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The 2024 Alaska Senate elections took place on November 5, 2024, with the primary elections being held on August 20, 2024. State senators serve four-year terms in the Alaska State Senate , with half of the seats up for election every two years.[ 1]
Republicans maintained control of the state senate from the 2012 election until the 2022 midterms , after which a coalition government between 8 of the 11 Republicans and all 9 Democrats was formed.[ 2] The 3 remaining Republicans did not join the coalition; none of their seats are up for election. Some majority-coalition Republicans faced conservative opponents who vowed not to join the caucus, such as Jesse Bjorkman and Kelly Merrick , who face challenges from State Representatives Ben Carpenter and Ken McCarty respectively.[ 3] David Wilson also faces a conservative challenger in Mat-Su Assemblymember Robert Yundt for joining the majority caucus.[ 4]
2024 Alaska State Senate election Primary election – August 20, 2024[ 5]
Party
Votes
%
Candidates
Advancing to general
Seats contesting
Republican
26,810
51.06
16
12
7
Democratic
20,988
39.97
8
8
8
Undeclared
4,056
7.72
2
2
2
Independence
653
1.24
2
1
1
Totals
52,507
100.00
28
23
—
R District: Click Bishop is retiring.[ 6]
Source for primary results[ 7]
Certified candidate list:[ 8]
General election[ 9] [ 10]
Party
Candidate
First choice
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Coalition Republican
Jesse Bjorkman
9,233
47.8%
+23
9,256
47.9%
+544
9,800
54.7%
Republican
Ben Carpenter
7,847
40.6%
+17
7,864
40.7%
+249
8,113
45.3.%
Democratic
Tina Wegener
2,181
11.3%
+14
2,195
11.36%
-2,195
Eliminated
Write-in
47
0.24%
-47
Eliminated
Total votes
19,308
19,315
17,913
Blank or inactive ballots
819
+1,402
2,221
General election[ 9] [ 11]
Party
Candidate
First choice
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Coalition Republican
James D. Kaufman
8,120
47.9%
+33
8,153
48.0%
+498
8,651
52.8%
Democratic
Janice Park
7,633
45.0%
+11
7,644
45.0%
+87
7,731
47.2%
Republican
Harold Borbridge
1,178
6.9%
+6
1,184
7.0%
-
Eliminated
Write-in
35
0.21%
-
Eliminated
Total votes
16,966
16,981
16,382
Blank or inactive ballots
945
+599
1,544
After the primary, McCarty withdrew from the race and endorsed Goecker. This would normally mean that Jackson, the fifth place finisher, would move up, but she also withdrew and endorsed Goecker.[ 12]
General election[ 13] [ 9]
Party
Candidate
First choice
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Coalition Republican
Kelly Merrick
9,050
46.3%
+42
9,092
46.5%
+800
9,892
55.5%
Republican
Jared Goecker
7,684
39.3%
+13
7,697
39.4%
+241
7,938
44.5%
Democratic
Lee Hammermeister
2,754
14.1%
+16
2,770
14.2%
- 2,770
Eliminated
Write-in
51
0.26%
- 51
Eliminated
Total votes
19,539
19,559
17,830
Blank or inactive ballots
780
+1,729
2,509
^ a b c d Listed on the ballot as "Undeclared"
^ "Alaska State Senate Elections, 2024" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved October 20, 2023 .
^ Rosen, Yereth. "In new bipartisan Alaska Senate majority of 17, members vow compromise and consensus" . No. 29 November 2023. Alaska Beacon. Retrieved October 20, 2023 .
^ Board, Riley (November 21, 2021). "Three file for Central Peninsula state Senate seat" . KDLL . Retrieved February 13, 2024 .
^ Bradner, Tim (June 8, 2024). "Mat-Su's legislative races may shift people, but not party affiliation and philosophy" . Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman . Retrieved November 19, 2024 .
^ "2024 PRIMARY ELECTION OFFICAL RESULTS" . Alaska Division of Elections . September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024 .
^ Maguire, Sean; Samuels, Iris (May 30, 2024). "Alaska Rep. Dan Ortiz, Sen. Click Bishop say they won't run for reelection" . Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved June 3, 2024 .
^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections . September 1, 2024.
^ "Candidates" . Alaska Division of Elections . September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024 .
^ a b c "State of Alaska 2024 General Election Election Summary Report November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results" (PDF) . elections.alaska.gov . State of Alaska . November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024 .
^ "RCV Detailed Report General Election State of Alaska November 05, 2024 Senate District D" (PDF) . elections.alaska.gov . State of Alaska . November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024 .
^ "RCV Detailed Report General Election State of Alaska November 05, 2024 Senate District F" (PDF) . elections.alaska.gov . State of Alaska . November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024 .
^ Kirch, Steve (August 28, 2024). "Ken McCarty drops out of Eagle River Senate race, endorses incumbent's challenger" . KTUU-TV . Retrieved August 30, 2024 .
^ "RCV Detailed Report General Election State of Alaska November 05, 2024 Senate District L" (PDF) . elections.alaska.gov . State of Alaska . November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024 .
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