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	House			Senate
	GOP	Dems	Total	GOP	Dems	Total
Confirmed primary challenges	26	18	44	2	3	5
Possible primary challenges	9	8	17	1	1	2
Open seats*	12	8	21¹	7	1	8²

1. Includes 3 special elections (no 2010 party yet). 2. Doesn't include DE, NY special elections.

This is the profile for the Alaska gubernatorial race. See also:

Next election:

Incumbent: Sarah Palin

Name	Party	Status	Reference URL	Reference date	Reference note
Sarah Palin	Republican	Out	Source	July 3, 2009	Palin says she will resign on 7/25/2009.
Sean Parnell	Republican	Unconfirmed incumbent	Source	July 3, 2009	Parnell will become governor on 7/25/2009.
Hollis French	Democratic	Considering	Source	July 1, 2009	Filed a letter of intent but, according to AP, "stopped short of calling it a formal declaration but says it's a way to continue the exploration process."
Ethan Berkowitz	Democratic	Considering	Source	May 27, 2009	CQ said "don't look for a Berkowitz candidacy announcement any time soon."
Bob Poe	Democratic	Confirmed candidate	Source	January 7, 2009	Former Alaska State Commissioner of Administration and Former CEO of Anchorage Economic Development Corporation

Primary winners:

Winner:

Incumbent:

Name	Party	Status	Reference URL	Reference date	Reference note
Sarah Palin	Republican	Confirmed candidate	(source needed)
Tony Knowles	Democratic	Confirmed candidate	(source needed)