Joe Miller (Alaska)

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Joe Miller

Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Education

Graduate

University of Alaska

Law

Yale

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Joe Miller (b. May 10, 1967, in Osborne, Kansas) was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Alaska.

Miller was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Alaska. He was defeated by Daniel S. Sullivan in the Republican primary on August 19, 2014.

In 2010, he defeated incumbent Lisa Murkowski (R) in the primary election for U.S. Senate. However, she then ran in the general election as a write-in candidate and defeated Miller.

Biography

Miller graduated from West Point in 1989. He then served as an armor officer with the 1st Infantry Division in Desert Storm. Miller then earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and his master's degree in economics from the University of Alaska. At age 30, he was appointed as a State Magistrate. Four years later he was appointed an Acting State District Court Judge and U.S. Magistrate Judge in Fairbanks.

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Alaska, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Alaska's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lisa Murkowski defeated Ray Metcalfe (D), Joe Miller (L), Breck Craig (I), Ted Gianoutsos (I), and Margaret Stock (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Murkowski defeated Paul Kendall, Thomas Lamb, and Bob Lochner in the Republican primary, while Metcalfe defeated Edgar Blatchford to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 16, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lisa Murkowski Incumbent	44.4%	138,149
	Libertarian	Joe Miller	29.2%	90,825
	Independent	Margaret Stock	13.2%	41,194
	Democratic	Ray Metcalfe	11.6%	36,200
	Independent	Breck Craig	0.8%	2,609
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	0.6%	1,758
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	706
Total Votes				311,441
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Alaska Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lisa Murkowski Incumbent	71.5%	39,545
Bob Lochner	15.3%	8,480
Paul Kendall	7.7%	4,272
Thomas Lamb	5.4%	2,996
Total Votes		55,293
Source: Alaska Division of Elections

U.S. Senate, Alaska Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ray Metcalfe	60.1%	15,228
Edgar Blatchford	39.9%	10,090
Total Votes		25,318
Source: Alaska Division of Elections

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Alaska, 2014

Miller ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Alaska. Miller was defeated by Daniel S. Sullivan in the Republican primary election.

U.S. Senate, Alaska Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dan Sullivan	40.1%	44,740
Joe Miller	32.1%	35,904
Mead Treadwell	24.9%	27,807
John Jaramillo	2.9%	3,246
Total Votes		111,697
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Endorsements

• Sarah Palin, who said in her endorsement statement, "We said we'd send the good guys in Washington their reinforcements, so, Alaska, here we go! Vote for Joe Miller on Tuesday and shake off the liberal stronghold so we can get on the right track."

• Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who said in his endorsement statement, "Joe Miller is a true constitutional conservative with a vision to protect our borders and restore America".

• Miller received the endorsements of two of the most prominent groups which advocate for Second Amendment rights, The Gun Owners of America’s Political Victory Fund and the National Association for Gun Rights PAC.

• Alaska Right to Life PAC: "The pro-life position Joe Miller takes isn’t merely a common political platitude, but is centered in the core of who he is. Joe will be a champion for the pro-life cause in Washington and is exactly the caliber of man we need representing Alaska in the US Senate. Alaska Right to Life’s Political Action Committee is proud to endorse him."

2010

Miller ran for election to the U.S. Senate in 2010. He challenged and defeated incumbent Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary. However, Murkowski defeated him in the general election as a write-in candidate.

U.S. Senate, Alaska, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Write-in	Lisa Murkowski Incumbent	39.7%	101,091
	Republican	Joe Miller	35.6%	90,839
	Democratic	Scott T. McAdams	23.6%	60,045
	Libertarian	Frederick Haase	0.6%	1,459
	Nonaffiliated	Tim Carter	0.4%	927
	Nonaffiliated	Ted Gianoutsos	0.2%	458
Total Votes				254,819

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Personal

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Miller and his wife, Kathleen, live in Fairbanks. They have eight children: Kelsey, Katy, Joseph, Jake, Josh, Kassia, James, and Kristianna.

Recent news

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See also

Suggest a link

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Alaska, 2016
• United States Senate elections in Alaska, 2014

Footnotes

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Alaska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Daniel Sullivan (R)

Representatives

Nicholas Begich (R)

Republican Party (3)