2020_Alaska_House_of_Representatives_election

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election
All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Republican hold Republican gain; Democratic hold Democratic gain; Independent hold Independent gain; Coalition Republican hold
Speaker before election; Bryce Edgmon; Independent	Elected Speaker ; Louise Stutes; Republican

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election

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The 2020 Alaska House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election on August 18, 2020.^[1] Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives, in conjunction with state senate elections and the biennial United States elections for federal offices.

Quick Facts All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives 21 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

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[Coalition-7] [N 1]
Part of the Majority Coalition with Democrats and Independents.

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Unopposed in the general election.

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Not a member of any caucus.

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Gary Knopp (Coalition Republican) died July 31, 2020.

[1] A coalition of all 15 Democrats, 6 Republicans and 2 Independents.

[14] Rep. Knopp died on July 30, prior to the primary, but remained on the ballot where he was defeated posthumously.

[Key-25] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[IndyDem-32] Candidate running as an Independent with the Democratic Party nomination.

[34] Died July 30

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 1 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 2 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 5 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 6 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 7 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 8 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 9 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 10 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 11 primary unofficial results

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Brooks, James (August 31, 2020). "New candidates emerge in campaigns for Alaska Legislature". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 15 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 16 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 22 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 23 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 23 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 25 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 28 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 35 primary unofficial results

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Alaska Division of Elections. District 39 primary unofficial results

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2020 Alaska House of Representatives elections General election — November 3, 2020^{[citation needed]}
Party		Votes	%	Candidates	Before	After	+/–
	Republican	149,728	48.31%	31	23	21	2
	Democratic	100,080	32.29%	26	15	15
	Independent	45,887	14.80%	15	2	4	2
	Write-ins	5,130	1.66%	—	—	—	—
	Alaska Independence	2,002	0.65%	2	0	0
	Other	1,522	0.49%	1	0	0
	Libertarian	477	0.15%	1	0	0

District	Incumbent		Elected representative
1st	Bart LeBon	Rep^{[Note 1]}	Bart LeBon	Rep
2nd	Steve Thompson	Rep^{[Note 1]}	Steve Thompson	Rep
3rd	Mike Prax	Rep	Mike Prax^{[Note 2]}	Rep
4th	Grier Hopkins	Dem	Grier Hopkins	Dem
5th	Adam Wool	Dem	Adam Wool	Dem
6th	Dave Talerico	Rep	Mike Cronk	Rep
7th	Colleen Sullivan-Leonard	Rep	Christopher Kurka	Rep
8th	Mark Neuman	Rep	Kevin McCabe	Rep
9th	George Rauscher	Rep	George Rauscher	Rep
10th	David Eastman	Rep	David Eastman	Rep
11th	DeLena Johnson	Rep	DeLena Johnson	Rep
12th	Cathy Tilton	Rep	Cathy Tilton	Rep
13th	Sharon Jackson	Rep	Ken McCarty	Rep
14th	Kelly Merrick	Rep	Kelly Merrick	Rep
15th	Gabrielle LeDoux	Rep^{[Note 3]}	David Nelson	Rep
16th	Ivy Spohnholz	Dem	Ivy Spohnholz	Dem
17th	Andy Josephson	Dem	Andy Josephson^{[Note 2]}	Dem
18th	Harriet Drummond	Dem	Harriet Drummond^{[Note 2]}	Dem
19th	Geran Tarr	Dem	Geran Tarr^{[Note 2]}	Dem
20th	Zack Fields	Dem	Zack Fields^{[Note 2]}	Dem
21st	Matt Claman	Dem	Matt Claman	Dem
22nd	Sara Rasmussen	Rep	Sara Rasmussen	Rep
23rd	Chris Tuck	Dem	Chris Tuck	Dem
24th	Chuck Kopp	Rep^{[Note 1]}	Tom McKay	Rep
25th	Mel Gillis	Rep	Calvin Schrage	Ind
26th	Laddie Shaw	Rep	Laddie Shaw^{[Note 2]}	Rep
27th	Lance Pruitt	Rep	Liz Snyder	Dem
28th	Jennifer Johnston	Rep^{[Note 1]}	James Kaufman	Rep
29th	Ben Carpenter	Rep	Ben Carpenter	Rep
30th	Vacant^{[Note 4]}		Ron Gillham	Rep
31st	Sarah Vance	Rep	Sarah Vance	Rep
32nd	Louise Stutes	Rep^{[Note 1]}	Louise Stutes^{[Note 2]}	Rep
33rd	Sara Hannan	Dem	Sara Hannan^{[Note 2]}	Dem
34th	Andi Story	Dem	Andi Story	Dem
35th	Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins	Dem	Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins	Dem
36th	Dan Ortiz	Ind	Dan Ortiz	Ind
37th	Bryce Edgmon	Ind	Bryce Edgmon^{[Note 2]}	Ind
38th	Tiffany Zulkosky	Dem	Tiffany Zulkosky	Dem
39th	Neal Foster	Dem	Neal Foster	Dem
40th	John Lincoln	Dem	Josiah Patkotak	Ind

