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Who was Palin's running mate?

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Correspondingly, who was John McCain's running mate?

After winning a majority of delegates in the Republican primaries of 2008, on August 29, leading up to the convention, McCain selected Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate for Vice President.

Beside above, who was the female governor of Alaska? In 2006, Sarah Palin was elected governor of Alaska. Running on a clean-government platform, Palin defeated incumbent Governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican gubernatorial primary election in August. She then went on to win the general election in November, defeating former Governor Tony Knowles 48.3% to 40.9%.

Also asked, who did John McCain chose as his running mate in the 2008 election?

McCain, rejecting 'safer' choices such as Pawlenty or Romney, instead chose Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.

What does Sarah Palin's husband do for a living?

Politician Fisherman Operator

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