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2024 Alaska House of Representatives elections
BERJAYA
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November 5, 2024
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All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
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Leader Cathy Tilton Calvin Schrage —
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Leader since February 16, 2021 January 18, 2023 —
Leader's seat 26th–Wasilla 12th–Anchorage —
Last election 21 seats, 56.21% 13 seats,[a] 27.83% 6 seats,[a] 13.31%
Seats before 22 13 5
Seats won 21[b] 14 5
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 159,813 74,931 43,887
Percentage 55.51% 26.03% 15.24%
Swing Decrease 0.70% Decrease 1.80% Increase 1.93%
BERJAYA
Results:
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Independent gain      Independent hold
Speaker before election

Cathy Tilton
Republican (Coalition)

 Elected Speaker

Bryce Edgmon
Independent (Coalition)

The 2024 Alaska House of Representatives election took place on November 5, 2024, as part of the biennial United States elections.[1] All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives were up for election.[2]

Background

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Pre-election composition

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Republicans formed a majority coalition during the 33rd Alaska State Legislature, consisting of 19 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 2 Independents. Republican Cathy Tilton was elected speaker and Dan Saddler served as majority leader. Independent Calvin Schrage served as minority leader of the minority coalition, consisting of 11 Democrats, 4 Independents, and 1 Republican. Republican David Eastman, continued to caucus with neither party.[3]

Independent Josiah Patkotak resigned October 10, 2023, to become mayor of North Slope Borough. Republican Thomas Baker was appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy to replace him.[4]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[5] Tossup September 5, 2024

Overview

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Primary elections

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2024 Alaska State House of Representatives election
Primary election – August 20, 2024[6]
Party Votes % Candidates Advanced to general Seats contesting
Republican 51,614 53.22% 44 39 29
Democratic 27,528 28.39% 24 24 20
Independent 15,732 16.22% 14 13 10
Libertarian 1,204 1.24% 3 3 3
Independence 587 0.61% 1 1 1
Veterans of Alaska 309 0.32% 1 1 1
Totals 96,974 100.00% 87 80 —

General election

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2024 Alaska House of Representatives elections
General election – November 5, 2024
Party Round 1 Max Round Candidates Before After ±
Votes % Votes %
Republican 163,206 55.74% 159,813 55.51% 39 22 21 Decrease 1
Democratic 74,273 25.37% 74,931 26.03% 24 13 14 Increase 1
Independent[c] 44,424 15.17% 43,887 15.24% 13 5 5 Steady
Libertarian 4,203 1.44% 3,712 1.29% 3 0 0 Steady
Alaska Independence 1,670 0.57% 1,670 0.58% 1 0 0 Steady
Veterans of Alaska 971 0.33% 0 0.00% 1 0 0 Steady
Write-ins 4,067 1.39% 3,868 1.34% — 0 0 Steady
Totals 292,814 100.00% 287,881 100.00% 40 40
First choice vote
Republican
 
 55.74%
Democratic
 
 25.37%
Independent
 
 15.17%
Libertarian
 
 1.44%
Independence
 
 0.57%
Veterans
 
 0.33%
Write-in
 
 1.39%
Max round vote
Republican
 
 55.51%
Democratic
 
 26.03%
Independent
 
 15.24%
Libertarian
 
 1.29%
Independence
 
 0.58%
Write-in
 
 1.34%
Seats
Republican
 
 52.5%
Democratic
 
 35.0%
Independent
 
 12.5%

Close races

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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State house district 28, 0.2%[d]
  2. State house district 18, 0.5%[e] (gain)
  3. State house district 27, 2.5%[d]
  4. State house district 8, 4.5%[d]
  5. State house district 6, 4.6%[f]
  6. State house district 38, 4.6%[e]
  7. State house district 22, 5.0%[d] (gain)
  8. State house district 11, 5.4%[f]
  9. State house district 15, 6.0%[e]
  10. State house district 13, 6.8%[d]
  11. State house district 9, 8.8%[d] (gain)
  12. State house district 31, 8.7%[d]

Retirements

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Seven incumbents did not seek re-election.

