...favored candidate and scar the candidacies they spurn.The telegraphic power of an endorsement was on display in the 2000 primaries when National Right to Life's support for Gov. George W. Bush provided pro-choice voters in South Carolina...

...incumbent Democrat Beth Kerttula will be a repeat of their face-off two years ago. Kerttula bested Race 3-1 in the 2000 primary and 2-1 in the general election for the district including Douglas Island, downtown, Lemon Creek and the airport...

...primary election. It should attract a large number of voters, at least more than the 17.2 percent who balloted in the 2000 primary election. One reason for the expected higher percentage is because the state has purged its registration roll of...

The six candidates running for a seat in Juneau's legislative delegation - all of whom ran unopposed - are ready to kick their campaigns into high gear for the Nov. 5 general election. Though primary elections in the past have given an idea of how candidates would do in the general election, many legislative hopefuls are saying the vote tallies this year may be obscured by the new six-ballot primary.

Green and Republican Moderate party officials filed a lawsuit today in an attempt to throw out the closed-primary system that irked so many voters on election day.

...which was available to anyone. Voters could change party registration before choosing between them. Elton noted that the 2000 primary election, with 17 percent of registered voters showing up, had the lowest turnout on record. He blamed voter frustration...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently invalidated California's blanket primary system, which was just like Alaska's system. In the California and Alaska primaries all the candidates of all parties appeared on one ballot and voters, regardless of party affiliation, could vote for any party's candidates.

...all non-Republican candidates. The turnout, about 16 percent, was a record low. The regulations lapsed with the 2000 primary, and Ulmer convened a task force made up mostly of former lieutenant governors and attorneys general, both Democrats...

...Gov. Fran Ulmer issued emergency regulations for the 2000 primary only, establishing a Republican ballot for registered...registration before choosing between them. Elton noted that the 2000 primary election, with 17 percent of registered voters showing...

This year's Aug. 22 primary election will be different than the last one: there will be two ballots to choose from instead of just one.