Alaska Senate district M

Alaska's M State Senate district
Senator	Shelley Hughes R – Palmer since 2023
Population	37,629 [1]

Alaska Senate district M is one of 20 districts of the Alaska Senate. It has been represented by Republican Shelley Hughes since 2023. Hughes previously represented District F from 2017 to 2023. District M is located in the Mat-Su Valley and encompasses the entirety of Alaska's 25th and 26th House of Representatives districts, including Palmer, Butte, and Gateway. ^[2]

Election results (2022 boundaries)

2022

Nonpartisan primary ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Hughes (incumbent)	7,707	75.7
	Democratic	Jim Cooper	2,479	24.3
Total votes			10,186	100.00

General election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Hughes (incumbent)	11,257	75.8
	Democratic	Jim Cooper	3,561	24.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	32	0.2
Total votes			14,850	100.0
	Republican hold

Election results (2013 boundaries)

Map of District M of the Alaska Senate from 2013 to 2022

2020 (special)

After the death of Sen. Chris Birch in August 2019, ^[5] Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed state representative Josh Revak to the Senate the following month.

Republican primary ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Revak (incumbent)	2,499	66.2
	Republican	Ray Metcalfe	911	24.2
	Republican	Harold Borbridge	362	9.6
Total votes			3,772	100.0

Democratic primary ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anita Thorne	2,732	87.5
	Democratic	Nicholas Willie	389	12.5
Total votes			3,121	100.0

Thorne withdrew from the election without naming a replacement. ^[7]

Special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Revak (incumbent)	10,390	57.6
	Independent	Andy Holleman	7,596	42.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	55	0.3
Total votes			18,041	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Republican primary ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Birch	3,144	77.90
	Republican	Bekah Halat	892	22.10
Total votes			4,036	100

Democratic primary ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Park	1,738	100.0
Total votes			1,738	100

General election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Birch	8,665	58.48
	Democratic	Janice Park	6,110	41.23
	Write-ins	Write-ins	43	0.29
Total votes			14,818	100
	Republican hold

2014

Republican primary ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Meyer (incumbent)	5,654	100.0
Total votes			5,654	100

Democratic primary ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Felix E. Rivera	2,701	100.0
Total votes			2,701	100

General election ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Meyer (incumbent)	9,909	69.71
	Democratic	Felix E. Rivera	4,239	29.82
	Write-ins	Write-ins	66	0.46
Total votes			14,214	100
	Republican hold

Election results (2012 boundaries)

Map of District M of the Alaska Senate from 2012 to 2013

2012

Republican primary ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anna Fairclough	5,008	100.0
Total votes			5,008	100

Democratic primary ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bettye Davis (incumbent)	1,442	52.49
	Democratic	Harry Crawford	1,305	47.51
Total votes			2,747	100

General election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anna Fairclough	11,012	62.12
	Democratic	Bettye Davis (incumbent)	6,676	37.66
	Write-ins	Write-ins	38	0.21
Total votes			17,726	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "Total Population". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 16, 2024.
2. "HOUSE AND SENATE DISTRICT DESIGNATIONS" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
3. "Official Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. August 16, 2022.
4. "Official Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. November 18, 2022.
5. "Anchorage state Sen. Chris Birch dies at 68". Anchorage Daily News. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
6. "2020 PRIMARY ELECTION Election Summary Report August 18, 2020 OFFICIAL Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
7. Brooks, James (August 31, 2020). "New candidates emerge in campaigns for Alaska Legislature". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
8. "2018 PRIMARY ELECTION Election Summary Report August 21, 2018 Official Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
9. "2018 GENERAL ELECTION November 6, 2018 Official Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
10. "2014 PRIMARY ELECTION Election Summary Report August 19, 2014 Official Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
11. "Alaska Election Summary" (PDF).
12. "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
13. "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2024.