2024 Alaska House of Representatives election

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2024 Alaska House of Representatives elections
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 

All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Cathy Tilton (cropped).jpg Calvin Schrage (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Cathy Tilton Calvin Schrage
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Leader sinceFebruary 16, 2021January 18, 2023
Leader's seat26th–Wasilla 12th–Anchorage
Last election21 seats, 56.21%13 seats [a] , 27.83%6 seats [a] , 13.31%
Seats before22135
Seats won21 [b] 145
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote159,81374,93143,887
Percentage55.51%26.03%15.24%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.8%Increase2.svg 1.93%

2024 Alaska State House election.svg
Results:
     Republican gain     Republican hold
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Independent gain     Independent hold

Speaker before election

Cathy Tilton
Republican (Coalition)

Elected Speaker

Bryce Edgmon
Independent (Coalition)

The 2024 Alaska House of Representatives election took place on November 5, 2024, as part of the biennial United States elections. [1] All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives were up for election. [2]

Contents

Background

Pre-election composition

Republicans formed a majority coalition during the 33rd Alaska State Legislature, consisting of 19 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 2 Independents. Republican Cathy Tilton was elected speaker and Dan Saddler served as majority leader. Independent Calvin Schrage served as minority leader of the minority coalition, consisting of 11 Democrats, 4 Independents, and 1 Republican. Republican David Eastman, continued to caucus with neither party. [3]

Independent Josiah Patkotak resigned October 10, 2023, to become mayor of North Slope Borough. Republican Thomas Baker was appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy to replace him. [4]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
CNalysis [5] TossupSeptember 5, 2024

Overview

Primary elections

2024 Alaska State House of Representatives election
Primary election – August 20, 2024 [6]
PartyVotes%CandidatesAdvanced to generalSeats contesting
Republican 51,61453.22%443929
Democratic 27,52828.39%242420
Independent 15,73216.22%141310
Libertarian 1,2041.24%333
Independence 5870.61%111
Veterans of Alaska3090.32%111
Totals96,974100.00%8780

General election

2024 Alaska House of Representatives elections
General election – November 5, 2024
PartyRound 1Max RoundCandidatesBeforeAfter±
Votes%Votes%
Republican 163,20655.74%159,81355.51%392221Decrease2.svg 1
Democratic 74,27325.37%74,93126.03%241314Increase2.svg 1
Independent [c] 44,42415.17%43,88715.24%1355Steady2.svg
Libertarian 4,2031.44%3,7121.29%300Steady2.svg
Alaska Independence 1,6700.57%1,6700.58%100Steady2.svg
Veterans of Alaska9710.33%00.00%100Steady2.svg
Write-ins4,0671.39%3,8681.34%00Steady2.svg
Totals292,814100.00%287,881100.00%4040
First choice vote
Republican
55.74%
Democratic
25.37%
Independent
15.17%
Libertarian
1.44%
Independence
0.57%
Veterans
0.33%
Write-in
1.39%
Max round vote
Republican
55.51%
Democratic
26.03%
Independent
15.24%
Libertarian
1.29%
Independence
0.58%
Write-in
1.39%
Seats
Republican
52.5%
Democratic
35.0%
Independent
12.5%

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State house district 28, 0.2% [d]
  2. State house district 18, 0.5% [e] (gain)
  3. State house district 27, 2.5% [d]
  4. State house district 8, 4.5% [d]
  5. State house district 6, 4.6% [f]
  6. State house district 38, 4.6% [e]
  7. State house district 22, 5.0% [d] (gain)
  8. State house district 11, 5.4% [f]
  9. State house district 15, 6.0% [e]
  10. State house district 13, 6.8% [d]
  11. State house district 9, 8.8% [d] (gain)
  12. State house district 31, 8.7% [d]

Retirements

Seven incumbents did not seek re-election.