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher Quist	702	50.3
	Democratic	Bennie Colbert	694	49.7
Total votes			1,396	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Coalition Republican	Bart LeBon (incumbent)	3,769	55.30
	Democratic	Christopher Quist	3,027	44.42
	Write-in	Write-ins	19	0.28
Total votes			6,815	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Coalition Republican	Steve M. Thompson (incumbent)	452	52.3
	Republican	David Selle	413	47.7
Total votes			865	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Coalition Republican	Steve M. Thompson (incumbent)	3,631	69.57
	Democratic	Jeremiah Youmans	1,565	29.99
	Write-in	Write-ins	23	0.44
Total votes			5,219	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Prax (incumbent)	7,001	96.50
	Write-in	Write-ins	254	3.50
Total votes			7,255	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grier Hopkins (incumbent)	5,478	53.98
	Republican	Keith Kurber	4,649	45.81
	Write-in	Write-ins	21	0.21
Total votes			10,148	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Wool (incumbent)	1,204	64.2
	Democratic	Taryn Hughes	672	35.8
Total votes			1,876	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Wool (incumbent)	4,341	52.79
	Republican	Kevin McKinley	3,867	47.03
	Write-in	Write-ins	15	0.18
Total votes			8,223	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Cronk	1,337	64.9
	Republican	Julie Morris	471	22.8
	Republican	Ryan Smith	253	12.3
Total votes			2,061	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Cronk	4,861	55.80
	Democratic	Julia Hnilicka	2,626	30.15
	Independent	Elijah Verhagen	644	7.39
	Independent	Vernon Carlson	418	4.80
	Independent	Deborah Riley	141	1.62
	Write-in	Write-ins	21	0.24
Total votes			8,711	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Kurka	1,723	69.3%
	Republican	Lynn Gattis	762	30.7%
Total votes			2,485	100.00%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Kurka	6,449	73.77
	Independent	Jamin Burton	2,252	25.76
	Write-in	Write-ins	41	0.47
Total votes			8,742	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCabe	1,798	64.3%
	Republican	Mark Neuman (incumbent)	999	35.7%
Total votes			2,797	100.00%

Democratic and Independence primary^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyn Franks	433	63.2
	Democratic	Patrick McCormack	131	19.1
	Democratic	Rick Phillips	121	17.7
Total votes			685	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCabe	7,533	81.44
	Democratic	Alma Hartley	1,683	18.19
	Write-in	Write-ins	34	0.37
Total votes			9,250	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Rauscher (incumbent)	1,689	60.9
	Republican	LD Howard	1,082	39.1
Total votes			2,771	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Rauscher (incumbent)	7,496	71.92
	Democratic	Bill Johnson	2,870	27.54
	Write-in	Write-ins	57	0.55
Total votes			10,423	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Eastman (incumbent)	1,589	52.8
	Republican	Jesse Sumner	1,420	47.2
Total votes			3,009	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Eastman (incumbent)	7,659	73.70
	Democratic	Monica Stein-Olson	2,693	25.91
	Write-in	Write-ins	40	0.38
Total votes			10,392	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	DeLena Johnson (incumbent)	1,858	77.2%
	Republican	Alex Fetta	550	22.8%
Total votes			2,408	100.00%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	DeLena Johnson (incumbent)	7,383	74.09
	Democratic	Andrea Hackbarth	2,553	25.62
	Write-in	Write-ins	29	0.29
Total votes			9,965	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy Tilton (incumbent)	8,881	95.63
	Write-in	Write-ins	406	4.37
Total votes			9,287	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken McCarty	722	55.7
	Republican	Sharon Jackson (incumbent)	573	44.3
Total votes			1,295	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken McCarty	4,730	67.57
	Democratic	James Canitz Sr.	2,250	32.14
	Write-in	Write-ins	20	0.29
Total votes			7,000	100.0
	Republican hold

2020_Alaska_House_of_Representatives_election

Background

Predictions

Overview

Summary of results

Close races

Retiring incumbents

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

In general election

Detailed results

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

District 15

District 16

District 17

District 18

District 19

District 20

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

District 25

District 26

District 27

District 28

District 29

District 30

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

District 36

District 37

District 38

District 39

District 40

See also

Notes

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Merrick (incumbent)	7,602	71.77
	Independent	Mike Risinger	2,960	27.95
	Write-in	Write-ins	30	0.28
Total votes			10,592	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Nelson	628	67.3
	Republican	Gabrielle LeDoux (incumbent)	305	32.7
Total votes			933	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Nelson	2,541	50.82
	Democratic	Lyn Franks	2,446	48.92
	Write-in	Write-ins	13	0.26
Total votes			5,000
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Bauer	667	58.3%
	Republican	David Walker	477	41.7%
Total votes			1,144	100.00%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ivy Spohnholz (incumbent)	4,010	53.1
	Republican	Paul Bauer	3,061	40.5
	Libertarian	Scott Kohlhaas	477	6.3
	Write-in	Write-ins	11	0.2
Total votes			7,559	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Josephson (incumbent)	4,923	91.4
	Write-in	Write-ins	463	8.9
Total votes			5,386	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harriet Drummond (incumbent)	5,233	90.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	529	9.2
Total votes			5,762	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Geran Tarr (incumbent)	3,854	92.5
	Write-in	Write-ins	311	7.5
Total votes			4,165	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zack Fields (incumbent)	5,195	91.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	467	8.2
Total votes			5,662
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Claman (incumbent)	5,495	61.4
	Republican	Lynette Largent	3,435	38.4
	Write-in	Write-ins	25	0.3
Total votes			8,955	100.0
	Democratic hold