Alaska Senate district D

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Alaska's D
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Senator
  Jesse Bjorkman
R Nikiski
since 2023
Population36,936 [1]

Alaska Senate district D is one of 20 districts of the Alaska Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jesse Bjorkman since 2023. District D is located in the Kenai Peninsula and encompasses the entirety of Alaska's 7th House of Representatives district and 8th House of Representatives district, including Kenai and Soldotna. [2]

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From 2013 to 2022, the district covered a portion of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley - this area is now encompassed by district N and district O.

Election results (2022 boundaries)

2024

Nonpartisan primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Coalition Republican Jesse Bjorkman (incumbent) 2,924 44.3
Republican Ben Carpenter 2,660 40.3
Democratic Tina Wegener 845 12.8
Independence Andy Cizek (withdrew)1722.6
Total votes6,601 100.0
General election [4]
PartyCandidateFirst choiceRound 1Round 2
Votes %TransferVotes %TransferVotes %
Coalition Republican Jesse Bjorkman 9,23447.82%+239,25747.92%+5459,802 54.71%
Republican Ben Carpenter 7,84840.64%+177,86540.71%+2498,11445.29%
Democratic Tina Wegener2,18211.30%+142,19611.37%-2,196Eliminated
Write-in 470.24%-47Eliminated
Total votes19,31119,31817,916
Blank or inactive ballots 820+1,4022,222
Republican hold
Coalition hold

2022

Nonpartisan primary [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tuckerman Babcock 5,157 49.3
Republican Jesse Bjorkman 3,754 35.9
Independent Andy Cizek 1,543 14.8
Total votes10,454 100.00
General election [6]
PartyCandidateFirst choiceRound 1Round 2
Votes %TransferVotes %TransferVotes %
Republican Jesse Bjorkman 6,95045.82+1227,07246.56+5327,60453.56
Republican Tuckerman Babcock 6,31141.60+206,33141.68+2636,59446.44
Independent Andy Cizek1,76811.66+191,78711.76-1,787Eliminated
Write-in 1400.92-140Eliminated
Total votes15,16915,19014,198
Blank or inactive ballots 1,046+9922,038
Republican hold

Election results (2013 boundaries)

Map of District D of the Alaska Senate from 2013 to 2022 Alaska Senate District D (2013).svg
Map of District D of the Alaska Senate from 2013 to 2022

2020

Republican primary [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David S. Wilson (incumbent) 1,734 33.9
Republican Stephen Wright1,32525.9
Republican Loy "Santa" Thurman1,13422.2
Republican Bee Rupright4699.2
Republican Chandra McCain-Finch3406.7
Republican Huhnkie Lee1102.2
Total votes5,112 100.0
Democratic primary [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Thomas Lamb 1,329 100.0
Total votes1,329 100.0
General election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David S. Wilson (incumbent) 12,600 69.2
Nonpartisan James D. "Dan" Mayfield2,61814.4
Democratic Thomas Lamb2,61314.3
Write-in Write-ins3862.1
Total votes18,217 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Republican primary [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David S. Wilson 1,748 51.78
Republican Lynn Gattis 1,62851.78
Total votes3,376 100
General election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David S. Wilson 11,689 96.44
Write-insWrite-ins4313.56
Total votes12,120 100
Republican hold

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