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

Last updated January 21, 2025

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.

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]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[5]	Lean R (flip)	October 21, 2020

Overview

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

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%

Summary of results

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

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%

Retiring incumbents

Three incumbent Representatives (two Republicans and one Democrat) chose not to seek reelection.

Dave Talerico (R), District 6^[6]
Colleen Sullivan-Leonard (R), District 7^[7]
John Lincoln (D), District 40^[8]

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Six incumbent Representatives (all Republicans) were defeated in the August 18 primaries.

Sharon Jackson (R), District 13
Jennifer Johnston (Coalition R), District 28
Gary Knopp (Coalition R), District 30^[d]
Chuck Kopp (Coalition R), District 24
Gabrielle LeDoux (R), District 15
Mark Neuman (R), District 8

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 • 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

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

Republican primary^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Coalition Republican	Steve Thompson (incumbent)	452	52.3
	Republican	David Selle	413	47.7
Total votes			865	100.0

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 4

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 4th district
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

District 5

AD primary

Democratic and Independence primary^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Wool (incumbent)	1,204	64.2
	Democratic	Taryn Hughes	672	35.8
Total votes			1,876	100.0

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

Republican primary^[12]
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

General election

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 6th district
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

District 7

Republican primary

Republican primary^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Kurka	1,723	69.3%
	Republican	Lynn Gattis	762	30.7%
Total votes			2,485	100.00%

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

Republican primary^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCabe	1,798	64.3%
	Republican	Mark Neuman (incumbent)	999	35.7%
Total votes			2,797	100.00%

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

Republican primary^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Rauscher (incumbent)	1,689	60.9
	Republican	LD Howard	1,082	39.1
Total votes			2,771	100.0

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

Republican primary^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Eastman (incumbent)	1,589	52.8
	Republican	Jesse Sumner	1,420	47.2
Total votes			3,009	100.0

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

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	DeLena Johnson (incumbent)	1,858	77.2%
	Republican	Alex Fetta	550	22.8%
Total votes			2,408	100.00%

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

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken McCarty	722	55.7
	Republican	Sharon Jackson (incumbent)	573	44.3
Total votes			1,295	100.0

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]

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 14th district
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

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

Republican primary^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Nelson	628	67.3
	Republican	Gabrielle LeDoux (incumbent)	305	32.7
Total votes			933	100.0

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

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 16th district
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

District 17

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 17th district
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

District 18

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 18th district
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

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 20

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 20th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zack Fields (incumbent)	5,195	91.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	467	8.2
Total votes			5,662
	Democratic hold

District 21

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 21st district
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

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

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 22nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sara Rasmussen (incumbent)	4,921	54.8
	Independent	Stephen Trimble	2,679	29.8
	Independence	David Nees	1,356	15.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	26	0.3
Total votes			8,982	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

AD primary

Democratic and Independence primary^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Tuck (incumbent)	1,155	85.0%
	Independence	Timothy Huit	204	15.0%
Total votes			1,359	100.00%

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

Republican primary^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McKay	1,737	60.8
	Coalition Republican	Chuck Kopp (incumbent)	1,121	39.2
Total votes			2,858	100.0

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

Republican primary^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mel Gillis (incumbent)	1,279	81.2
	Republican	Benjamin Rodriguez	296	18.8
Total votes			1,575	100.0

AD primary

Democratic and Independence primary^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Calvin Schrage	1,068	61.4
	Democratic	Janice Park	672	38.6
Total votes			1,740	100.0

General election

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 25th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Calvin Schrage^[f]	4,584	52.2
	Republican	Mel Gillis (incumbent)	4,191	47.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	12	0.1
Total votes			8,787	100.0
	Independent gain from Republican

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 27

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 27th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Liz Snyder	4,574	50.0
	Republican	Lance Pruitt (incumbent)	4,563	49.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	17	0.2
Total votes			9,154	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 28

Republican primary

Republican primary^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Kaufman	2,443	66.3%
	Coalition Republican	Jennifer Johnston (incumbent)	1,242	33.7%
Total votes			3,685	100.00%

General election
Democratic nominee Adam Lees withdrew on August 31, replaced by independent Anchorage Assemblywoman Suzanne LaFrance.^[18]

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 28th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Kaufman	6,143	49.8
	Independent	Suzanne LaFrance ^[f]	5,690	46.1
	Independent	Benjamin Fletcher	493	3.9
	Write-in	Write-ins	14	0.1
Total votes			12,340	100.0
	Republican hold

