2020 United States presidential election in Alaska information
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Election in Alaska
2020 United States presidential election in Alaska
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November 3, 2020
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Turnout
60.67%
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Donald Trump
Joe Biden
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Running mate
Mike Pence
Kamala Harris
Electoral vote
3
0
Popular vote
189,951
153,778
Percentage
52.83%
42.77%
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40–50%
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70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Biden
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50–60%
60–70%
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90–100%
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The 2020 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated.[1] Alaska voters chose three electors[2] to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Mike Pence, against Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, United States Senator Kamala Harris of California. The Libertarian, Green, Constitution, and Alliance Party nominees were also on the ballot, as was an Independent candidate.
Prior to the election, 13 of 14 news organizations making predictions considered this a state Trump would win, or otherwise a red state. Since it was admitted into the Union in 1959, Alaska has voted for the Republican nominee in every single election except 1964[3] in Lyndon B. Johnson's nationwide landslide, when he carried it with 65.91% of the vote.[4] However, some analysts believed Alaska could be competitive based on polling.[5][6]
Despite not being a swing state, Alaska was one of the last states to be called; the state did not start counting absentee ballots or early votes that were cast after October 29 until November 10.[7] Mail-in votes only had to be received by November 13 for them to be counted, and counting had to be completed by November 18.[8] As a result, Alaska was called for Trump on November 11.[9] He won the state by 10.06%, the closest margin in the state since 1992. Biden received the highest percentage of the vote for a Democrat in the state since 1964. It was also the second time a Democrat won over 40% of the vote in the state since 1968, the first being Barack Obama in 2012.[10]
Alaska shifted 4.67% to the Democratic nominee compared to the 2016 election. The state ultimately weighed in as 14.51 percentage points more Republican than the national average in 2020. Biden was the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Anchorage since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and the first Democrat to receive a majority in Haines Borough since 1964.
^Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^"Distribution of Electoral Votes". National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^Savicki, Drew (May 4, 2020). "The Road to 270: Alaska". 270toWin. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^Guthrie, Benjamin J.; Roberts, Ralph R. (August 15, 1965). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^Cohn, Nate (October 16, 2020). "Alaska Is More Competitive, but Republicans Still Lead". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^Solender, Andrew (October 31, 2020). "Biden Competitive In Alaska? Republicans Fret Over Trump Odds In Once-Reliable Red States". Forbes. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^Durkee, Alison (November 5, 2020). "Here's Why Alaska Hasn't Been Called Yet". Forbes. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^Rakich, Nathaniel; Mejía, Elena (October 30, 2020). "When To Expect Election Results In Every State". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^"Trump wins Alaska after losing U.S. presidency to Biden: Edison Research". Reuters. November 11, 2020. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
^Guthrie, Benjamin J. (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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