U.S. state election
The 2022 Alaska Senate elections took place on November 8, 2022, with the primary elections being held on August 16, 2022.[1] [2] redistricting , elections were held for 19 of the 20 seats; the only exception is District T, represented by Democrat Donny Olson , which was mostly unchanged in redistricting and thus did not have an election. Some senators were elected to serve four-year terms, while others would serve shortened two-year terms.[3]
Following the previous election in 2020 , Republicans had control of the Alaska Senate with 13 seats to Democrats ' seven seats. One Democrat caucused with the Republicans, giving them a governing majority of 14 seats.
After the 2022 elections, Republicans lost two seats to Democrats, reducing their majority to 11-9. However, a coalition government was formed with 8 Republicans and all 9 Democrats.
Background [ edit ] In 2020, Alaskan voters approved Ballot Measure 2, an initiative to implement a nonpartisan blanket top-four primary with a single, open primary where candidates from all parties are listed on the ballot and the top four vote getters advance to the general election.[4] instant-runoff voting , where voters rank the candidates and the candidates receiving the lowest votes are eliminated one by one until one candidate has a majority. The first elections using the new system was the 2022 election cycle. As of the close of candidate filing, none of the elections for the Alaska Senate had more than four candidates.
Predictions [ edit ] Overview [ edit ] Primary elections [ edit ] 2022 Alaska State Senate election Party Votes % Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting Republican 105,695 65.01 29 29 16 Democratic 47,461 29.19 13 13 11 Independent 5,869 3.61 3 3 3 Alaska Independence 2,344 1.44 2 2 2 Veterans of Alaska 1,217 0.75 1 1 1 Totals 162,586 100.00 48 48 —
Two Republicans and one Democrat withdrew before the general election.[6]
General election [ edit ] 2022 Alaska Senate election Party Votes % Seats not up Seats up Candidates Before After ± Republican 154,004 64.75 0 13 27 13 11 Democratic 68,181 28.67 1 6 12 7 9 Independent 8,205 3.45 — — 3 0 0 Alaska Independence 3,049 1.28 — — 2 0 0 Veterans of Alaska 2,378 1.00 — — 1 0 0 Write-ins 2,031 0.85 — — — 0 0 Total 237,848 100.00 1 19 45 20 20
Summary of results [ edit ] Retiring incumbents [ edit ] Detailed results [ edit ] Source for primary results[11] Source for general election results[12] District A [ edit ] District B [ edit ] District C [ edit ] District D [ edit ] General election[13] Party Candidate First Choice Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Republican Jesse Bjorkman 6,950 45.8 +122 7,072 46.6 +532 7,604 53.6 Republican Tuckerman Babcock 6,311 41.6 +20 6,331 41.7 +263 6,594 46.4 Independent Andy Cizek 1,768 11.7 +19 1,787 11.8 -1,787 Eliminated Write-in 140 0.9 -140 Eliminated Total votes 15,169 15,190 14,198 Blank or inactive ballots 1,046 +992 2,038 Republican hold
District E [ edit ] General election [14] Party Candidate First Choice Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Republican Cathy Giessel 5,611 33.6 +41 5,652 33.8 +2,229 7,881 57.0 Republican Roger Holland 5,521 33.1 +11 5,532 33.1 +417 5,949 43.0 Democratic Roselynn Cacy 5,490 32.9 +28 5,518 33.0 -5,518 Eliminated Write-in 58 0.4 -58 Eliminated Total votes 16,680 16,702 13,830 Blank or inactive ballots 735 +2,872 3,607 Republican hold
District F [ edit ] District G [ edit ] District H [ edit ] District I [ edit ] District J [ edit ] Democrat Drew Cason withdrew prior to the general election.[15]
District K [ edit ] District L [ edit ] Republicans Joe Wright and Clayton Trotter withdrew prior to the general election.[16]
District M [ edit ] District N [ edit ] General election[17] Party Candidate First Choice Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Republican David Wilson 5,133 44.5 +37 5,170 44.8 +954 6,124 58.7 Republican Steven Wright 3,347 29.0 +38 3,385 29.4 +926 4,311 41.3 Republican Scott Clayton 2,923 25.3 +54 2,977 25.8 -2,977 Eliminated Write-in 141 1.2 -141 Eliminated Total votes 11,544 11,532 10,435 Blank or inactive ballots 2,244 +1,097 3,341 Republican hold
District O [ edit ] District P [ edit ] District Q [ edit ] District R [ edit ] District S [ edit ] Aftermath [ edit ] Negotiations for a governing coalition in the state senate occurred after ranked-choice votes in the state were tabulated. The bipartisan coalition was announced two days later on November 25, with eight Republicans and nine Democrats leading the new Senate majority. They stated that their top priorities would be energy costs, education, and the economy.[18] Gary Stevens also remarked that the bipartisan coalition was necessary to pass responsible budgets and respond to calls for "more moderation" by the electorate.[19]
See also [ edit ] ^ Sen. Hoffman has caucused with the Republican majority since 2015. References [ edit ] ^ "Election Calendar" . Alaska Division of Elections . Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .^ "About the Legislative Branch" . The Alaska State Legislature . The Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .^ Kitchenman, Andrew; KTOO, Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media &; Kitchenman, Andrew (November 11, 2021). "Alaska Redistricting Board finishes work to adopt maps; opponents say courts could toss out portions" . KTOO . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )^ Piper, Kelsey (November 19, 2020). "Alaska voters adopt ranked-choice voting in ballot initiative" . Vox . Retrieved February 23, 2022 . ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures" . Retrieved May 19, 2022 . ^ Maguire, Sean (October 12, 2022). "11 Alaska legislative candidates withdraw from the general election" . Anchorage Daily News Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022 . ^ "Senator Lora Reinbold Will Not Seek Reelection" . Alaska Native News . May 27, 2022.^ Maguire, Sean. "Alaska general election filing deadline passes with 10 incumbents not seeking reelection" . alaskasnewssource.com . ^ "Anchorage Sen. Natasha von Imhof will not run for reelection or other office in 2022" . Anchorage Daily News .^ Samuels, Iris; Herz, Nathaniel (June 2, 2022). "Senate minority leader plans retirement as Alaska's election filing deadline arrives" . Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved June 9, 2022 . ^ "Official Results" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections . August 16, 2022.^ "Official Results" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections . November 18, 2022.^ "RCV Detailed Report | General Election | State of Alaska | Senate District D" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections. November 30, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022 .^ "RCV Detailed Report | General Election | State of Alaska | Senate District E" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections. November 30, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022 .^ Maguire, Sean (August 23, 2022). "4 Alaska legislative candidates withdraw from general election" . Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved November 22, 2022 . ^ Brooks, James (September 7, 2022). "Legislative primary results encouraged some Alaska House and Senate candidates to quit" . Alaska Beacon ^ "RCV Detailed Report | General Election | State of Alaska | Senate District N" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections. November 30, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022 .^ Sabbatini, Mark (November 25, 2022). "Bipartisan majority formed for new state Senate" . Juneau Empire Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022 . ^ Downing, Suzanne (November 25, 2022). "Senate Democrat-dominated majority announces formation, and Sen. Stevens, incoming Senate president, says he doubts they'll overturn ranked choice voting" . Must Read Alaska . Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022 . External links [ edit ]
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