Republicans

  1. District 8: Ben Carpenter retired to run for State Senate. [7]
  2. District 9: Laddie Shaw retired. [8]
  3. District 15: Tom McKay retired. [9]
  4. District 28: Jesse Sumner withdrew from the ballot after the primary election. [10]
  5. District 36: Mike Cronk retired to run for State Senate. [7]

Democrats

  1. District 16: Jennie Armstrong retired. [8]

Independents

  1. District 1: Dan Ortiz retired. [8]

Defeated incumbents

Republicans

  1. District 10: Craig Johnson was defeated by fellow Republican (but aligned with the Democratic-led coalition) Chuck Kopp
  2. District 22: Stanley Wright was defeated by Democrat Ted Eischeid
  3. District 27: David Eastman was defeated by fellow Republican Jubilee Underwood

Democrats

  1. District 18: Cliff Groh was defeated by Republican David Nelson
  2. District 38: Conrad McCormick was defeated by fellow Democrat Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie

Independents

  1. District 40: Thomas "Ikaaq" Baker [g] was defeated by Democrat Robyn "Niayuq" Burke

Results

District Incumbent PartyElected
Representative
Party
1 Dan Ortiz Ind Jeremy Bynum Rep
2 Rebecca Himschoot Ind Rebecca Himschoot Ind
3 Andi Story Dem Andi Story Dem
4 Sara Hannan Dem Sara Hannan Dem
5 Louise Stutes Rep Louise Stutes Rep
6 Sarah Vance Rep Sarah Vance Rep
7 Justin Ruffridge Rep Justin Ruffridge Rep
8 Ben Carpenter Rep Bill Elam Rep
9 Laddie Shaw Rep Ky Holland Ind
10 Craig Johnson Rep Chuck Kopp Rep
11 Julie Coulombe Rep Julie Coulombe Rep
12 Calvin Schrage Ind Calvin Schrage Ind
13 Andy Josephson Dem Andy Josephson Dem
14 Alyse Galvin Ind Alyse Galvin Ind
15 Tom McKay Rep Mia Costello Rep
16 Jennie Armstrong Dem Carolyn Hall Dem
17 Zack Fields Dem Zack Fields Dem
18 Cliff Groh Dem David Nelson Rep
19 Genevieve Mina Dem Genevieve Mina Dem
20 Andrew Gray Dem Andrew Gray Dem
21 Donna Mears Dem Donna Mears Dem
22 Stanley Wright Rep Ted Eischeid Dem
23 Jamie Allard Rep Jamie Allard Rep
24 Dan Saddler Rep Dan Saddler Rep
25 DeLena Johnson Rep DeLena Johnson Rep
26 Cathy Tilton Rep Cathy Tilton Rep
27 David Eastman Rep Jubilee Underwood Rep
28 Jesse Sumner Rep Elexie Moore Rep
29 George Rauscher Rep George Rauscher Rep
30 Kevin McCabe Rep Kevin McCabe Rep
31 Maxine Dibert Dem Maxine Dibert Dem
32 William Stapp Rep William Stapp Rep
33 Mike Prax Rep Mike Prax Rep
34 Frank Tomaszewski Rep Frank Tomaszewski Rep
35 Ashley Carrick Dem Ashley Carrick Dem
36 Mike Cronk Rep Rebecca Schwanke Rep
37 Bryce Edgmon Ind Bryce Edgmon Ind
38 Conrad McCormick Dem Nellie Jimmie Dem
39 Neal Foster Dem Neal Foster Dem
40 Thomas Baker Rep Robyn Burke Dem

Government formation

Democratic-led coalition:
Democratic gain Democratic hold
Independent gain Independent hold
Republican gain Republican hold
Republican caucus:
Republican gain Republican hold 2025-2027 Alaska State House caucuses.svg
Democratic-led coalition:
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Independent gain     Independent hold
     Republican gain     Republican hold
Republican caucus:
     Republican gain     Republican hold

On November 6, the day after the election, Independent Bryce Edgmon announced that a new majority coalition would be formed based on preliminary results. [11] Once results finalized, Edgmon announced that he would serve as speaker, a role he previously held from 2017 to 2021, and Republican Chuck Kopp would serve as majority leader of the new majority coalition consisting of 14 Democrats, 5 Independents, and 2 Republicans. [12] The remaining 19 Republicans would caucus in the minority. Eastman, the sole Republican who did not caucus with either side, lost re-election to Republican Jubilee Underwood. [13]

The 34th Alaska State Legislature began on January 21, 2025, and new members took office the same day. The House was also majority women with 21 members for the first time in Alaska's history. [14]