Republicans

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  1. District 8: Ben Carpenter retired to run for State Senate.[7]
  2. District 9: Laddie Shaw retired.[8]
  3. District 15: Tom McKay retired.[9]
  4. District 28: Jesse Sumner withdrew from the ballot after the primary election.[10]
  5. District 36: Mike Cronk retired to run for State Senate.[7]

Democrats

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  1. District 16: Jennie Armstrong retired.[8]

Independents

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  1. District 1: Dan Ortiz retired.[8]

Defeated incumbents

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Republicans

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  1. District 10: Craig Johnson was defeated by fellow Republican (but aligned with the Democratic-led coalition) Chuck Kopp
  2. District 22: Stanley Wright was defeated by Democrat Ted Eischeid
  3. District 27: David Eastman was defeated by fellow Republican Jubilee Underwood

Democrats

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  1. District 18: Cliff Groh was defeated by Republican David Nelson
  2. District 38: Conrad McCormick was defeated by fellow Democrat Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie

Independents

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  1. District 40: Thomas "Ikaaq" Baker[g] was defeated by Democrat Robyn "Niayuq" Burke

Results

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District Incumbent Party Elected
Representative		 Party
1 Dan Ortiz† Ind Jeremy Bynum Rep
2 Rebecca Himschoot Ind Rebecca Himschoot Ind
3 Andi Story Dem Andi Story Dem
4 Sara Hannan Dem Sara Hannan Dem
5 Louise Stutes Rep Louise Stutes Rep
6 Sarah Vance Rep Sarah Vance Rep
7 Justin Ruffridge Rep Justin Ruffridge Rep
8 Ben Carpenter† Rep Bill Elam Rep
9 Laddie Shaw† Rep Ky Holland Ind
10 Craig Johnson Rep Chuck Kopp Rep
11 Julie Coulombe Rep Julie Coulombe Rep
12 Calvin Schrage Ind Calvin Schrage Ind
13 Andy Josephson Dem Andy Josephson Dem
14 Alyse Galvin Ind Alyse Galvin Ind
15 Tom McKay† Rep Mia Costello Rep
16 Jennie Armstrong† Dem Carolyn Hall Dem
17 Zack Fields Dem Zack Fields Dem
18 Cliff Groh Dem David Nelson Rep
19 Genevieve Mina Dem Genevieve Mina Dem
20 Andrew Gray Dem Andrew Gray Dem
21 Donna Mears Dem Donna Mears Dem
22 Stanley Wright Rep Ted Eischeid Dem
23 Jamie Allard Rep Jamie Allard Rep
24 Dan Saddler Rep Dan Saddler Rep
25 DeLena Johnson Rep DeLena Johnson Rep
26 Cathy Tilton Rep Cathy Tilton Rep
27 David Eastman Rep Jubilee Underwood Rep
28 Jesse Sumner† Rep Elexie Moore Rep
29 George Rauscher Rep George Rauscher Rep
30 Kevin McCabe Rep Kevin McCabe Rep
31 Maxine Dibert Dem Maxine Dibert Dem
32 William Stapp Rep William Stapp Rep
33 Mike Prax Rep Mike Prax Rep
34 Frank Tomaszewski Rep Frank Tomaszewski Rep
35 Ashley Carrick Dem Ashley Carrick Dem
36 Mike Cronk† Rep Rebecca Schwanke Rep
37 Bryce Edgmon Ind Bryce Edgmon Ind
38 Conrad McCormick Dem Nellie Jimmie Dem
39 Neal Foster Dem Neal Foster Dem
40 Thomas Baker Rep Robyn Burke Dem

Government formation

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Democratic-led coalition:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Independent gain      Independent hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
Republican caucus:
     Republican gain      Republican hold

