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The 2014 Alaska Senate elections were held on Friday, November 4, 2014, with the primary elections on August 19, 2014. Voters in the 10 districts of the Alaska Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for the state assembly.
| 2014 Alaska Senate elections General election — November 4, 2014 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– | |
| Republican | 98,153 | 52.90% | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 |  1 | |
| Democratic | 77,108 | 41.56% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |  1 | |
| Independent | 8,329 | 4.49% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | |
| Write-ins | 1,945 | 1.05% | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Kelly | 5,393 | 60.42% | |
| Democratic | Tamara Kruse Roselius | 3,484 | 39.03% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 49 | 0.55% | |
| Total votes | 8,926 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Click Bishop (incumbent) | 8,424 | 64.01% | |
| Democratic | Dorothy J. Shockley | 4,659 | 35.40% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 77 | 0.59% | |
| Total votes | 13,160 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Dunleavy | 9,058 | 64.65% | |
| Independent | Warren Keogh | 4,888 | 34.89% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 65 | 0.46% | |
| Total votes | 14,011 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Stoltze | 11,338 | 73.08% | |
| Democratic | Patricia R. Chesbro | 4,117 | 26.54% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 59 | 0.38% | |
| Total votes | 15,514 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Anna Fairclough (incumbent) | 9,897 | 77.10% | |
| Democratic | Jim Arlington | 2,878 | 22.42% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 61 | 0.48% | |
| Total votes | 12,836 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Berta Gardner | 8,769 | 92.76% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 684 | 7.24% | |
| Total votes | 9,453 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mia Costello | 8,529 | 56.50% | |
| Democratic | Clare Ross | 6,531 | 43.26% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 36 | 0.24% | |
| Total votes | 15,096 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Meyer (incumbent) | 9,909 | 69.71% | |
| Democratic | Felix E. Rivera | 4,239 | 29.82% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 66 | 0.46% | |
| Total votes | 14,214 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cathy Giessel (incumbent) | 9,657 | 54.70% | |
| Democratic | Harry Crawford | 7,938 | 44.97% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 58 | 0.33% | |
| Total votes | 17,653 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Micciche (incumbent) | 11,306 | 76.22% | |
| Independent | Eric D. Treider | 3,441 | 23.20% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 86 | 0.58% | |
| Total votes | 14,833 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gary Stevens (incumbent) | 9,889 | 71.57% | |
| Democratic | Robert "Moose" Henrichs | 3,866 | 27.98% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 62 | 0.45% | |
| Total votes | 13,817 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dennis Egan (incumbent) | 12,521 | 72.14% | |
| Republican | Tom Williams | 4,753 | 27.38% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 83 | 0.48% | |
| Total votes | 17,357 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lyman Hoffman (incumbent) | 8,727 | 96.28% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 337 | 3.72% | |
| Total votes | 9,064 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donny Olson (incumbent) | 9,379 | 97.69% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 222 | 2.31% | |
| Total votes | 9,601 | 100% | ||
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