Parnell lost Anchorage and Fairbanks-North Star Borough? Wow. How close were they?
Walker won the election day in-precinct vote in the Municipality of Anchorage 48.5%-46.3%. That doesn't surprise me because Anchorage is usually the bellwether for Alaska. Whoever wins the state usually wins the city.
Walker won the election day in-precinct vote in Fairbanks North Star Borough 49.2%-45.6%. Walker was born there, but spent most of his political career in Valdez, which is why you see the Valdez-Cordova Census Area flipped from its normal Republican roots.
Thanks cinyc for that great Alaska map.
Btw, there are really people living and voting in/on the North Slope?
Yes. The majority of voters live in two Barrow precincts, Barrow and Browerville. The Anaktuvuk Pass precinct has a relatively high population, but I think that's because the oil hub of Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay is within its borders and some workers were classified by the 2010 Census as living there, even though almost all actually live and are registered to vote someplace else. There's a Prudhoe Bay absentee voting location that stacks ballots from all 40 of Alaska's House Districts to facilitate voting from the workers, who usually work long shifts two weeks at a time.
I can post an Alaska precinct-level map like I did for the Senate race if anyone is interested.
Note: Edited to reflect an overcount in the write-in vote on my spreadsheet. I don't think it changed much - perhaps Parnell going over the 50% threshold in Petersburg - but a revised map will be put up later.
