2018 Alaska precinct and election results shapefile. ## RDH Date retrieval 10/04/2022 ## Sources This file was retrieved from VEST at https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UBKYRU Election results from Alaska Division of Elections (http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/18GENR/index.php) Precinct shapefile from Alaska Division of Elections (http://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/districtmaps.php) ## Fields metadata Vote Column Label Format ------------------------ Columns reporting votes follow a standard label pattern. One example is: G20PRERTRU The first character is G for a general election, C for recount results, P for a primary, S for a special, and R for a runoff. Characters 2 and 3 are the year of the election. Characters 4-6 represent the office type (see list below). Character 7 represents the party of the candidate. Characters 8-10 are the first three letters of the candidate's last name. Office Codes A## - Ballot amendment, where ## is an identifier AGR - Commissioner of Agriculture ATG - Attorney General AUD - Auditor CFO - Chief Financial Officer CHA - Council Chairman COC - Corporation Commissioner COM - Comptroller CON - State Controller COU - City Council Member CSC - Clerk of the Supreme Court DEL - Delegate to the U.S. House GOV - Governor H## - U.S. House, where ## is the district number. AL: at large. HOD - House of Delegates, accompanied by a HOD_DIST column indicating district number HOR - U.S. House, accompanied by a HOR_DIST column indicating district number INS - Insurance Commissioner LAB - Labor Commissioner LAN - Commissioner of General Land Office LND - Commissioner of Public/State Lands LTG - Lieutenant Governor MAY - Mayor MNI - State Mine Inspector PSC - Public Service Commissioner PUC - Public Utilities Commissioner RGT - State University Regent RRC - Railroad Commissioner SAC - State Appeals Court (in AL: Civil Appeals) SBE - State Board of Education SCC - State Court of Criminal Appeals SOC - Secretary of Commonwealth SOS - Secretary of State SPI - Superintendent of Public Instruction SPL - Commissioner of School and Public Lands SSC - State Supreme Court TAX - Tax Commissioner TRE - Treasurer UBR - University Board of Regents/Trustees/Governors USS - U.S. Senate Party Codes D and R will always represent Democrat and Republican, respectively. See the state-specific notes for the remaining codes used in a particular file; note that third-party candidates may appear on the ballot under different party labels in different states. ## Fields G18GOVRDUN - Mike Dunleavy (Republican Party) G18GOVDBEG - Mark Begich (Democratic Party) G18GOVLTOI - William Toien (Libertarian Party) G18GOVOWRI - Write-in Votes G18HALRYOU - Don Young (Republican Party) G18HALDGAL - Alyse S. Galvin (Democratic Party) G18HALOWRI - Write-in Votes ## Processing Steps Early, absentee, and questioned votes are reported at the state house district level (since Alaska has portions of the state with no lower level of government, HDs serve a similar purpose as counties do in other states for the purpose of reporting votes). Overseas federal absentee ballots are reported at the statewide level. These votes are apportioned by candidate to precincts based on the precinct-level reported vote as weighted according to the number of ballots cast by vote type in each precinct.