Background
After the state House elections in 2018, Republicans gained a small majority in the chamber. When the House convened to commence its regular session in January 2019, a power struggle resulted in a lengthy delay in organizing itself. Eventually, all 15 Democratic members formed a coalition with the two independents including Bryce Edgmon (elected as a Democrat) and eight dissident Republicans to re-elect Edgmon as speaker, a total of 25 members.[2] In May and July 2019, Republicans Gabrielle LeDoux (District 15) and Tammie Wilson (District 3) left the coalition dropping its members to 23.[3][4]
Overview
2020 Alaska House of Representatives elections General election — November 3, 2020 |
| 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 |
 |
Popular vote
|
|
|
| Republican |
|
48.31% |
| Democratic |
|
32.29% |
| Independent |
|
14.80% |
| Write-in |
|
1.66% |
| Alaska Independence |
|
0.65% |
| Others |
|
0.64% |
Seats
|
|
|
| Republican |
|
52.5% |
| Democratic |
|
37.5% |
| Independent |
|
10.0% |
Results
- 1 2 3 4 5 Part of the Majority Coalition with Democrats and Independents.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Unopposed in the general election.
- ↑ Not a member of any caucus.
- ↑ Gary Knopp (Coalition Republican) died July 31, 2020.
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 27, 0.2% gain
- District 15, 1.9%
- District 40, 3.6% gain
- District 28, 3.7%
- District 25, 4.5% gain
- District 23, 4.7%
- District 5, 5.76%
- District 4, 8.17%
- District 31, 8.6%
Incumbents defeated
In general election
Two incumbents (both Republicans) sought reelection but were defeated in the general election.
- Mel Gillis (R), District 25
- Lance Pruitt (R), District 27
Detailed results
District 1
AD primary
Democratic and Independence primary[9]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Christopher Quist |
702 |
50.3 |
|
Democratic |
Bennie Colbert |
694 |
49.7 |
| Total votes |
1,396 |
100.0 |
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 1st district
| 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 |
District 2
Republican primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 2nd district
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Coalition Republican |
Steve 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 |
District 3
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 3rd district
| 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 |
District 5
AD primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 5th district
| 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 |
District 6
Republican primary
General election
District 7
Republican primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 7th district
| 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 |
District 8
Republican primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 8th district
| 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 |
District 9
Republican primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 9th district
| 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 |
District 10
Republican primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 10th district
| 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 |
District 11
Republican primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 11th district
| 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 |
District 12
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 12th district
| 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 |
District 13
Republican primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 13th district
| 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 |
District 14
Democratic nominee Bruce Batten withdrew on August 31.[18]
District 15
Republican primary
Polling
| Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size[e] |
Margin of error |
Gabrielle LeDoux |
David Nelson |
Undecided |
| Remington Research Group/Alaska Free Market Coalition[19] |
August 11–13, 2020 |
121 (RV) |
– |
19% |
49% |
32% |
Results
AD primary
Democratic and Independence primary[20]
| 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 |
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 15th district
| 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 |
District 16
Republican primary
Republican primary[21]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Paul Bauer |
667 |
58.3% |
|
Republican |
David Walker |
477 |
41.7% |
| Total votes |
1,144 |
100.00% |
General election
District 19
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 19th district
| 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 |
District 22
AD primary
Democratic and Independence primary[22]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Independence |
David Nees |
919 |
63.4 |
|
Independence |
Dustin Darden |
530 |
36.6 |
| Total votes |
1,449 |
100.0 |
General election
District 23
AD primary
Republican primary
Republican primary[23]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Kathy Henslee |
632 |
50.2% |
|
Republican |
Connie Dougherty |
628 |
49.8% |
| Total votes |
1,260 |
100.00% |
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 23rd district
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Chris Tuck (incumbent) |
3,444 |
47.8 |
|
Republican |
Kathy Henslee |
2,990 |
43.1 |
|
Independence |
Timothy Huit |
646 |
9.0 |
|
Write-in |
Write-ins |
10 |
0.1 |
| Total votes |
7,201 |
100.0 |
|
Democratic hold |
District 24
Republican primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 24th district
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Tom McKay |
5,605 |
56.3 |
|
Democratic |
Sue Levi |
4,323 |
43.4 |
|
Write-in |
Write-ins |
30 |
0.3 |
