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About This Caucus

Feb
5

Status: Caucus
Total Delegates: 18.0

Latest Headlines

Palin Wows Convention Watchers Back Home (Sep. 4, 2008)
GOP's Northern Lights (Sep. 4, 2008)
Aides Say Team Interviewed Palin Late in the Process (Sep. 3, 2008)
Palin Speaks: How Did She Do? (Sep. 3, 2008)
Before Speech, Running Mate Gets Some Coaching (Sep. 3, 2008)
Biden's Vote Total? Higher Than Palin's (Sep. 3, 2008)
Convention Cheat Sheet: Bristol and Gustav (Sep. 2, 2008)
As Delegates Assemble, The Outside World Intrudes (Sep. 2, 2008)
A Blogger, a Baby, a Cry of Concern (Sep. 2, 2008)
Palin's Small Alaska Town Secured Big Federal Funds (Sep. 2, 2008)

More Coverage of the Alaska Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

Alaska Demographics (2006 Census ACS)

Population: 670,053
Gender: 51.5 male, 48.5 female
Race: 68.7 white, 3.2 black, 4.5 asian, 0.1 indian, 0.6 pacific islander, 5.6 hispanic,
Age: 73.2% 18 years and over; 6.6% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $59,393
Families Below Poverty Level: 8.2%
Education: 10.8% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in Alaska

No candidates are campaigning in Alaska today.

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Campaign Finance

$41,391 raised in Alaska by Democratic candidates (through Jul. 31, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$39,171
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$2,220

Top Cities

Anchorage	$30,435
Juneau	$7,964
Fairbanks	$7,343

Full Alaska Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	48%
Kucinich	26%
Dean	11%

2004 general Election
Bush	61%
Kerry	36%
Nader	2%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.