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
Bob Miller (Alaska politician) hometown of his wife Joni, where he worked as a television anchor. In 2010, Miller defeated incumbent Republican Mike Kelly. He lost his reelection campaign to Republican and fellow incumbent Tammie Wilson. Bob Miller (Alaska politician) Robert J. "Bob" Miller (born July 25, 1953) is an American journalist, media personality and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives for one term during the 27th Alaska State Legislature. He represented the 7th district which was located in the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Interior Alaska. Bob Miller was born on July 25, 1953 in Washington, D.C.