On November 6, the day after the election, Independent Bryce Edgmon announced that a new majority coalition would be formed based on preliminary results.[11] Once results finalized, Edgmon announced that he would serve as speaker, a role he previously held from 2017 to 2021, and Republican Chuck Kopp would serve as majority leader of the new majority coalition consisting of 14 Democrats, 5 Independents, and 2 Republicans.[12] The remaining 19 Republicans would caucus in the minority. Eastman, the sole Republican who did not caucus with either side, lost re-election to Republican Jubilee Underwood.[13]

The 34th Alaska State Legislature began on January 21, 2025, and new members took office the same day. The House was also majority women with 21 members for the first time in Alaska's history.[14]

Detailed results

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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40

Certified candidate list:[15]

District 1

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Incumbent Independent Dan Ortiz declined to seek re-election. Republican Jeremy Bynum faced nonpartisan candidates Agnes Moran and Grant Echohawk, whom he defeated with 52% of the vote.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Bynum 1,437 49.0
Independent Grant Echohawk[h] 790 26.9
Independent Agnes Moran[h] 707 24.1
Total votes 2,934 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 1[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Bynum 4,242 52.0
Independent Agnes Moran[h] 1,995 24.4
Independent Grant Echohawk[h] 1,909 23.4
Write-in 17 0.2
Total votes 8,164 100.0
Republican gain from Independent

District 2

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Incumbent nonpartisan Rebecca Himschoot was re-elected unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 2[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Rebecca Himschoot (incumbent)[h] 7,060 97.5
Write-in 179 2.5
Total votes 7,239 100.0
Independent hold

District 3

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Incumbent Democrat Andi Story was re-elected unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 3[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andi Story (incumbent) 7,961 96.0
Write-in 330 4.0
Total votes 8,291 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

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Incumbent Democrat Sara Hannan ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 4[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sara Hannan (incumbent) 7,000 96.6
Write-in 244 3.4
Total votes 7,244 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

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Incumbent Republican Louise Stutes ran for re-election. She faced Libertarian Leighton Radner, whom she defeated by a 55-point margin.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louise Stutes (incumbent) 1,566 80.4
Libertarian Leighton Radner 381 19.6
Total votes 1,947 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 5[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louise Stutes (incumbent) 5,445 77.4
Libertarian Leighton Radner 1,549 22.0
Write-in 44 0.6
Total votes 7,038 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

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Incumbent Republican Sarah Vance ran for re-election. In the primary she faced nonpartisans Brent Johnson and Alana Greear, and Republican Dawson Slaughter, with Vance, Johnson, and Greear advancing to the general election. In advance of the general election, Greear withdrew and endorsed fellow independent Johnson, and Slaughter was automatically advanced to the general election as a result.[17] In the initial results, Vance and Johnson were only separated by a margin of three points, with Slaughter holding 9.4% of the vote. Slaughter's elimination in the first round resulted in Vance gaining a majority of the vote and defeating Johnson by a 5-point margin.[18]

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sarah Vance (incumbent) 1,998 43.2
Independent Brent Johnson[h] 1,569 34.0
Independent Alana Greear[h] (withdrew) 790 17.1
Republican Dawson Slaughter 265 5.7
Total votes 4,622 100.0
General election[19][16]
Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2
Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes %
Republican Sarah Vance (incumbent) 5,360 47.0% +3 5,363 47.0% +275 5,638 52.3%
Independent Brent Johnson 4,956 43.4% +9 4,965 43.5% +185 5,150 47.7%
Republican Dawson R. Slaughter 1,074 9.4% +4 1,078 9.5% - 1,078 Eliminated
Write-in 27 0.2% - 27 Eliminated
Total votes 11,417 11,406 10,788
Blank or inactive ballots 392 +618 1,010

District 7

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Incumbent Republican Justin Ruffridge ran for re-election. He defeated fellow Republican and former state representative Ron Gillham by 18 points.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin Ruffridge (incumbent) 1,630 59.7
Republican Ron Gillham 1,101 40.3
Total votes 2,731 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 7[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin Ruffridge (incumbent) 4,985 58.9
Republican Ron Gillham 3,398 40.2
Write-in 77 0.9
Total votes 8,460 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