Detailed results

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40

Certified candidate list: [15]

District 1

Incumbent Independent Dan Ortiz declined to seek re-election. Republican Jeremy Bynum faced nonpartisan candidates Agnes Moran and Grant Echohawk, whom he defeated with 52% of the vote.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeremy Bynum 1,437 49.0
Independent Grant Echohawk [h] 790 26.9
Independent Agnes Moran [h] 707 24.1
Total votes2,934 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 1 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeremy Bynum 4,242 52.0
Independent Agnes Moran [h] 1,99524.4
Independent Grant Echohawk [h] 1,90923.4
Write-in 170.2
Total votes8,164 100.0
Republican gain from Independent

District 2

Incumbent nonpartisan Rebecca Himschoot was re-elected unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 2 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Rebecca Himschoot (incumbent) [h] 7,060 97.5
Write-in 1792.5
Total votes7,239 100.0
Independent hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Andi Story was re-elected unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 3 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andi Story (incumbent) 7,961 96.0
Write-in 3304.0
Total votes8,291 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Sara Hannan ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 4 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sara Hannan (incumbent) 7,000 96.6
Write-in 2443.4
Total votes7,244 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Louise Stutes ran for re-election. She faced Libertarian Leighton Radner, whom she defeated by a 55 point margin.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Louise Stutes (incumbent) 1,566 80.4
Libertarian Leighton Radner 381 19.6
Total votes1,947 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 5 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Louise Stutes (incumbent) 5,445 77.4
Libertarian Leighton Radner1,54922.0
Write-in 440.6
Total votes7,038 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Sarah Vance ran for re-election. In the primary she faced nonpartisans Brent Johnson, Alana Greear, and Republican Dawson Slaughter, with Vance, Johnson, and Greear advancing to the general election. In advance of the general election, Greear withdrew and endorsed fellow independent Johnson, and Slaughter was automatically advanced to the general election as a result. [17] In the initial results, Vance and Johnson were only separated by a margin of three points, with Slaughter holding 9.4% of the vote. Slaughter's elimination in the first round resulted in Vance gaining a majority of the vote and defeating Johnson by a 5 point margin. [18]

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sarah Vance (incumbent) 1,998 43.2
Independent Brent Johnson [h] 1,569 34.0
Independent Alana Greear [h] (withdrew)79017.1
Republican Dawson Slaughter 265 5.7
Total votes4,622 100.0
General election [19] [16]
PartyCandidateFirst choiceRound 1Round 2
Votes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%
Republican Sarah Vance (incumbent)5,36047.0%+35,36347.0%+2755,63852.3%
Independent Brent Johnson4,95643.4%+94,96543.5%+1855,15047.7%
Republican Dawson R. Slaughter1,0749.4%+41,0789.5%- 1,078Eliminated
Write-in 270.2%- 27Eliminated
Total votes11,41711,40610,788
Blank or inactive ballots 392+6181,010

District 7

Incumbent Republican Justin Ruffridge ran for re-election. He defeated fellow Republican and former state representative Ron Gillham by 18 points.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Justin Ruffridge (incumbent) 1,630 59.7
Republican Ron Gillham 1,101 40.3
Total votes2,731 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 7 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Justin Ruffridge (incumbent) 4,985 58.9
Republican Ron Gillham 3,39840.2
Write-in 770.9
Total votes8,460 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Ben Carpenter declined to seek re-election, instead running for state senate. Bill Elam, a member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, and brigadier general John Hillyer both ran to succeed Carpenter. The two Republicans both ran on a conservative platform, with differences in support for renewable energy; with Elam being open to using renewables, while Hillyer wanted to expand Alaska's natural resource extraction, and support for state education funding; with Elam supporting "reasonable" increases while Hillyer opposed any increases in funding. [20] [21] Elam defeated Hillyer in a close race by a margin of 4 points.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Hillyer 1,625 50.8
Republican Bill Elam 1,598 49.2
Total votes3,250 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives elections, District 8 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Elam 4,655 51.5
Republican John Hillyer4,24947.0
Write-in 1301.4
Total votes9,034 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Republica Laddie Shaw declined to seek re-election. In the lead-up to the primary election, four candidates all announced campaigns to succeed Shaw, nonpartisan Ky Holland, as well as Republicans Lucy Bauer, Lee Ellis, and Brandy Pennington. Following the primary election, Ellis and Pennington withdrew, with the former endorsing Holland while the latter endorsing Bauer. [22] District 9 was identified as a key district to both the incumbent Reublican coalition and to the Democratic minority, which hoped to form a coalition of their own in the next legislative session. During the campaign Holland campaigned on forming a new bipartisan coalition in the state legislature to counter governor Mike Dunleavy. [23] In the general election, Holland defeated Bauer by 9 points.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Ky Holland [h] 1,890 41.9
Republican Lucy Bauer 936 20.7
Republican Lee Ellis (withdrew)87519.4
Republican Brandy Pennington (withdrew)81518.0
Total votes4,516 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 9 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Ky Holland [h] 6,085 54.3
Republican Lucy Bauer5,09345.5
Write-in 290.3
Total votes11,207 100.0
Independent gain from Republican

