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About This Caucus

Feb
5

Status: Caucus
Total Delegates: 18.0

Latest Headlines

Alaska Board Clears Palin in Trooper Case (Nov. 4, 2008)
2nd Alaska Probe Finds Palin Did Not Violate Ethics Rules (Nov. 3, 2008)
Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Election: Pacific (Nov. 2, 2008)
The State Of the Races (Nov. 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 (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 683,478
Gender: 52.3 male, 47.7 female
Race: 68.1 white, 3.8 black, 4.8 asian, 0.0 indian, 0.7 pacific islander, 5.6 hispanic,
Age: 73.5% 18 years and over; 6.9% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $64,333
Families Below Poverty Level: 6.5%
Education: 9.9% 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

$286,273 raised in Alaska by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$284,663
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$1,610

Top Cities

Anchorage	$169,577
Juneau	$36,195
Fairbanks	$26,016

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.