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Incumbent Republican Ben Carpenter declined to seek re-election, instead unsuccessfully running for state senate. Bill Elam, a member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, and brigadier general John Hillyer both ran to succeed Carpenter. The two Republicans both ran on a conservative platform, with differences in support for renewable energy; with Elam being open to using renewables, while Hillyer wanted to expand Alaska's natural resource extraction, and support for state education funding; with Elam supporting "reasonable" increases while Hillyer opposed any increases in funding.[20][21] Elam defeated Hillyer in a close race by a margin of 4 points.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Hillyer 1,625 50.8
Republican Bill Elam 1,598 49.2
Total votes 3,250 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives elections, District 8[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Elam 4,655 51.5
Republican John Hillyer 4,249 47.0
Write-in 130 1.4
Total votes 9,034 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

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Incumbent Republican Laddie Shaw declined to seek re-election. In the lead-up to the primary election, four candidates all announced campaigns to succeed Shaw, nonpartisan Ky Holland, as well as Republicans Lucy Bauer, Lee Ellis, and Brandy Pennington. Following the primary election, Ellis and Pennington withdrew, with the former endorsing Holland while the latter endorsing Bauer.[22] District 9 was identified as a key district to both the incumbent Republican coalition and to the Democratic minority, which hoped to form a coalition of their own in the next legislative session. During the campaign Holland campaigned on forming a new bipartisan coalition in the state legislature to counter governor Mike Dunleavy.[23] In the general election, Holland defeated Bauer by 9 points.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Ky Holland[h] 1,890 41.9
Republican Lucy Bauer 936 20.7
Republican Lee Ellis (withdrew) 875 19.4
Republican Brandy Pennington (withdrew) 815 18.0
Total votes 4,516 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 9[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Ky Holland[h] 6,085 54.3
Republican Lucy Bauer 5,093 45.5
Write-in 29 0.3
Total votes 11,207 100.0
Independent gain from Republican

District 10

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Incumbent Republican Craig Johnson ran for re-election.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Kopp 1,449 60.5
Republican Craig Johnson (incumbent) 947 39.5
Total votes 2,396 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 10[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Kopp 4,669 61.6
Republican Craig Johnson (incumbent) 2,811 37.1
Write-in 101 1.3
Total votes 7,581 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

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Incumbent Republican Julie Coulombe defeated nonpartisan Walter Featherly.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Coulombe (incumbent) 1,549 53.0
Independent Walter Featherly[h] 1,376 47.0
Total votes 2,925 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 11[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Coulombe (incumbent) 4,836 52.6
Independent Walter Featherly[h] 4,341 47.2
Write-in 17 0.2
Total votes 9,194 100.0
Republican hold

District 12

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Incumbent nonpartisan Calvin Schrage defeated Republican Joe Lurtsema.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Calvin Schrage (incumbent)[h] 1,390 65.0
Republican Joe Lurtsema 750 35.1
Total votes 2,140 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 12[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Calvin Schrage (incumbent)[h] 4,763 60.8
Republican Joe Lurtsema 3,041 38.8
Write-in 27 0.3
Total votes 7,831 100.0
Independent hold

District 13

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Incumbent Democrat Andy Josephson defeated Republican Heather Gottshall.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andy Josephson (incumbent) 990 56.0
Republican Heather Gottshall 777 44.0
Total votes 1,767 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 13[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andy Josephson (incumbent) 3,743 53.3
Republican Heather Gottshall 3,266 46.5
Write-in 15 0.2
Total votes 7,024 100.0
Democratic hold

District 14

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Incumbent nonpartisan Alyse Galvin defeated Democrat Harry Kamdem.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alyse Galvin (incumbent)[h] 1,622 83.7
Democratic Harry Kamdem 315 16.3
Total votes 1,937 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 14[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alyse Galvin (incumbent)[h] 4,847 77.5
Democratic Harry Kamdem 1,278 20.4
Write-in 128 2.1
Total votes 6,253 100.0
Independent hold