District 10

Incumbent Republican Craig Johnson ran for re-election.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chuck Kopp 1,449 60.5
Republican Craig Johnson (incumbent) 947 39.5
Total votes2,396 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 10 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chuck Kopp 4,669 61.6
Republican Craig Johnson (incumbent)2,81137.1
Write-in 1011.3
Total votes7,581 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Julie Coulombe defeated nonpartisan Walter Featherly.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julie Coulombe (incumbent) 1,549 53.0
Independent Walter Featherly [h] 1,376 47.0
Total votes2,925 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 11 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julie Coulombe (incumbent) 4,836 52.6
Independent Walter Featherly [h] 4,34147.2
Write-in 170.2
Total votes9,194 100.0
Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent nonpartisan Calvin Schrage defeated Republican Joe Lurtsema.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Calvin Schrage (incumbent) [h] 1,390 65.0
Republican Joe Lurtsema 750 35.1
Total votes2,140 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 12 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Calvin Schrage (incumbent) [h] 4,763 60.8
Republican Joe Lurtsema3,04138.8
Write-in 270.3
Total votes7,831 100.0
Independent hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Andy Josephson defeated Republican Heather Gottshall.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy Josephson (incumbent) 990 56.0
Republican Heather Gottshall 777 44.0
Total votes1,767 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 13 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy Josephson (incumbent) 3,743 53.3
Republican Heather Gottshall3,26646.5
Write-in 150.2
Total votes7,024 100.0
Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent nonpartisan Alyse Galvin defeated Democrat Harry Kamdem.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alyse Galvin (incumbent) [h] 1,622 83.7
Democratic Harry Kamdem 315 16.3
Total votes1,937 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 14 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alyse Galvin (incumbent) [h] 4,847 77.5
Democratic Harry Kamdem1,27820.4
Write-in 1282.1
Total votes6,253 100.0
Independent hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican Thomas McKay declined to seek re-election. Republican and former Senate majority leader Mia Costello defeated Democrats Denny Wells and Dustin Darden.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mia Costello 1,423 51.4
Democratic Denny Wells 1,225 44.3
Democratic Dustin Darden 120 4.3
Total votes2,768 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 15
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mia Costello 4,543 51.5
Democratic Denny Wells4,01445.5
Democratic Dustin Darden2422.8
Write-in 170.2
Total votes8,816 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Armstrong declined to seek re-election. Two candidates initially filed to run, Democrat Carolyn Hall and Independent Nick Moe. Following the primary election, Moe withdrew and endorsed Hall, leaving her effectively unopposed. [24] Despite having withdrawn, Moe was unable to have his name removed from the ballot as he failed to meet the withdrawal deadline. [25] In the general election, Hall won a 14 point victory over Moe.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carolyn Hall 2,023 62.5
Independent Nick Moe (withdrawn)1,214 37.5
Total votes3,237 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 16
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carolyn Hall 4,860 56.6
Independent Nick Moe (withdrawn)3,64942.5
Write-in 831.0
Total votes8,592 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Zack Fields ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 17
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Zack Fields (incumbent) 5,243 93.6
Write-in 3616.4
Total votes5,604 100.0
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Cliff Groh ran for re-election. Groh was defeated by Republican and former state legislator David Nelson in a rematch from the 2022 election in this district.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cliff Groh (incumbent) 379 64.2
Republican David Nelson 211 35.8
Total votes590 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 18
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Nelson 1,878 50.2
Democratic Cliff Groh (incumbent)1,85649.7
Write-in 30.1
Total votes3,737 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Genevieve Mina ran for re-election. She defeated Republican Kaylee Anderson as well as nonpartisan Russell Wyatt.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Genevieve Mina (incumbent) 775 69.4
Republican Kaylee Anderson 284 25.4
Independent Russell Wyatt [i] 58 5.2
Total votes1,117 100.0

