| Election Name: | 2018 Alaska House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Alaska House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 Alaska House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Seats For Election: | All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives |
| Leader1: | Charisse Millett |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leader Since1: | January 17, 2017 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 25th District |
| Seats Before1: | 21 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 136,961 |
| Percentage1: | 51.60% |
| Swing1: | 0.36% |
| Leader2: | Bryce Edgmon |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leader Since2: | January 17, 2017 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 37th District |
| Seats Before2: | 17 |
| Seats After2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 99,956 |
| Percentage2: | 37.66% |
| Swing2: | 1.22 |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Seats Before3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 23,074 |
| Percentage3: | 8.69% |
| Swing3: | 2.44 |
| Speaker | |
| Posttitle: | Speaker |
| Before Election: | Bryce Edgmon |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bryce Edgmon |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
The 2018 Alaska House of Representatives election were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with the primary election on August 21, 2018. Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other state offices, including the gubernatorial election and the state senate elections. While Republicans nominally gained a majority in the chamber, when the new House convened in 2019, Democratic members formed a coalition with Independents and dissident Republicans to re-elect Bryce Edgmon as Speaker.[1]
| 2018 Alaska House of Representatives elections General election — November 6, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Candidates | Before | After | +/– | ||
| Republican | 136,961 | 51.60% | 36 | 21 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Democratic | 99,956 | 37.66% | 34 | 17 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 23,074 | 8.69% | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Libertarian | 2,274 | 0.85% | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Write-ins | 3,135 | 1.18% | — | — | — | — | ||
| align=center | District 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 |
After originally being tied, a recount was ordered, which put LeBon ahead by only one vote. On December 5, Dodge appealed the result to the Alaska Supreme Court.[2] However, on January 4, the court denied Dodge's appeal, officially making LeBon the winner.[3]
On December 5, Governor Mike Dunleavy named Dahlstrom the new Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections.[4] 15 days later, Dunleavy appointed former lieutenant governor candidate Sharon Jackson to fill Dahlstrom's seat.[5]