District 15

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Incumbent Republican Thomas McKay declined to seek re-election. Republican and former Senate majority leader Mia Costello defeated Democrats Denny Wells and Dustin Darden.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mia Costello 1,423 51.4
Democratic Denny Wells 1,225 44.3
Democratic Dustin Darden 120 4.3
Total votes 2,768 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 15
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mia Costello 4,543 51.5
Democratic Denny Wells 4,014 45.5
Democratic Dustin Darden 242 2.8
Write-in 17 0.2
Total votes 8,816 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

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Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Armstrong declined to seek re-election. Two candidates initially filed to run, Democrat Carolyn Hall and Independent Nick Moe. Following the primary election, Moe withdrew and endorsed Hall, leaving her effectively unopposed.[24] Despite having withdrawn, Moe was unable to have his name removed from the ballot as he failed to meet the withdrawal deadline.[25] In the general election, Hall won a 14-point victory over Moe.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carolyn Hall 2,023 62.5
Independent Nick Moe (withdrawn) 1,214 37.5
Total votes 3,237 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 16
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carolyn Hall 4,860 56.6
Independent Nick Moe (withdrawn) 3,649 42.5
Write-in 83 1.0
Total votes 8,592 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17

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Incumbent Democrat Zack Fields ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 17
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zack Fields (incumbent) 5,243 93.6
Write-in 361 6.4
Total votes 5,604 100.0
Democratic hold

District 18

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Incumbent Democrat Cliff Groh ran for re-election. Groh was defeated by Republican and former state legislator David Nelson in a rematch from the 2022 election in this district.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cliff Groh (incumbent) 379 64.2
Republican David Nelson 211 35.8
Total votes 590 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 18
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Nelson 1,878 50.2
Democratic Cliff Groh (incumbent) 1,856 49.7
Write-in 3 0.1
Total votes 3,737 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 19

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Incumbent Democrat Genevieve Mina ran for re-election. She defeated Republican Kaylee Anderson as well as nonpartisan Russell Wyatt.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Genevieve Mina (incumbent) 775 69.4
Republican Kaylee Anderson 284 25.4
Independent Russell Wyatt[i] 58 5.2
Total votes 1,117 100.0

General

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2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 19
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Genevieve Mina (incumbent) 2,654 60.8
Republican Kaylee Anderson 1,353 31.0
Independent Russell Wyatt[i] 338 7.8
Write-in 18 0.4
Total votes 4,363 100.0
Democratic hold

District 20

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Incumbent Democrat Andrew Gray ran for re-election. He defeated Libertarian Scott Kohlhaas.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Gray (incumbent) 1,122 67.5
Libertarian Scott Kohlhaas 540 32.5
Total votes 1,662 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 20
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Gray (incumbent) 3,927 63.8
Libertarian Scott Kohlhaas 2,163 35.1
Write-in 67 1.1
Total votes 6,157 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

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Incumbent Democrat Donna Mears ran for re-election. She defeated. Republican Aimée Sims

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Mears (incumbent) 1,402 56.8
Republican Aimée Sims 1,067 43.2
Total votes 2,469 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 21
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Mears (incumbent) 4,664 55.4
Republican Aimée Sims 3,743 44.4
Write-in 20 0.2
Total votes 8,427 100.0
Democratic hold

District 22

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Incumbent Republican Stanley Wright ran for re-election. He was defeated by Democrat Ted Eischeid.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Eischeid 625 51.4
Republican Stanley Wright (incumbent) 590 48.6
Total votes 1,215 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 22
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Eischeid 2,633 52.4
Republican Stanley Wright (incumbent) 2,382 47.4
Write-in 12 0.2
Total votes 5,027 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 23

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Incumbent Republican Jamie Allard ran for re-election. She defeated Democrat Jim Arlington.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jamie Allard (incumbent) 2,008 58.6
Democratic Jim Arlington 1,417 41.4
Total votes 3,425 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 23
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jamie Allard (incumbent) 6,132 61.8
Democratic Jim Arlington 3,747 37.8
Write-in 37 0.4
Total votes 9,916 100.0
Republican hold

