2022 Alaska House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:	2022 Alaska House of Representatives elections
Country:	Alaska
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 Alaska House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2024 Alaska House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2024
Seats For Election:	All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives
Majority Seats:	21
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Leader1:	Louise Stutes
Color1:	d9b2d9
Party1:	Coalition
Leaders Seat1:	District 32
Leader Since1:	February 15, 2021
Last Election1:	21
Seats Before1:	21
Seats1:	20
Seat Change1:	1
Leader2:	Cathy Tilton
Color2:	FF0000
Party2:	Republican
Leaders Seat2:	District 26
Leader Since2:	February 11, 2021
Last Election2:	17
Seats Before2:	17
Seats2:	19
Seat Change2:	2
Leader3:	None
Party3:	Independent Republican
Leaders Seat3:	N/A
Leader Since3:	N/A
Last Election3:	2
Seats Before3:	2
Seats3:	1
Seat Change3:	1
Speaker
Before Election:	Louise Stutes
Before Party:	Republican (Coalition)
After Election:	Cathy Tilton
After Party:	Republican (Coalition)

The 2022 Alaska House of Representatives elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election on August 16, 2022.^[1] Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives, in conjunction with state senate elections and the biennial United States elections for federal offices.

Background

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.^[2] The general election is then resolved using 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 will be the 2022 election cycle. As of the close of candidate filing, only one election for the Alaska House of Representatives had more than four candidates.

Overview

Primary elections

2022 Alaska State House of Representatives election Primary election – August 16, 2022^[4]
Party	Votes	%	Candidates	Advanced to general	Seats contested
	Republican	94,494	57.40%	52	52	32
	Democratic	46,184	28.05%	26	26	22
	Independent	21,315	12.95%	14	14	12
	Libertarian	1,282	0.78%	3	3	3
	Alaska Independence	1,115	0.68%	2	2	2
	Constitution	233	0.14%	2	1	1
Totals		164,623	100.00%	99	98	—

General election

Eight candidates withdrew from the general election after advancing from the primary.^[5] In District 35, Independent Tim Parker withdrew and was replaced on the general election ballot by Kieran Brown of the Constitution Party.

2022 Alaska House of Representatives elections General election – November 8, 2022
Party	Round 1		Max Round		Candidates	Before	After	±
Votes	%	Votes	%
	Republican	136,126	56.13%	134,545	56.21%	50	21	21
	Democratic	67,998	28.04%	66,613	27.83%	25	15	13	2
	Independent	31,773	13.10%	31,862	13.31%	11	4	6	2
	Libertarian	1,787	0.73%	1,787	0.75%	3	0	0
	Alaska Independence	1,766	0.73%	1,766	0.74%	1	0	0
	Constitution	231	0.09%	231	0.10%	1	0	0
	Write-ins	2,850	1.18%	2,557	1.07%	—	0	0
Totals		242,531	100.00%	239,361	100.00%	91	40	40

Summary of results

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected representative	Party
1			Ind			Ind
2			Rep			Ind
3			Dem			Dem
4			Dem			Dem
5			Coal. Rep			Coal. Rep
6			Rep			Rep
7			Rep			Rep
8			Rep			Rep
9			Rep			Rep
10						Rep
11						Rep
12			Ind			Ind
13			Dem			Dem
14			Coal. Rep			Ind
15			Rep			Rep
16			Dem			Dem
17			Dem	Zack Fields		Dem
	Zack Fields
18			Rep			Dem
19			Dem			Dem
20						Dem
21			Dem			Dem
22			Ind. Rep			Rep
23						Rep
24			Rep			Rep
25			Rep			Rep
26			Rep			Rep
27			Ind. Rep			Ind. Rep
			Rep
			Dem
28			Rep			Rep
29			Rep			Rep
30			Rep			Rep
31			Rep			Dem
32						Rep
33rd			Rep			Rep
34			Dem			Rep
35			Dem			Dem
36			Rep			Rep
37			Ind			Ind
38			Dem			Dem
39			Dem			Dem
40			Ind			Ind

1. Web site: Election Calendar . Alaska Division of Elections . January 21, 2022.
2. Web site: Piper. Kelsey. 2020-11-19. Alaska voters adopt ranked-choice voting in ballot initiative. 2022-02-23. Vox. en.
3. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
4. Web site: 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS . Alaska Division of Elections . September 2, 2022 . September 24, 2022 .
5. News: Maguire . Sean . October 12, 2022 . 11 Alaska legislative candidates withdraw from the general election . . live . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126050603/https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/09/06/11-alaska-legislative-candidates-withdraw-from-the-general-election/ . November 26, 2022.

