Alaska Senate district R

Alaska's R State Senate district
Senator	Mike Cronk R – Fairbanks since 2025
Population	36,718 [1]

Alaska Senate district R is one of 20 districts of the Alaska Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Cronk since 2025. District R is located in The Bush and encompasses the entirety of Alaska's 35th House of Representatives district and 36th House of Representatives district, including the Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, and Copper River Census Area. ^[2]

From 2013 to 2022, the district covered portions of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Hoonah–Angoon Census Area - these areas are now encompassed by district A.

Election results (2022 boundaries)

2024

Nonpartisan primary ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Cronk	3,305	43.8
	Independent	Savannah Fletcher [a]	3,193	42.3
	Republican	James Squyres (withdrew)	572	7.6
	Independence	Robert Williams	481	6.4
Total votes			7,551	100.0

General election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Cronk	9,387	51.84
	Independent	Savannah Fletcher [a]	7,509	41.47
	Independence	Robert Williams	1,157	6.39
	Write-in		56	0.31
Total votes			18,109	100.0
	Republican hold
	Minority Caucus gain from Coalition

2022

Nonpartisan primary ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Click Bishop (incumbent)	5,736	56.9
	Republican	Elijah Verhagen	2,543	25.2
	Independence	Bert Williams	1,805	17.9
Total votes			10,084	100.00

General election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Click Bishop (incumbent)	8,297	56.7
	Republican	Elijah Verhagen	3,957	27.1
	Independence	Bert Williams	2,275	15.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	95	0.6
Total votes			14,624	100.0
	Republican hold

Election results (2013 boundaries)

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

2020

Republican primary ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Stedman (incumbent)	1,926	63.8
	Republican	Michael Sheldon	1,092	36.2
Total votes			3,018	100.0

General election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Stedman (incumbent)	14,578	93.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	985	6.3
Total votes			15,563	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Stedman (incumbent)	1,989	100.0
Total votes			1,989	100

General election ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Stedman (incumbent)	12,882	95.73
	Write-ins	Write-ins	574	4.27
Total votes			13,456	100
	Republican hold

Election results (2012 boundaries)

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

2012

Republican primary ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Stevens (incumbent)	2,205	100.0
Total votes			2,205	100

Democratic primary ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Henrichs	1,652	100.0
Total votes			1,652	100

General election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Stevens (incumbent)	7,673	69.76
	Democratic	Robert Henrichs	3,277	29.79
	Write-ins	Write-ins	49	0.45
Total votes			10,999	100
	Republican hold

References

1. Listed on the ballot as "Undeclared"

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. September 1, 2024.
4. "State of Alaska 2024 GENERAL ELECTION Election Summary Report November 5, 2024 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
5. "Official Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. August 16, 2022.
6. "Official Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. November 18, 2022.
7. "2020 PRIMARY ELECTION Election Summary Report August 18, 2020 OFFICIAL Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
8. "2020 GENERAL ELECTION Election Summary Report November 3, 2020 OFFICIAL Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
9. "2016 PRIMARY ELECTION Election Summary Report August 16, 2016 Official Results" (PDF).
10. "Alaska Election Summary" (PDF).
11. "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
12. "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2024.