District 24

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Incumbent Republican Dan Saddler ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 24
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Saddler (incumbent) 7,981 96.8
Write-in 262 3.2
Total votes 8,243 100.0
Republican hold

District 25

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Incumbent Republican DeLena Johnson ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 25
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican DeLena Johnson (incumbent) 7,817 95.9
Write-in 338 4.1
Total votes 8,155 100.0
Republican hold

District 26

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Incumbent Republican and Speaker of the House Cathy Tilton ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 26
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cathy Tilton (incumbent) 7,353 96.7
Write-in 254 3.3
Total votes 7,607 100.0
Republican hold

District 27

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Incumbent Republican David Eastman ran for re-election. He was defeated by fellow Republican Jubilee Underwood.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Eastman (incumbent) 1,226 61.7
Republican Jubilee Underwood 756 38.1
Total votes 1,982 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 27
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jubilee Underwood 3,856 50.6
Republican David Eastman (incumbent) 3,660 48.1
Write-in 99 1.3
Total votes 7,615 100.0
Republican hold

District 28

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Incumbent Republican Jesse Sumner initially ran for re-election. After the primary election, Sumner withdrew from the race, citing family concerns.[26] Republican Elexie Moore defeated fellow Republican Steve Menard in the second round of ranked choice voting by a margin of 0.2%.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jesse Sumner (incumbent, withdrew) 727 33.0
Republican Steve Menard 608 27.6
Republican Elexie Moore 508 23.1
Republican Jessica Wright 359 16.3
Total votes 2,202 100.0
General election[27][28][16]
Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2
Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes %
Republican Elexie Moore 2,911 37.3% +18 2,929 37.9% +314 3,243 50.1%
Republican Steve Menard 2,777 35.6% +10 2,787 36.0% +444 3,231 49.9%
Republican Jessica Wright 1,997 25.6% +17 2,014 26.1% -2,014 Eliminated
Write-in 115 1.5% -115 Eliminated
Total votes 7,800 7,730 6,474
Blank or inactive ballots 1,185 +1,256 2,441

District 29

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Incumbent Republican George Rauscher ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 29
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Rauscher (incumbent) 7,807 95.6
Write-in 363 4.4
Total votes 8,170 100.0
Republican hold

District 30

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Incumbent Republican Kevin J. McCabe ran for re-election. He defeated fellow Republican Doyle Holmes

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin J. McCabe (incumbent) 1,483 54.6
Republican Doyle Holmes 1,226 45.3
Total votes 2,709 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives general election, district 30
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin J. McCabe (incumbent) 4,731 54.1
Republican Doyle Holmes 3,846 44.0
Write-in 163 1.9
Total votes 8,740 100.0
Republican hold

District 31

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Incumbent Democrat Maxine Dibert ran for re-election. She defeated former state legislator Bart LeBon in a rematch from 2022.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Dibert (incumbent) 1,109 51.5
Republican Bart LeBon 1,045 48.5
Total votes 2,154 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 31
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Dibert (incumbent) 3,518 54.2
Republican Bart LeBon 2,948 45.5
Write-in 20 0.3
Total votes 6,486 100.0
Democratic hold

District 32

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Incumbent Republican Will Stapp ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Gary Damron.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Stapp (incumbent) 821 66.1
Democratic Gary Damron 421 33.9
Total votes 1,242 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 32
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Stapp (incumbent) 3,227 67.3
Democratic Gary Damron 1,548 32.3
Write-in 21 0.4
Total votes 4,796 100.0
Republican hold

District 33

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Incumbent Republican Mike Prax ran for re-election unopposed.