General

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 19
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Genevieve Mina (incumbent) 2,654 60.8
Republican Kaylee Anderson1,35331.0
Independent Russell Wyatt [i] 3387.8
Write-in 180.4
Total votes4,363 100.0
Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Andrew Gray ran for re-election. He defeated Libertarian Scott Kohlhaas.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrew Gray (incumbent) 1,122 67.5
Libertarian Scott Kohlhaas 540 32.5
Total votes1,662 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 20
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrew Gray (incumbent) 3,927 63.8
Libertarian Scott Kohlhaas2,16335.1
Write-in 671.1
Total votes6,157 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Donna Mears ran for re-election. She defeated. Republican Aimée Sims

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donna Mears (incumbent) 1,402 56.8
Republican Aimée Sims 1,067 43.2
Total votes2,469 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donna Mears (incumbent) 4,664 55.4
Republican Aimée Sims3,74344.4
Write-in 200.2
Total votes8,427 100.0
Democratic hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Stanley Wright ran for re-election. He was defeated by Democrat Ted Eischeid.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ted Eischeid 625 51.4
Republican Stanley Wright (incumbent) 590 48.6
Total votes1,215 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 22
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ted Eischeid 2,633 52.4
Republican Stanley Wright (incumbent)2,38247.4
Write-in 120.2
Total votes5,027 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 23

Incumbent Republican Jamie Allard ran for re-election. She defeated Democrat Jim Arlington.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jamie Allard (incumbent) 2,008 58.6
Democratic Jim Arlington 1,417 41.4
Total votes3,425 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 23
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jamie Allard (incumbent) 6,132 61.8
Democratic Jim Arlington3,74737.8
Write-in 370.4
Total votes9,916 100.0
Republican hold

District 24

Incumbent Republican Dan Saddler ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 24
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Saddler (incumbent) 7,981 96.8
Write-in 2623.2
Total votes8,243 100.0
Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent Republican DeLena Johnson ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican DeLena Johnson (incumbent) 7,817 95.9
Write-in 3384.1
Total votes8,155 100.0
Republican hold

District 26

Incumbent Republican and Speaker of the House Cathy Tilton ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 26
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cathy Tilton (incumbent) 7,353 96.7
Write-in 2543.3
Total votes7,607 100.0
Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican David Eastman ran for re-election. He was defeated by fellow Republican Jubilee Underwood.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Eastman (incumbent) 1,226 61.7
Republican Jubilee Underwood 756 38.1
Total votes1,982 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 27
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jubilee Underwood 3,856 50.6
Republican David Eastman (incumbent)3,66048.1
Write-in 991.3
Total votes7,615 100.0
Republican hold

District 28

Incumbent Republican Jesse Sumner initially ran for re-election. After the primary election, Sumner withdrew from the race, citing family concerns. [26] Republican Elexie Moore defeated fellow Republican Steve Menard in the second round of ranked choice voting by a margin of 0.2%.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jesse Sumner (incumbent, withdrew)72733.0
Republican Steve Menard 608 27.6
Republican Elexie Moore 508 23.1
Republican Jessica Wright 359 16.3
Total votes2,202 100.0
General election [27] [28] [16]
PartyCandidateFirst choiceRound 1Round 2
Votes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%
Republican Elexie Moore 2,91137.3%+182,92937.9%+3143,24350.1%
Republican Steve Menard2,77735.6%+102,78736.0%+4443,23149.9%
Republican Jessica Wright1,99725.6%+172,01426.1%-2,014Eliminated
Write-in 1151.5%-115Eliminated
Total votes7,8007,7306,474
Blank or inactive ballots 1,185+1,2562,441

