Unalaskans support write-in candidate


Wednesday, November 03 2010
Unalaska, AK – Through the early morning, the Division of Elections tallied ballots from across the state. Here in Unalaska, the precinct's votes were counted by 8:15. Here are the local results:
651 people voted in Unalaska yesterday - a higher turnout than last month's municipal election.
In the Senate race, 290 write-in votes were cast, many of which were likely for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who lost her primary in August. Democrat Scott McAdams came in second place with 161 votes. Republican nominee Joe Miller received 151 votes. Sixteen votes were cast for third party candidates. Statewide, write-in candidates received 41% of the vote, and Miller came in second with 34%.
Unalaskans favored 19-term incumbent Don Young by an almost two-to-one margin in the United States House race. The Republican congressman received 414 votes, while Democrat Harry Crawford got 220 votes. Young also won at the statewide level.
Republicans Sean Parnell and Mead Treadwell received the greatest support for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor. Their ticket received 326 votes, while the Democratic gubernatorial ticket of Ethan Berkowitz and Diane Benson received 260 votes. Alaska Independence Party candidate Donald Wright received 28 votes. Parnell and Treadwell also won at the state level.
State legislators Lyman Hoffman and Bryce Edgmon, both Democrats, were in uncontested races. Hoffman received 487 votes, with 23 write-ins. Edgmon received 493 votes, with 21 write-ins.
Unalaska kept with the rest of the state in supporting both bonding measures. Proposition A concerned a $600 million bond to guarantee mortgages for veterans - 408 Unalaskans voted in favor, and 178 voted against. Proposition B would bond for $400 million for the purpose of constructing educational facilities - it received 456 yes votes and 134 no's.
Ballot Measure 1, which would have expanded the state legislature did not ultimately pass, but it did receive majority support in Unalaska. Here, 330 voters supported it, while 260 did not.
Each state judge received majority support in Unalaska, as they did across the state.
The state's election results have still not been certified.