2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 33
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Prax (incumbent) 6,966 96.8
Write-in 234 3.2
Total votes 7,200 100.0
Republican hold

District 34

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Incumbent Republican Frank Tomaszewski ran for re-election. He defeated fellow Republican Joy Beth Cottle.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Tomaszewski (incumbent) 1,667 53.4
Republican Joy Beth Cottle 1,445 46.4
Total votes 3,112 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 34
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Tomaszewski (incumbent) 4,887 56.0
Republican Joy Beth Cottle 3,765 43.1
Write-in 83 1.0
Total votes 8,735 100.0
Republican hold

District 35

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Incumbent Democrat Ashley Carrick ran for re-election. She defeated Republican Ruben McNeill.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ashley Carrick (incumbent) 2,332 60.6
Republican Ruben McNeill 1,517 39.4
Total votes 3,849 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 35
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ashley Carrick (incumbent) 5,047 55.2
Republican Ruben McNeill 4,066 44.5
Write-in 23 0.2
Total votes 9,136 100.0
Democratic hold

District 36

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Incumbent Republican Mike Cronk declined to seek re-election, instead running for state senate. Initially, four Republicans filed to succeed Cronk; perennial candidate and legislative aide Pamela Goode, defense contractor Dana Mock, business owner Rebecca Schwanke, Cole Snodgress. Outside of the Republican field, one Democrat and one Libertarian filed to succeed Cronk, those two candidates being welder Brandon Kowalski and business owner James Fields respectively.[29] During the primary campaign, three of the four Republican candidates agreed on most issues, while Goode, the more far right candidate, disagreed with the other Republicans in the race on most issues.[29] Another additional split was with Cole, who supported increases to the state's education funding.[29] Following the primary election, Snodgress and Mock withdrew from the ballot to help boost Schwanke's chances in the election, which allowed Fields to advance to the general election.[30][22] Fields also withdrew from the race shortly after the primary, but had missed the deadline to have his name removed from the ballot.[31]

During the general election campaign the two Republican candidates expressed concerns that the presence of two Republicans on the ballot, as well as not enough voters ranking both Republicans on their ballots, could lead to Kowalski, the Democratic candidate, winning the seat.[31] In the general election, the vote split three ways between Schwanke, Kowalski, and Goode, with each having 35%, 33%, and 25% respectively. In the third and final round of ranked choice voting, Schwanke defeated Kowalski by a 13-point margin.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon "Putuuqti" Kowalski 1,264 33.8
Republican Rebecca Schwanke 768 20.5
Republican Pamela Goode 529 14.1
Republican Cole Snodgress (withdrew) 515 13.8
Republican Dana Mock (withdrew) 426 11.5
Libertarian James Fields 239 6.4
Total votes 3,741 100.0
General election[32][16]
Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes %
Republican Rebecca Schwanke 3,180 35.7% +9 3,189 35.7% +93 3,282 37.9% +788 4,070 56.3%
Democratic Brandon "Putuuqti" Kowalski 2,946 33.0% +7 2,953 33.1% +69 3,022 34.9% +133 3,155 43.7%
Republican Pamela Goode 2,276 25.5% +15 2,291 25.7% +71 2,362 27.3% -2,362 Eliminated
Libertarian James Fields (withdrawn) 491 5.5% +7 498 5.6% -498 Eliminated
Write-in 23 0.3% -23 Eliminated
Total votes 8,916 8,931 8,666 7,225
Blank or inactive ballots 451 +265 716 +1,441 2,157

District 37

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Incumbent nonpartisan Bryce Edgmon ran for re-election. He defeated fellow nonpartisan Darren Deacon by a wide margin.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bryce Edgmon (incumbent)[i] 852 69.0
Independent Darren Deacon[h] 383 31.0
Total votes 1,235 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 37
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bryce Edgmon (incumbent)[i] 2,748 72.5
Independent Darren Deacon[h] 1,002 26.4
Write-in 41 1.1
Total votes 3,791 100.0
Independent hold

District 38

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Incumbent Democrat Conrad McCormick ran for re-election. During the primary he faced fellow Democrats Nellie Jimmie and Victoria Sosa, as well as Veterans of Alaska candidate Willy Keppel. During the 33rd Alaska State Legislature, McCormick was part of the Republican coalition which governed the state house.[33] In late October, Sosa withdrew from the campaign and endorsed Jimmie, despite this she remained on the ballot.[34] In the first round of voting, Jimmie led McCormick by roughly 4 points. In the final round of ranked choice voting, Jimmie defeated McCormick by 5 points.[35]

