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Division of Elections

State of Alaska

Political Parties and Groups in Alaska

The Division produces a monthly report with the number of registered voters within each recognized political party and political group. This report is available on the Division of Elections web site or at any Division of Elections office.

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Recognized Political Parties

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  • A recognized political party is an organized group of voters that represents a political program and has at least 5,000 registered voters in the state.

  • References: AS 15.80.008; AS 15.80.010(27); 6 AAC 25.140

Political Groups

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  • A political group is an organized group of voters seeking status as a recognized political party. To obtain recognized political party status, a political group must file an application with the director of the Division of Elections requesting that the number of registered voters for their group be tracked. The director will recognize the group as a political party upon meeting the requirements of AS 15.80.008.

  • A person who is registered as affiliated with a political group may file a declaration of candidacy, to appear on the primary election ballot, in the same manner as a person who is registered as affiliated with a political party.

  • References: AS 15.80.008; AS 15.80.010(26) and (27); 6 AAC 25.140

Limited Political Parties

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  • A limited political party is a political group that organizes for the purpose of selecting candidates for electors for President and Vice President of the United States. A group may file a petition to become a limited political party, and maintains this status if its presidential candidate receives at least three percent of the votes.

  • The petition must be submitted to the Division of Elections at least 90 days before a Presidential General
    Election

  • Reference: AS 15.80.010(16) and 15.30.025, and DOE Form B05P.

Recognized Political Parties

The following parties are currently recognized political parties in Alaska:

Alaska Democratic Party
Mike Wenstrup - Chair
Physical Address:
1500 W 33rd Street,
Suite 210
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Mailing Address:
PO Box 240207
Anchorage, Alaska 99524
Contact:
Phone: (907) 258-3050
Fax: (907) 258-1626
Email: info@alaskademocrats.org
Alaska Libertarian Party
Nicholas Conrad - Chair
Mailing Address:
200 W. 34th Ave #543
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Contact:
Phone: (907) 947-8247
Email: contact@alaskalp.org
Alaska Republican Party
Carmela Warfield - Chair
Physical Address:
1000 O’Malley Rd, #108
Anchorage, Alaska 99511
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 110707
Anchorage, Alaska 99511
Contact:
Phone: (907) 868-1093
Email: admin@alaskagop.net
Alaskan Independence Party
John W. Howe - Chair
Physical Address:
2101 Old Steese Highway North
Fairbanks, Alaska 99712
Mailing Address:
PO Box 82447
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
Contact:
Phone: (907) 457-5722
Email: john@howeesmachine.com

Political Groups

The below organized groups have filed an application with the Division of Elections:

Alaska Constitution Party
Karen Murray - Chair
Mailing Address:
PO Box 8258
Wasilla, Alaska 99629
Contact:
Phone: (907) 671-7168
Email: info@alaskacp.org
Green Party of Alaska
Robert Shields - Chair
Physical Address:
145 Marten Dr.
Fairbanks, Alaska 99712
Mailing Address:
145 Marten Dr.
Fairbanks, Alaska 99712
Contact:
Phone: (907) 799-7045
Email: greenpartyalaska@gmail.com
UCES' Clowns Party
David Fluhart - Chair
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1188
Lake Isabella, California 92340
Contact:
Phone: (661) 972-1815
Email: 1uselessclown@gmail.com
Veterans Party of Alaska
Michael Blodgett - Chair
Physical Address:
3451 N. Bear St.
Wasilla, Alaska 99654
Mailing Address:
3451 N. Bear St.
Wasilla, Alaska 99654
Contact:
Phone: (907) 373-5864
Email: the_woodshop@ymail.com

Limited Political Parties

The following parties are currently recognized limited political parties in Alaska: