2018 Alaska Senate election explained

Election Name:2018 Alaska Senate election
Country:Alaska
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Alaska Senate election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 Alaska Senate election
Next Year:2020
Seats For Election:10 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate
Majority Seats:11
Leader1:Peter Micciche
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leader Since1:January 17, 2017
Leaders Seat1:District O
Seats Before1:14
Seats After1:13
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:65,376
Percentage1:50.12%
Leader2:Berta Gardner
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since2:January 17, 2015
Leaders Seat2:District I
Seats Before2:6
Seats After2:7
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:51,891
Percentage2:39.78%
Map Size:350px
President pro tempore
Before Election:Peter Micciche
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Peter Micciche
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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
PartyVotes%Seats not upSeats upCandidatesBeforeAfter+/–
Republican65,37650.126881413 1
Democratic51,89139.7833867 1
Independent6,8035.22100
Write-ins6,3664.88

Close races

DistrictWinnerMargin
District Adata-sort-value=1 Democratic (flip)1.99%
District Kdata-sort-value=1 Republican14.32%
District Mdata-sort-value=1 Republican17.25%

Detailed results

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District S

Notes and References

  1. News: Manning . Phillip . andall Kowalke files to run for Alaska Senate . . 2018-01-04 . 2018-01-08 .
  2. Web site: Election Dates and Hours . Alaska Division of Elections . 2018-09-02.