| Total votes |
9,958 |
100.0 |
|
Republican hold |
District 25
Republican primary
AD primary
General election
District 26
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 26th district
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Laddie Shaw (incumbent) |
6,934 |
92.8 |
|
Write-in |
Write-ins |
540 |
7.2 |
| Total votes |
7,474 |
100.0 |
|
Republican hold |
District 28
Republican primary
General election
Democratic nominee Adam Lees withdrew on August 31, replaced by independent Anchorage Assemblywoman Suzanne LaFrance.[18]
District 30
Republican primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 30th district
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Ron Gillham |
5,749 |
62.4 |
|
Independent |
James Baisden |
3,327 |
36.1 |
|
Write-in |
Write-ins |
139 |
1.5 |
| Total votes |
9,215 |
100.0 |
|
Republican hold |
District 32
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 32nd district
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Coalition Republican |
Louise Stutes (incumbent) |
6,663 |
96.0 |
|
Write-in |
Write-ins |
280 |
4.0 |
| Total votes |
6,943 |
100.0 |
|
Republican hold |
District 33
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 33rd district
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Sara Hannan (incumbent) |
8,403 |
94.8 |
|
Write-in |
Write-ins |
463 |
5.2 |
| Total votes |
8,866 |
100.0 |
|
Democratic hold |
District 35
Republican primary
Republican primary[27]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Kenny Skaflestad |
592 |
53.4% |
|
Republican |
Arthur Martin |
517 |
46.6% |
| Total votes |
1,109 |
100.00% |
General election
District 38
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 38th district
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Tiffany Zulkosky (incumbent) |
2,232 |
59.1 |
|
Veteran's Party |
Willy Keppel |
1,522 |
40.3 |
|
Write-in |
Write-ins |
24 |
0.6 |
| Total votes |
3,778 |
100.0 |
|
Democratic hold |
District 39
AD primary
General election
2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 39th district
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Neal Foster (incumbent) |
3,038 |
63.2 |
|
Write-in |
Write-ins |
913 |
19.0 |
|
Republican |
Dan Holmes |
855 |
17.8 |
| Total votes |
4,806 |
100.0 |
|
Democratic hold |
Notes
- ↑ Edgmon, an independent former Democrat, was elected speaker under a Democratic-led coalition.
- ↑ Six Republicans joined all Democrats and independents to form a governing coalition
- ↑ Four Republicans joined all Democrats and independents to form a governing coalition
- ↑ Rep. Knopp died on July 30, prior to the primary, but remained on the ballot where he was defeated posthumously.
- ↑ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- 1 2 3 Candidate running as an Independent with the Democratic Party nomination.
- ↑ Died July 30
References
- ↑ "August 18, 2020 Primary Election Information". Alaska Division of Elections.
- ↑ Brooks, James (February 15, 2019). "Alaska House, with new-look coalition, expects to open budget discussions Monday". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ↑ "The Latest: Wilson leaves Alaska House Majority". Associated Press News. Associated Press. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ↑ Bohrer, Becky (May 3, 2019). "GOP lawmaker leaves Alaska House majority over budget vote". Associated Press News. Associated Press. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ↑ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Rep. Talerico declines to run, Verhagen files for his House seat". KINY. April 7, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ↑ Brooks, James (January 7, 2020). "Wasilla representative says she will not run for reelection". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ↑ Horazdovsky, Kortnie (February 20, 2020). "Kotzebue Rep. Lincoln will not seek re-election". KTUU-TV. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 1 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 2 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 5 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 6 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 7 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 8 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 9 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 10 primary unofficial results
- 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 11 primary unofficial results
- 1 2 Brooks, James (August 31, 2020). "New candidates emerge in campaigns for Alaska Legislature". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ Remington Research Group/Alaska Free Market Coalition
- 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 15 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 16 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 22 primary unofficial results
- 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 23 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 23 primary unofficial results
- 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 25 primary unofficial results
- 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 28 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 35 primary unofficial results
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections. District 39 primary unofficial results
External links
- Primary, General and Statewide Special Election Results, Alaska Division of Elections
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Alaska", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Alaska: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Alaska". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Alaska at Ballotpedia
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