2010 United States gubernatorial elections candidate Kenneth Mapp, a former Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, in the general election on November 2, 2010. De Jongh defeated Mapp in the election. Governor Sarah Palin was elected in 2006 with 48% of the vote and was eligible to seek reelection in 2010. On July 3, 2009, Palin announced that she would not run for reelection, and resigned on July 26, 2009. On July 26, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell became the 12th Governor of Alaska. Parnell officially announced that he would be running for a first full-term in 2010. In August 2010 he won the
Alaska pollock as food with radish to make "kodari-jorim". Alaska pollock roe, generally referred to simply as "pollock roe", is a popular culinary ingredient in Japan, Korea, and Russia. In Korea, the roe is traditionally called "myeongnan" () and the salted roe is called "myeongnan-jeot" (). The roe was introduced to Japan after World War II, and is called "mentaiko" () in Japanese. The milder, less spicy version is called "tarako" () in Japanese. In Russia, Alaska pollock roe is sold as a canned product suspended in oil, which gives it a soft paste-like consistency. Alaska pollock as food Alaska pollock ("Gadus chalcogrammus"), a