2018 Alaska Senate election

2018 Alaska Senate election
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
10 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Peter Micciche Berta Gardner
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 17, 2017 January 17, 2015
Leader's seat District O District I
Seats before 14 6
Seats after 13 7
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 65,376 51,891
Percentage 50.12% 39.78%
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
President pro tempore before election

Peter Micciche
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Peter Micciche
Republican

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The 2018 Alaska Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with the primary election on August 21, 2018.[1][2] Voters in the 10 districts of the Alaska Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for the state House.

Overview

2018 Alaska Senate election
General election — November 6, 2018
Party Votes % Seats not up Seats up Candidates Before After +/–
Republican 65,376 50.12 6 8 8 14 13 Decrease 1
Democratic 51,891 39.78 3 3 8 6 7 Increase 1
Independent 6,803 5.22 — — 1 0 0 Steady
Write-ins 6,366 4.88 — — — — — Steady

Close races

District Winner Margin
District A Democratic (flip) 1.99%
District K Republican 14.32%
District M Republican 17.25%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[3] Safe R October 8, 2018

Detailed results

 A District • C District • E District • G District • I District • K District • M District • O District • Q District • S District  

District A

2018 Alaska Senate election, district A
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Kawasaki 4,577 50.79
Republican Pete Kelly (incumbent) 4,398 48.8
Write-ins Write-ins 37 0.41
Total votes 9,012 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District C

2018 Alaska Senate election, district C
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Click Bishop (incumbent) 10,030 92.05
Write-ins Write-ins 866 7.95
Total votes 10,896 100%
Republican hold

District E

2018 Alaska Senate election district E
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Shower (incumbent) 11,558 74.1
Democratic Susan Kay 3,992 25.59
Write-ins Write-ins 48 0.31
Total votes 15,598 100%
Republican hold

District G

2018 Alaska Senate election, district G
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lora Reinbold 8,257 62.39
Democratic Oliver Schiess 4,911 37.11
Write-ins Write-ins 66 0.5
Total votes 13,234 100%
Republican hold

District I

2018 Alaska Senate election, district I
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elvi Gray-Jackson 6,724 59.9
Republican Jim Crawford 4,462 39.75
Write-ins Write-ins 39 0.35
Total votes 11,225 100%
Democratic hold

District K

2018 Alaska Senate election, district K
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mia Costello (incumbent) 8,389 57.01
Democratic Sam Cason 6,281 42.69
Write-ins Write-ins 44 0.3
Total votes 14,714 100%
Republican hold

District M

2018 Alaska Senate election, district M
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

District O

2018 Alaska Senate election, district O
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Micciche (incumbent) 9,617 66.82
Write-ins Write-ins 4,776 33.18
Total votes 14,393 100%
Republican hold

District Q

2018 Alaska Senate election, district Q
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse Kiehl 11,121 61.88
Independent Don Etheridge 6,803 37.85
Write-ins Write-ins 49 0.27
Total votes 17,973 100%
Democratic hold

District S

2018 Alaska Senate election, district S
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lyman Hoffman (incumbent) 8,175 95.36
Write-ins Write-ins 398 4.64
Total votes 8,573 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Manning, Phillip (January 4, 2018). "andall Kowalke files to run for Alaska Senate". KTNA. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Election Dates and Hours". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Louis (October 8, 2018). "A Month Before Election Day, Democrats Poised for Legislative Gains". Governing. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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