Alaska Senate district L

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Alaska's L
State Senate district
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Senator
  Kelly Merrick
R Eagle River
since 2023
Population36,237 [1]

Alaska Senate district L is one of 20 districts of the Alaska Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kelly Merrick since 2023. District L is located in Anchorage and encompasses the entirety of Alaska's 23rd House of Representatives district and 24th House of Representatives district, including Chugiak and Eagle River. [2]

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Election results (2022 boundaries)

2024

Nonpartisan primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Coalition Republican Kelly Merrick (incumbent) 2,332 33.9
Republican Jared Goecker 2,247 32.7
Democratic Lee Hammermeister 1,003 14.6
Republican Ken McCarty (withdrew)77911.3
Republican Sharon Jackson (withdrew)5137.5
Total votes6,874 100.0

After the primary, McCarty withdrew from the race and endorsed Goecker. This would normally mean that Jackson, the fifth place finisher, would move up, but she also withdrew and endorsed Goecker. [4]

General election [5] [6]
PartyCandidateFirst choiceRound 1Round 2
Votes %TransferVotes %TransferVotes %
Coalition Republican Kelly Merrick 9,05046.32%+429,09246.48%+8009,89255.48%
Republican Jared Goecker7,68539.33%+137,69839.36%+2417,93944.52%
Democratic Lee Hammermeister2,75414.09%+162,77014.16%-2,770Eliminated
Write-in 510.26%-51Eliminated
Total votes19,54019,56017,831
Blank or inactive ballots 780+1,7292,509
Republican hold
Coalition hold

2022

Nonpartisan primary [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Merrick 5,324 53.1
Republican Ken McCarty 2,872 28.7
Republican Joe Wright (withdrew)1,13211.3
Republican Clayton Trotter (withdrew)6916.9
Total votes10,019 100.00
General election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Merrick 8,497 57.9
Republican Ken McCarty 6,02441.0
Write-in Write-ins1561.1
Total votes14,677 100.0
Republican hold

Election results (2013 boundaries)

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

2020

Republican primary [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Natasha von Imhof (incumbent) 2,162 53.5
Republican Stephen Duplantis1,88246.5
Total votes4,044 100.0
Democratic primary [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roselynn Cacy 2,856 100.0
Total votes2,856 100.0
General election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Natasha von Imhof (incumbent) 10,203 59.7
Democratic Roselynn Cacy6,70639.3
Write-in Write-ins1691.0
Total votes17,078 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Republican primary [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Natasha von Imhof 1,671 47.32
Republican Craig Johnson1,06630.19
Republican Jeff Landfield79422.49
Total votes3,531 100
Democratic primary [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Forrest J. McDonald 930 63.39
Democratic Roselynn Cacy53736.61
Total votes1,467 100
General election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Natasha von Imhof 7,645 51.81
Democratic Forrest J. McDonald5,97140.46
Independent Tom Johnson1,0887.37
Write-insWrite-ins530.36
Total votes14,757 100
Republican hold

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