2016 Alaska elections

2016 Alaska elections

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A general election was held in the state of Alaska on November 8, 2016. Primary elections were held on August 16. Along with the presidential election, races for Alaska's at-large congressional district, 10 of the 20 seats in the Alaska Senate and all 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives were on the ballot. ^[1]

Federal races

U.S. President

Main article: 2016 United States presidential election

2016 U.S. presidential election in Alaska ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Trump	163,387	51.28%
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	116,454	36.55%
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	18,725	5.88%
	Green	Jill Stein	5,735	1.80%
	Constitution	Darrell Castle	3,866	1.21%
	Reform	Rocky De La Fuente	1,240	0.39%
	Write-in		9,201	2.89%
Total votes			318,608	100%

U.S. House of Representatives

Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

2016 Alaska U.S. House of Representatives general election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Young (incumbent)	155,088	50.32%
	Democratic	Steve Lindbeck	111,019	36.02%
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	31,770	10.31%
	NA	Bernie Souphanavong	9,093	2.95%
	Write-ins	Others	1,228	0.40%
Majority			44,069	14.30%
Total votes			308,198	100%
	Republican hold

U.S. Senate

Main article: 2016 United States Senate election in Alaska

2016 United States Senate election in Alaska ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Murkowski (Incumbent)	138,149	44.36%
	Libertarian	Joe Miller	90,825	29.16%
	Independent	Margaret Stock	41,194	13.23%
	Democratic	Ray Metcalfe	36,200	11.62%
	Independent	Breck A. Craig	2,609	0.84%
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	1,758	0.56%
	Write-In	Other write-in votes	706	0.23%
Total votes			311,441	100.00%
	Republican hold

State races

State judiciary

State Supreme Court

Two justices on the Alaska Supreme Court were up for retention in 2016. ^[3]

Justice Bolger retention

Justice Joel Bolger was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in 2013. ^[4]

Results by state house district

Yes:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

No:

•   50–60%

Justice Bolger retention, 2016 ^[2]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	157,225	57.87
No	114,440	42.13
Total votes	271,665	100.00

Justice Maassen retention

Justice Peter J. Maassen was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in 2012. ^[5]

Results by state house district

Yes:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

No:

•   50–60%

Justice Maassen retention, 2016 ^[2]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	154,304	57.47
No	114,205	42.53
Total votes	268,509	100.00

Court of Appeals

In the Alaska Court of Appeals, Judge Marjorie Allard was up for retention. ^[3] She was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in 2012. ^[6]

Results by state house district

Yes:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

No:

•   50–60%

Judge Allard retention, 2016 ^[2]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	164,890	62.21
No	100,171	37.79
Total votes	265,061	100.00

State legislature

Alaska House of Representatives

Main article: 2016 Alaska House of Representatives election

2016 Alaska House of Representatives election
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Contested	Before	After	+/–
	Republican	136,723	51.24%	0	31	23	21	2
	Democratic	102,277	38.33%	0	32	16	17	1
	Independent	16,669	6.25%	0	8	1	2	1
	Constitution	4,634	1.74%	0	4	0	0
	Alaskan Independence	730	0.27%	0	1	0	0
	Write-ins	5,791	2.17%	0	40	0	0

Party		Leader	Seats
	Coalition	Bryce Edgmon	22 [a]
	Republican	Charisse Millett	18
Total			40

Alaska Senate

Main article: 2016 Alaska Senate election

2016 Alaska Senate election
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Contested	Before	After	+/–
	Republican	80,123	59.96%	7	7	14	14
	Democratic	36,138	27.05%	3	3	6	6
	Independent	14,610	10.93%	0	3	0	0
	Write-ins	2,749	2.06%	0	10	0	0

Ballot measures

Two statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot on November 8, 2016. ^[7]

Measure 1

The Alaska Voter Registration via the Permanent Fund Dividend Application Measure would allow voters to register to vote when submitting an annual permanent fund dividend application. ^[8]

Results by state house district

Yes:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Ballot Measure 1

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	197,702	64.57
No	108,467	35.43
Total votes	306,169	100.00
Source: Alaska Division of Elections [2]

Measure 2

The Alaska State Government Debt for Postsecondary Student Loans Amendment would allow the state debt to be contracted for postsecondary student loans. ^[9]

Results by state house district

Yes:

•   50–60%

No:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Ballot Measure 2

Choice	Votes	%
No	165,275	55.81
Yes	130,867	44.19
Total votes	296,142	100.00
Source: Alaska Division of Elections [2]

Notes

1. 3 Republicans and 2 Independents joined all 17 Democrats to form a governing coalition.

References

1. "Alaska elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
2. "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Official Results". elections.alaska.gov. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
3. "Alaska judicial elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
4. "Governor Parnell Elevates Joel Bolger to Supreme Court". Alaska Business. January 25, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
5. "Governor Parnell Appoints Peter Maassen to the State Supreme Court". Alaska Native News. August 10, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
6. "Governor Parnell Appoints Allard to Court of Appeals". Alaska Business. November 26, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
7. "Alaska 2016 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
8. "Alaska Voter Registration via the Permanent Fund Dividend Application, Ballot Measure 1 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
9. "Alaska State Government Debt for Postsecondary Student Loans, Ballot Measure 2 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2025.