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AK — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in AK during 2008
Total Raised
$15,065,909
Total Donated
$366,989
Candidates
15
Individual Donors
89
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $6,686,454
REP $8,345,667
Top Candidates in AK (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEGICH, MARK | DEM | Senate | $4,576,970 |
| STEVENS, THEODORE F (TED) | REP | Senate | $3,858,991 |
| BERKOWITZ, ETHAN A | DEM | House | $1,646,063 |
| YOUNG, DONALD E | REP | House | $1,412,031 |
| VICKERS, RAYMOND B VIC | REP | Senate | $1,055,221 |
| CUDDY, DAVID W | REP | Senate | $862,661 |
| PARNELL, SEAN | REP | House | $604,254 |
| LEDOUX, GABRIELLE R | REP | House | $540,513 |
| BENSON, DIANE E MS | DEM | House | $248,488 |
| METCALFE, JAMES K JAKE | DEM | House | $151,471 |
| BIRD, ROBERT MARIO | IND | Senate | $33,788 |
| CALDERO, ROCKY CHRISTOPHER | DEM | Senate | $32,004 |
| METCALFE, RAY | DEM | Senate | $30,309 |
| SIKMA, RODERIC H "RICK" | REP | Senate | $11,996 |
| VONDERSAAR, FRANK J | DEM | Senate | $1,150 |
Top Donors in AK (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KLEIN, ROBERT | $63,415 | CARRS QUALITY CENTERS |
| 2 | GOTTSTEIN, B J | $38,800 | J B GOTTSTEIN & CO |
| 3 | HOTES, RICHARD W | $15,000 | ALASKA INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES |
| 4 | JANSEN, VICKI | $14,400 | — |
| 5 | CASEY, THOMAS | $11,886 | FISHERMAN |
| 6 | JONES, CARL | $11,100 | — |
| 7 | GOTTSTEIN, JAMES | $9,950 | GOLDBERG, BRECKBURG & GOTTSTEIN |
| 8 | MILLER, JOHN C MR | $8,843 | REQUESTED |
| 9 | LINDSTROM, RICHARD | $8,280 | MT MCKINLEY FENCE CO |
| 10 | GOTTSTEIN, BARNEY J | $7,900 | J B GOTTSTEIN & CO |
| 11 | GOTTSTEIN, DAVID | $7,600 | J A GOTTSTEIN CO |
| 12 | GREEN, JERRY | $7,541 | — |
| 13 | GOULD, ROBERT | $7,000 | BUSINESS EXECUTIVE |
| 14 | CARR, WILMA | $6,900 | CARRS QUALITY CENTERS |
| 15 | ELKINS, JAMES | $6,900 | — |
| 16 | BUTLER, THOMAS | $6,800 | NORANDA CO |
| 17 | GOTTSTEIN, SANDY MS | $6,400 | J B GOTTSTEIN & CO |
| 18 | GOTTSTEIN, SANDY | $6,050 | — |
| 19 | MURPHY, FRANK | $5,350 | SONSLTANT |
| 20 | CLARK, GARY | $5,300 | REQUESTED |
| 21 | JANSEN, JAMES | $5,100 | LYNDEN TRANSPORT INC |
| 22 | GOTTSTEIN, BJ | $5,000 | BUSINESSMAN |
| 23 | HENDERSON, MAUREEN | $4,700 | — |
| 24 | GOULD, ROBERT J | $4,400 | VISIONS |
| 25 | LEE, KAREN | $4,300 | — |