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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Dan Sullivan won Alaska's U.S. Senate race, defeating first-term incumbent Democrat Mark Begich.
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1. Mark Begich 2. Dan Sullivan a 3. Mark Fish 4. Ted Gianoutsos 5. Sid Hill(Write-in) August 19, 2014, primary results ADL Primary 1. Mark Begich - Incumbent a 2. William Bryk 3. Mark Fish 4. Scott Kohlhaas 5. Thom Walker a 6. Zachary Kile (Alaskan Independence Party) 7. Vic Kohring (Alaskan Independence Party) a Republican Primary 1. 1.1. John Jaramillo 1.2. Mead Treadwell- Lieutenant Governor 1.3. Joe Miller 1.4. Daniel S. Sullivan - Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner a Unaffiliated cand...
Withdrew
1. Vic Kohring - Kohring withdrew in early September and endorsed Dan Sullivan 2. Thom Walker - Walker withdrew from the race after winning the primary. He was replaced by Mark Fishon the general election ballot.
Rumored but did not run
1. Sarah Palin
Begich was a Democratic senator in a red state, making his seat one of the most vulnerable in 2014. The unpopularity of President Obama's healthcare mandate, combined with its poor implementation, was a major issue that Begich needed to overcome in order to win re-election. Sullivan, the Republican frontrunner throughout the race, won the primary e...
Most vulnerable seats
The Fiscal Times compiled a list of the seven most vulnerable Senate seats up for election in 2014. The seven included in the list were: Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia. Going into the 2014 election, all seven seats were held by Democrats. Early polling indicated that Gov. Sean Parnell (R) could have been Begich’s strongest opponent, but Parnell decided not to enter the race. The seat was considered a toss-up.
Washington Post top 10 races
According to an analysis by The Washington Post, the U.S. Senate election in Alaska was considered one of the top 10 Senate races of 2014. When Alaska attorney general Dan Sullivan entered the race in late 2013, the Republican primary field became even more murky.
Governor Sean Parnell decided to stay neutral in the Republican primary and did not endorse either his lieutenant governor, Mead Treadwell, or his former director of natural resources, Dan Sullivan. He stated, "I think both could be excellent U.S. senators, so I’ve chosen to stay out of taking an official position."
Begich released a radio ad on August 19, 2013, highlighting his opposition to the No Child Left Behind Act. The ad stated that the No Child Left Behind Actdoes not work with the diversity of Alaska's schools.
Pre-Primary
Begich maintained a fundraising edge over all Republican challengers in the weeks leading up to the primary. He had raised a grand total of $6,340,423 and had just over $2 million left on hand. Sullivan led the Republican field with just over $4 million in total contributions and just under $1 million on hand. Next up was Treadwell who had received $1.2 million in campaign contributions and reported $141,743 on hand.Miller trailed behind the rest of the candidates with $327,781 in total contr...
Mead Treadwell
**As of the Pre-Primary Report, Treadwell's campaign committee owed $248,445 in outstanding loans to Mead Treadwell.
As of October 2014, Alaska's U.S. Senate race had attracted roughly $25 million in satellite spending. Of this money, $4,863,634 went to support Begich while $8,271,708 was spent in opposition of him. Sullivan had $1,941,853 spent supporting him and $9,571,090 spent in opposition. The remaining money was spent prior to the primary on Treadwell and Miller.A total of $39 million worth of outside money was ultimately spent on the race.
The Washington Post, The top 10 races of 2014: No. 8 (VIDEO)Nov 11, 2020 · U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has been reelected to the U.S. Senate. The Republican Sullivan defeated Al Gross, an independent who won the Democratic primary.
Nov 12, 2014 · Republican Dan Sullivan has won the Alaska Senate race, ousting Democratic incumbent Mark Begich, according to The Associated Press, which called the race for Sullivan late Tuesday night...
Nov 23, 2022 · In the House contest, Peltola holds a commanding lead, with 48.7 percent support over Republicans Sarah Palin at 25.8 percent and Nick Begich at 23.4 percent.
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Nov 12, 2014 · Dan Sullivan, a Republican whose campaign was supported by both Mitt Romney and Sen. Ted Cruz, has beaten Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Begich to win the race for U.S. Senate in Alaska,...
Aug 21, 2014 · They were here in Fairbanks before Tuesday’s statewide primary election, in which Dan Sullivan, a Republican former state attorney general, and Senator Mark Begich, a Democrat who is considered...