District 29

Incumbent Republican George Rauscher ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 29
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Rauscher (incumbent) 7,807 95.6
Write-in 3634.4
Total votes8,170 100.0
Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican Kevin J. McCabe ran for re-election. He defeated fellow Republican Doyle Holmes

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin J. McCabe (incumbent) 1,483 54.6
Republican Doyle Holmes 1,226 45.3
Total votes2,709 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives general election, district 30
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin J. McCabe (incumbent) 4,731 54.1
Republican Doyle Holmes3,84644.0
Write-in 1631.9
Total votes8,740 100.0
Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Maxine Dibert ran for re-election. She defeated former state legislator Bart LeBon in a rematch from 2022.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maxine Dibert (incumbent) 1,109 51.5
Republican Bart LeBon 1,045 48.5
Total votes2,154 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 31
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maxine Dibert (incumbent) 3,518 54.2
Republican Bart LeBon 2,94845.5
Write-in 200.3
Total votes6,486 100.0
Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Republican Will Stapp ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Gary Damron.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Will Stapp (incumbent) 821 66.1
Democratic Gary Damron 421 33.9
Total votes1,242 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 32
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Will Stapp (incumbent) 3,227 67.3
Democratic Gary Damron1,54832.3
Write-in 210.4
Total votes4,796 100.0
Republican hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Mike Prax ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 33
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Prax (incumbent) 6,966 96.8
Write-in 2343.2
Total votes7,200 100.0
Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Frank Tomaszewski ran for re-election. He defeated fellow Republican Joy Beth Cottle.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Tomaszewski (incumbent) 1,667 53.4
Republican Joy Beth Cottle 1,445 46.4
Total votes3,112 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 34
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Tomaszewski (incumbent) 4,887 56.0
Republican Joy Beth Cottle3,76543.1
Write-in 831.0
Total votes8,735 100.0
Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Democrat Ashley Carrick ran for re-election. She defeated Republican Ruben McNeill.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ashley Carrick (incumbent) 2,332 60.6
Republican Ruben McNeill 1,517 39.4
Total votes3,849 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 35
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ashley Carrick (incumbent) 5,047 55.2
Republican Ruben McNeill4,06644.5
Write-in 230.2
Total votes9,136 100.0
Democratic hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Mike Cronk declined to seek re-election, instead running for state senate. Initially, four Republicans filed to succeed Cronk; perennial candidate and legislative aide Pamela Goode, defense contractor Dana Mock, business owner Rebecca Schwanke, Cole Snodgress. Outside of the Republican field, one Democrat and one Libertarian filed to succeed Cronk, those two candidates being welder Brandon Kowalski and business owner James Fields respectively. [29] During the primary campaign, three of the four Republican candidates agreed on most issues, while Goode, the more far right candidate, disagreed with the other Republicans in the race on most issues. [29] Another additional split was with Cole, who supported increases to the state's education funding. [29] Following the primary election, Snodgress and Mock withdrew from the ballot to help boost Schwanke's chances in the election, which allowed Fields to advance to the general election. [30] [22] Fields also withdrew from the race shortly after the primary, but had missed the deadline to have his name removed from the ballot. [31]

During the general election campaign the two Republican candidates expressed concerns that the presence of two Republicans on the ballot, as well as not enough voters ranking both Republicans on their ballots, could lead to Kowalski, the Democratic candidate, winning the seat. [31] In the general election, the vote split three ways between Schwanke, Kowalski, and Goode, with each having 35%, 33%, and 25% respectively. In the third and final round of ranked choice voting, Schwanke defeated Kowalski by a 13 point margin.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brandon "Putuuqti" Kowalski 1,264 33.8
Republican Rebecca Schwanke 768 20.5
Republican Pamela Goode 529 14.1
Republican Cole Snodgress (withdrew)51513.8
Republican Dana Mock (withdrew)42611.5
Libertarian James Fields 239 6.4
Total votes3,741 100.0
General election [32] [16]
PartyCandidateFirst choiceRound 1Round 2Round 3
Votes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%
Republican Rebecca Schwanke 3,18035.7%+93,18935.7%+933,28237.9%+7884,07056.3%
Democratic Brandon "Putuuqti" Kowalski2,94633.0%+72,95333.1%+693,02234.9%+1333,15543.7%
Republican Pamela Goode2,27625.5%+152,29125.7%+712,36227.3%-2,362Eliminated
Libertarian James Fields(withdrawn)4915.5%+74985.6%-498Eliminated
Write-in 230.3%-23Eliminated
Total votes8,9168,9318,6667,225
Blank or inactive ballots 451+265716+1,4412,157

