Jesse Bjorkman | |
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Member of the Alaska Senate | |
Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Peter Micciche |
Constituency | D |
Personal details | |
Political party | Alaska Republican Party |
Jesse Bjorkman is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate,representing District D since his election in 2022. [1] Bjorkman represents the northern Kenai Peninsula including Kenai,Soldotna,Nikiski,and Sterling. He is the chair of the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee. [2]
Bjorkman is a former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Member and government teacher at Nikiski High School. [3]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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) | 172 | 2.6 | |
Total votes | 6,601 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | First choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||
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Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | ||||||
Coalition Republican | Jesse Bjorkman | 9,234 | 47.82% | +23 | 9,257 | 47.92% | +545 | 9,802 | 54.71% | ||||
Republican | Ben Carpenter | 7,848 | 40.64% | +17 | 7,865 | 40.71% | +249 | 8,114 | 45.29% | ||||
Democratic | Tina Wegener | 2,182 | 11.3% | +14 | 2,196 | 11.37% | -2,196 | Eliminated | |||||
Write-in | 47 | 0.24% | -47 | Eliminated | |||||||||
Total votes | 19,311 | 19,318 | 17,916 | ||||||||||
Blank or inactive ballots | 820 | +1,402 | 2,222 | ||||||||||
Republican hold | |||||||||||||
Coalition hold |