2006 Alaska gubernatorial election
The 2006 Alaska gubernatorial general election took place on November 7, 2006. The former mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin, defeated incumbent governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary, and then went on to defeat former governor Tony Knowles in the general election. Palin became the first governor of the state to be born after Alaskan statehood.
Image: Palin In Carson City On 13 September 2008
Image: Tony Knowles (D AK) (cropped)
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee alongside U.S. Senator John McCain.
Palin in 2021
Palin visits soldiers of the Alaska National Guard, July 24, 2007
Palin in Germany, July 2007
Palin visiting Ketchikan during her gubernatorial campaign, 2006