District 37

Incumbent nonpartisan Bryce Edgmon ran for re-election. He defeated fellow nonpartisan Darren Deacon by a wide margin.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Bryce Edgmon (incumbent) [i] 852 69.0
Independent Darren Deacon [h] 383 31.0
Total votes1,235 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 37
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Bryce Edgmon (incumbent) [i] 2,748 72.5
Independent Darren Deacon [h] 1,00226.4
Write-in 411.1
Total votes3,791 100.0
Independent hold

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Conrad McCormick ran for re-election. During the primary he faced fellow Democrats Nellie Jimmie and Victoria Sosa, as well as Veterans of Alaska candidate Willy Keppel. During the 33rd Alaska State Legislature, McCormick was part of the Republican coalition which governed the state house. [33] In late October, Sosa withdrew from the campaign and endorsed Jimmie, despite this she remained on the ballot. [34] In the first round of voting, Jimmie led McCormick by roughly 4 points. In the final round of ranked choice voting, Jimmie defeated McCormick by 5 points. [35]

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie 660 43.8
Democratic Conrad McCormick (incumbent) 426 28.3
Veterans of Alaska Willy Keppel 309 20.5
Democratic Victoria Sosa 111 7.4
Total votes1,506 100.0
General election [36] [16]
PartyCandidateFirst ChoiceRound 1Round 2Round 3
Votes%Votes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%
Democratic Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie 1,38036.7%1,29536.2%+561,35138.5%+1971,54852.3%
Democratic Conrad McCormick (incumbent)1,21232.2%1,16632.6%+341,20034.2%+2111,41147.7%
Veterans of AlaskaWilly Keppel97125.8%93226.1%+2795927.3%-959Eliminated
Democratic Victoria Sosa(withdrawn)1875.0%1845.1%-184Eliminated
Write-in 130.4%Eliminated
Total votes3,7633,5773,5102,959
Blank or inactive ballots 130+67197+551748

District 39

Incumbent Democrat Neal Foster ran for re-election. He defeated Independence candidate Tyler Ivanoff.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Neal Foster (incumbent) 1,057 64.3
Independence Tyler Ivanoff 587 35.7
Total votes1,644 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 39
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Neal Foster (incumbent) 2,333 58.1
Independence Tyler Ivanoff1,67041.6
Write-in 110.3
Total votes4,014 100.0
Democratic hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Thomas Baker ran for re-election, but switched his party affiliation to "Undeclared". He was eliminated in the first round of ranked choice voting and defeated for re-election. Democrat Robyn Burke defeated fellow Democrat Saima Chase by a 21 point margin.

Nonpartisan primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Saima "Ikrik" Chase 345 35.6
Democratic Robyn "Niayuq" Burke 342 35.3
Independent Thomas "Ikaaq" Baker (incumbent) [i] [g] 281 29.0
Total votes968 100.0
General election [37] [16]
PartyCandidateFirst ChoiceRound 1Round 2
Votes%Votes%TransferVotes%
Democratic Robyn "Niayuq" Burke 1,41746.7%1,42546.8%+1161,54160.5%
Democratic Saima "Ikrik" Chase86328.4%87428.7%+1341,00839.5%
Undeclared Thomas "Ikaaq" Baker (incumbent)73124.1%74324.4%-743Eliminated
Write-in 210.7%Eliminated
Total votes3,0323,0422,549
Blank or inactive ballots 128+493621

See also

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Two Democrats and two independents joined the new Republican-led coalition
  2. Two Republicans joined all Democrats and independents to form a governing coalition
  3. Includes candidates with a party affiliation of "Non-partisan" or "Undeclared"
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Versus a Republican
  5. 1 2 3 Versus a Democrat
  6. 1 2 Versus an independent
  7. 1 2 Rep. Baker was appointed as a Republican in 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Listed on the ballot as "Nonpartisan"
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Listed on the ballot as "Undeclared"