Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell took over for Palin. 副州長帕內爾接受職權。
Parnell said yesterday that she had resigned due to the legal costs of ethics investigations against her, an issue she also made reference to. 帕內爾昨日聲稱，佩林辭職是由于針對她的道德調查所費頗巨，她本人的聲明中也提到了這一點。