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Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
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The lieutenant governor of Alaska (Iñupiaq: Alaskam Kavanaata Ikayuqtiksrautaa) is the deputy elected official to the governor of the U.S. state of Alaska. Unlike most lieutenant governors in the U.S., the office also maintains the duties of a secretary of state, and indeed was named such until August 25, 1970.[1] Prior to statehood, the territorial-era Secretary of Alaska, who was appointed by the president of the United States like the governor, functioned as an acting governor or successor-in-waiting. Currently, the lieutenant governor accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy.[2] The lieutenant governor runs together with the governor in both the primary and the general election as a slate.

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- The office of lieutenant governor was named secretary of state until 1970.[3]
- Coghill instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.
- Ulmer instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.
- Parnell succeeded to the governorship upon Palin's resignation. Joe Schmidt, commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Palin's designated replacement for Parnell, refused the position. Campbell was appointed as "Temporary Substitute Lieutenant Governor" on July 26, 2009, and was confirmed by the Alaska Legislature on August 10, 2009.[14]
- Treadwell instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate.
- Mallott resigned, citing inappropriate comments he had made to a woman; Davidson, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, was appointed to succeed him.[16]
- Davidson withdrew from the election on October 19, 2018, after the deadline of September 4, and so remained on the ballot.[18]
- Dahlstrom's first term expires on December 7, 2026.
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