2014 Alaska gubernatorial election and Mallott merged their campaigns to appear on the November ballot as a single independent ticket, which the Alaska Democratic Party endorsed. On this ticket, Walker ran for governor with Mallott as his running mate. Both candidates' former running mates withdrew. Parnell was considered vulnerable, as reflected in his low approval ratings. The consensus among "The Cook Political Report", "Governing", "The Rothenberg Political Report", "Sabato's Crystal Ball", "Daily Kos Elections", and others was that the contest was a tossup. Former Republican governor Sarah Palin, who had praised Parnell as her successor when she resigned in 2009, endorsed Walker and Mallott,
Brad Little (politician) the general election in November, he easily defeated Paulette Jordan, the Idaho Democratic Party nominee, by over 130,000 votes. <br> Brad Little (politician) Brad Little (born February 15, 1954) is the Governor-elect of Idaho, and currently serving as the 42nd and current lieutenant governor of Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Little was appointed by Governor Butch Otter to succeed Jim Risch, who resigned after election to the United States Senate. Prior to his appointment as lieutenant governor, Little served in the state senate from 2001 to 2009 where he chaired the majority caucus and represented Legislative