Murkowski Republican

The 2022 U.s.a. Senate election in Alaska will be held on November viii, 2022. Incumbent three-term Republican U.Southward. Senator Lisa Murkowski is running for reelection to a quaternary term.

Following voter approval of Ballot Measure two during the 2020 elections in Alaska, this will be the start U.S. Senate election in Alaska held under a new election process. All candidates will run in a nonpartisan blanket chief on August xvi, 2022,^[1] from which the top iv candidates will advance to the general election. Voters will and then use ranked voting during the general election.^[2]

Due to Murkowski's opposition to some of his initiatives and her vote for confidence following his second impeachment trial, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to campaign against Murkowski in 2022.^{[three] [4]} On March sixteen, 2021, the Alaska Republican Party voted to censure Murkowski and appear that they would recruit a Republican challenger in the 2022 election wheel.^{[5] [half dozen]}

Murkowski survived a main defeat in 2010^[7] by winning the general ballot as a write-in candidate, condign one of only two U.Southward. senators in history to have done and so.^{[eight] [9]}

Candidates [edit]

Republican Party [edit]

Declared [edit]

• Sam Little, musician, truck driver, National Baby-sit veteran and candidate for governor in 2010^[ten]
• Lisa Murkowski, incumbent U.S. Senator (2002–present)^[11]
• John Schiess ^[12]
• Kendall L. Shorkey ^[12]
• Karl Speights, retired USAF officeholder and Trump entrada advisor^[10]
• Kelly Tshibaka, one-time commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration^[13]

Publicly expressed involvement [edit]

• Bob Lochner, mechanic and candidate for U.Due south. Senate in 2016^[xiv]

Declined [edit]

• Mike Dunleavy, governor of Alaska (2018–present) (running for re-election)^{[15] [sixteen]}
• Sarah Palin, onetime governor of Alaska (2006–2009) and nominee for vice president of the U.s.a. in 2008^[17] (running for U.S. House of Representatives)

Autonomous Party [edit]

Withdrew [edit]

• Elvi Gray-Jackson, state senator for Commune I (2019–present); member of the Anchorage Assembly (2008–2017)^{[18] [19]} (running for re-election)^[20]

Potential [edit]

• Edgar Blatchford, professor, former mayor of Seward, and 2-time Senate candidate^[21]
• Mark Begich, former U.S. Senator (2009–2015)^[21]

Libertarian Political party [edit]

Filed paperwork [edit]

• Sean Thorne, veteran^[22]

Alaskan Independence Party [edit]

Declared [edit]

• Dustin Darden, city maintenance worker and perennial candidate^[ten]
• Joe Stephens^[23]

Potential [edit]

• John Howe, machinist and nominee for U.South. Senate in 2020^[21]

Independents [edit]

Alleged [edit]

• Dave Darden, perennial candidate^[23]
• Sid Colina, political gadfly and candidate for U.Southward. Senate in 2014^[23]
• Jeremy Keller, television personality^[12]
• Huhnkie Lee, chaser, ground forces veteran and Republican candidate for Alaska Senate in 2020^[x]

Withdrawn [edit]

• Al Gross, orthopedic surgeon, commercial fisherman, son of one-time Alaska Chaser Full general Avrum Gross, and candidate for U.Southward. Senate in 2020^[24] (running for U.S. House of Representatives)

Candidates ^[a]

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Endorsements [edit]

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Executive branch officials

• George W. Bush-league, 43rd President of the Us (2001–2009)^[25]
• Jeff Flake, United states of america Ambassador to Turkey (2022-present) and former U.Due south. Senator from Arizona (2013–2019)^[26]

U.S. Senators

• John Barrasso, U.S. Senator from Wyoming (2007–nowadays)^[27]
• Susan Collins, U.Southward. Senator from Maine (1997–nowadays)^[28]
• Joni Ernst, U.S. Senator from Iowa (2015–present)^[29]
• John Thune, U.S. Senator from South Dakota (2005–nowadays)^[30]
• Joe Manchin, U.Due south. Senator from West Virginia (2010–present) (Autonomous) ^[31]
• Mitch McConnell, U.S Senator from Kentucky (1985–present), Senate Minority Leader (2021–present, 2007–2015), and erstwhile Senate Majority Leader (2015–2021)^[32]
• Rick Scott, U.South. Senator from Florida (2019–present) and 45th Governor of Florida (2011–2019)^[33]
• Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senator from Alaska (2015–present)^[34]