District 29

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 29th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Carpenter (incumbent)	6,548	65.2
	Independent	Paul Dale	3,481	34.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	18	0.2
Total votes			10,047	100.0
	Republican hold

District 30

Republican primary

Republican primary^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Gillham	1,611	59.0
	Republican	Kelly Wolf	655	24.0
	Coalition Republican	Gary Knopp (incumbent)^[g]	463	17.0
Total votes			2,729	100.0

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 31

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 31st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Vance (incumbent)	6,468	54.2
	Independent	Kelly Cooper	5,434	45.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	23	0.2
Total votes			11,925	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 34

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 34th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andi Story (incumbent)	6,284	62.0
	Independent	Edward King	3,805	37.5
	Write-in	Write-ins	48	0.5
Total votes			10,137	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

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 35th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (incumbent)	5,677	58.7
	Republican	Kenny Skaflestad	3,971	41.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	32	0.3
Total votes			9,680	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 36th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Dan Ortiz (incumbent)	5,409	60.3
	Republican	Leslie Becker	3,514	39.2
	Write-in	Write-ins	47	0.5
Total votes			8,970	100.0
	Independent hold

District 37

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 37th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bryce Edgmon (incumbent)^[f]	2,538	95.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	114	4.3
Total votes			2,652	100.0
	Independent hold

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

Democratic and Independence primary^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neal Foster (incumbent)	1,063	52.4
	Democratic	Tyler Ivanoff	966	47.6
Total votes			2,029	100.0

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

District 40

2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, 40th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Josiah "Aullaqsruaq" Patkotak	2,011	51.7
	Democratic	Elizabeth Ferguson	1,863	47.9
	Write-in	Write-ins	14	0.4
Total votes			3,888	100.0
	Independent gain from Democratic

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

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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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[Coalition-9] 1 2 3 4 5 Part of the Majority Coalition with Democrats and Independents.

[unopp-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Unopposed in the general election.

[11] Not a member of any caucus.

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

[1] Edgmon, an independent former Democrat, was elected speaker under a Democratic-led coalition.

[2] Six Republicans joined all Democrats and independents to form a governing coalition

[3] Four Republicans joined all Democrats and independents to form a governing coalition

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

[Key-27] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[IndyDem-35] 1 2 3 Candidate running as an Independent with the Democratic Party nomination.

[37] Died July 30

[4] "August 18, 2020 Primary Election Information". Alaska Division of Elections.

[5] Brooks, James (February 15, 2019). "Alaska House, with new-look coalition, expects to open budget discussions Monday". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved July 25, 2020.

[6] "The Latest: Wilson leaves Alaska House Majority". Associated Press News. Associated Press. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2020.

[7] Bohrer, Becky (May 3, 2019). "GOP lawmaker leaves Alaska House majority over budget vote". Associated Press News. Associated Press. Retrieved July 25, 2020.

[cook-october-8] "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[13] "Rep. Talerico declines to run, Verhagen files for his House seat". KINY . April 7, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[14] Brooks, James (January 7, 2020). "Wasilla representative says she will not run for reelection". Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[15] Horazdovsky, Kortnie (February 20, 2020). "Kotzebue Rep. Lincoln will not seek re-election". KTUU-TV . Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[17] Alaska Division of Elections. District 1 primary unofficial results

[18] Alaska Division of Elections. District 2 primary unofficial results

[19] Alaska Division of Elections. District 5 primary unofficial results

[20] Alaska Division of Elections. District 6 primary unofficial results

[21] Alaska Division of Elections. District 7 primary unofficial results

[22] Alaska Division of Elections. District 8 primary unofficial results

[23] Alaska Division of Elections. District 9 primary unofficial results

[24] Alaska Division of Elections. District 10 primary unofficial results

[elections.alaska.gov-25] 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 11 primary unofficial results

[newcandidates-26] 1 2 Brooks, James (August 31, 2020). "New candidates emerge in campaigns for Alaska Legislature". Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[28] Remington Research Group/Alaska Free Market Coalition

[D15-29] 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 15 primary unofficial results

[30] Alaska Division of Elections. District 16 primary unofficial results

[31] Alaska Division of Elections. District 22 primary unofficial results

[D23-32] 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 23 primary unofficial results

[33] Alaska Division of Elections. District 23 primary unofficial results

[D25-34] 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 25 primary unofficial results

[ReferenceA-36] 1 2 Alaska Division of Elections. District 28 primary unofficial results

[38] Alaska Division of Elections. District 35 primary unofficial results

[39] Alaska Division of Elections. District 39 primary unofficial results

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2020 Alaska House of Representatives election

Contents

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

Related Research Articles

References

External links