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie 660 43.8
Democratic Conrad McCormick (incumbent) 426 28.3
Veterans of Alaska Willy Keppel 309 20.5
Democratic Victoria Sosa 111 7.4
Total votes 1,506 100.0
General election[36][16]
Party Candidate First Choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Votes % Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes %
Democratic Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie 1,380 36.7% 1,295 36.2% +56 1,351 38.5% +197 1,548 52.3%
Democratic Conrad McCormick (incumbent) 1,212 32.2% 1,166 32.6% +34 1,200 34.2% +211 1,411 47.7%
Veterans of Alaska Willy Keppel 971 25.8% 932 26.1% +27 959 27.3% -959 Eliminated
Democratic Victoria Sosa (withdrawn) 187 5.0% 184 5.1% -184 Eliminated
Write-in 13 0.4% Eliminated
Total votes 3,763 3,577 3,510 2,959
Blank or inactive ballots 130 +67 197 +551 748

District 39

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Incumbent Democrat Neal Foster ran for re-election. He defeated Independence candidate Tyler Ivanoff.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neal Foster (incumbent) 1,057 64.3
Independence Tyler Ivanoff 587 35.7
Total votes 1,644 100.0
2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 39
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neal Foster (incumbent) 2,333 58.1
Independence Tyler Ivanoff 1,670 41.6
Write-in 11 0.3
Total votes 4,014 100.0
Democratic hold

District 40

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Incumbent Republican Thomas Baker ran for re-election, but switched his party affiliation to "Undeclared". He was eliminated in the first round of ranked choice voting and defeated for re-election. Democrat Robyn Burke defeated fellow Democrat Saima Chase by a 21-point margin.

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Saima "Ikrik" Chase 345 35.6
Democratic Robyn "Niayuq" Burke 342 35.3
Independent Thomas "Ikaaq" Baker (incumbent)[i][g] 281 29.0
Total votes 968 100.0
General election[37][16]
Party Candidate First Choice Round 1 Round 2
Votes % Votes % Transfer Votes %
Democratic Robyn "Niayuq" Burke 1,417 46.7% 1,425 46.8% +116 1,541 60.5%
Democratic Saima "Ikrik" Chase 863 28.4% 874 28.7% +134 1,008 39.5%
Undeclared Thomas "Ikaaq" Baker (incumbent) 731 24.1% 743 24.4% -743 Eliminated
Write-in 21 0.7% Eliminated
Total votes 3,032 3,042 2,549
Blank or inactive ballots 128 +493 621

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ Maguire, Sean; Samuels, Iris (January 18, 2023). "Alaska House elects Wasilla Republican Cathy Tilton as speaker". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Alaska House Republicans confirm Thomas Baker to fill vacancy left when independent Rep. Patkotak resigned". Anchorage Daily News. November 14, 2023. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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  6. ↑ "2024 Primary Election Official Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Brooks, James (June 3, 2024). "At candidate filing deadline, seven Alaska legislators decline to seek re-election". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved June 6, 2024. Reps. Mike Cronk, R-Tok, Tom McKay, R-Anchorage, and Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, have announced they will not seek re-election and are running for the state Senate, which opens their House seats to competition.
  8. 1 2 3 Brooks, James (June 3, 2024). "At candidate filing deadline, seven Alaska legislators decline to seek re-election". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved June 6, 2024. Included in the wave are Reps. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, Laddie Shaw, R-Anchorage and Jennie Armstrong, D-Anchorage.
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Notes

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  1. 1 2 Two Democrats and two independents joined the new Republican-led coalition
  2. ↑ Two Republicans joined all Democrats and independents to form a governing coalition
  3. ↑ Includes candidates with a party affiliation of "Non-partisan" or "Undeclared"
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Versus a Republican
  5. 1 2 3 Versus a Democrat
  6. 1 2 Versus an independent
  7. 1 2 Rep. Baker was appointed as a Republican in 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Listed on the ballot as "Nonpartisan"
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Listed on the ballot as "Undeclared"
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