State legislators

• Gary Stevens, state senator^[35]
• Bryce Edgmon, state representative (Independent) ^[35]
• Dan Ortiz, state representative (Independent) ^[35]
• Zack Fields, state representative (Democratic) ^[35]
• Natasha von Imhof, country senator^[36]
• Louise Stutes, state representative, Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives^[36]
• Adam Wool, state representative (Autonomous) ^[36]
• Neal Foster, state representative (Democratic) ^[36]

Political activity committees

• Senate Leadership Fund^[37]

Organizations

• National Republican Senatorial Commission^[33]
• Renew America Movement^[38]
• Pro-Israel America^[39]

Kelly Tshibaka (R)

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)^[forty]
• Justin R. Clark, former Manager of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (2017–2018) and the Office of Public Liaison (2018)^[41]
• Bill Stepien, sometime White House Managing director of Political Affairs (2017–2018)^[41]

Individuals

• Tuckerman Babcock, political strategist and former chair of the Alaska Republican Party (2016–2018)^[42]
• Corey Lewandowski, political operative, lobbyist, political commentator, and author^[41]
• Brad Parscale, senior adviser for data and digital operations for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign^[41]
• Donald Trump Jr, businessman and son of former President Donald Trump^[43]

Organizations

• Alaska Republican Party^[44]
• Maggie'southward List^[45]
• Oil and Gas Workers' Association^[46]

Main ballot [edit]

Polling [edit]

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of fault	Edgar Blatchford (D)	Al Gross (D/I)	John Howe (AIP)	Lisa Murkowski (R)	Kelly Tshibaka (R)	Undecided
Cygnal (R)[A]	March 29, 2021	500 (LV)	± iv.4%	three%	18%	half dozen%	xix%	34%	21%

General election [edit]

Predictions [edit]

Source	Ranking	Every bit of
The Melt Political Report[47]	Solid R	March 4, 2022
Within Elections[48]	Solid R	April one, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[49]	Safe R	March ane, 2022
Politico[l]	Probable R	April 1, 2022
RCP[51]	Probable R	Feb 24, 2022

Polling [edit]

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of fault	RCV count	Elvi Grey-Jackson (D)	Al Gross (D/I)	John Howe (AIP)	Joe Miller (L)	Lisa Murkowski (R)	Sarah Palin (R)	Kelly Tshibaka (R)	Other	Undecided
Cygnal (R)[A]	March xiv–16, 2022	500 (LV)	± four.2%	i	–	–	–	–	29%	–	45%	26%	–
				?	–	–	–	–	49%	–	51%	–	–
Alaska Survey Inquiry	October 22–27, 2021	969 (RV)	± 3.two%	i	22%	–			35%	20%	23%	–
				2	23%				42%	–	35%
				3	–				60%		40%
Alaska Survey Research	July 11–21, 2021	947 (LV)	± 3.2%	ane	nineteen%	–		18%	36%	–	27%	–
				two	21%			–	39%		40%
				3	–				55%		45%
Alter Research (D)[B]	May 22–25, 2021	ane,023 (LV)	± 3.1%	BA	–	25%	4%	–	19%	–	39%	1%[c]	12%
				3[d]		46%	–		–		54%	–	–

Notes [edit]

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2. ^ ^{a b} Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   5 – unclear
3. ^ Would non vote with i%
4. ^ Excluding undecided voters

Partisan clients

1. ^ ^{a b} This poll was sponsored past Kelly Tshibaka'due south entrada
2. ^ This poll was sponsored by 314 Action

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External links [edit]

Official entrada websites

• Elvi Grey-Jackson (D) for Senate
• Lisa Murkowski (R) for Senate
• Karl Speights (R) for Senate
• Sean Thorne (L) for Senate
• Kelly Tshibaka (R) for Senate

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