Retiring incumbents

• District 2: Steve Thompson (R)^{[6] [7] [8]}
• District 13: Chris Tuck (D)^[9]
• District 14: Kelly Merrick (Coalition R) (ran for state senate)^{[7] [8]}
• District 16: Ivy Spohnholz (D)^{[7] [8]}
• District 19: Geran Tarr (D) (ran for state senate)^{[7] [8]}
• District 21: Matt Claman (D) (ran for state senate)^[7]
• District 22: Sara Rasmussen (Independent R)^{[7] [8]}
• District 24: Ken McCarty (R) (ran for state senate)^{[7] [8]}
• District 27: Christopher Kurka (R) (ran for governor)^{[10] [7] [8]}
• District 27: Liz Snyder (D)^{[11] [7]}
• District 28: James Kaufman (R) (ran for state senate)^{[7] [8]}
• District 35: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D)^{[7] [8]}
• District 35: Adam Wool (D) (ran for U.S. House)^{[7] [8]}
• District 38: Tiffany Zulkosky (D)^{[7] [8]}

Detailed results

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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40

District 1

Primary

General election

District 2

Primary

General election
Himschoot said she planned on joining the bipartisan coalition if elected.^[12]

District 3

Primary

General election

District 4

Primary

General election

District 5

Primary

General election

District 6

Primary

General election

District 7

Primary

General election

District 8

Primary

General election

District 9

Primary

General election

District 10

Primary

General election
Sue Levi withdrew after the primary.^[13]

District 11

Primary

General election
Featherly expressed willingness to join a bipartisan coalition if he won.^[14]

2022 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 11^[15]

Party	Candidate	First choice			Round 1			Round 2
Votes		%	Transfer	Votes	%	Transfer	Votes	%
	Republican		2,952	38.6	49	3,001	39.1	+676	3,677	50.8
	Independent		3,476	45.5	8	3,484	45.4	+81	3,565	49.2
	Republican		1,177	15.4	9	1,186	15.5	-1,186	Eliminated
	Write-in	40	0.5	-40	Eliminated
Total votes	7,645			7,671			7,242
Blank or inactive ballots	519		+429	948 District 12 Primary General election District 13 Primary General election District 14 Primary General election Galvin said she would join the bipartisan coalition if elected.^[16] District 15 Primary General election 2022 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 15^[17] Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Republican (incumbent) 2,812 38.8 +28 2,840 39.1 +645 3,485 50.1 Democratic 3,379 46.6 +6 3,385 46.6 +91 3,476 49.9 Republican 1,026 14.2 +14 1,040 14.3 -1,040 Eliminated Write-in 36 0.5 -36 Eliminated Total votes 7,253 7,262 6,959 Blank or inactive ballots 274 +304 578 District 16 Primary General election District 17 Primary General election District 18 Primary General election 2022 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 18^[18] Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Democratic 743 35.3 +3 746 35.2 +299 1,045 51.9 Republican (incumbent) 927 44.0 0 927 43.8 +41 968 48.1 Democratic 426 20.2 +18 444 21.0 -444 Eliminated Write-in 9 0.4 -9 Eliminated Total votes 2,105 2,117 2,013 Blank or inactive ballots 180 +104 284 District 19 Primary General election District 20 Primary General election District 21 Primary General election District 22 Primary General election District 23 Primary General election District 24 Primary General election District 25 Primary General election District 26 Primary General election District 27 Primary General election District 28 Primary General election 2022 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 28^[19] Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Republican 2,168 36.6 +49 2,217 37.3 +201 2,418 43.0 +702 3,120 61.7 Republican 1,523 25.7 +52 1,575 26.5 +146 1,721 30.6 +215 1,936 38.3 Republican 1,273 21.5 +14 1,287 21.7 +204 1,491 26.5 -1,491 Eliminated Republican 853 14.4 +10 863 14.5 -863 Eliminated Write-in 107 1.8 -107 Eliminated Total votes 5,924 5,942 5,630 5,056 Blank or inactive ballots 1,156 +312 1,468 +574 2,042 District 29 Primary General election District 30 Primary General election 2022 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 30^[20] ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Republican (incumbent) 3,391 45.0 +3 3,394 45.1 +268 3,662 55.9 Republican 2,595 34.4 +13 2,608 34.7 +276 2,884 44.1 Democratic 1,506 20.0 +11 1,517 20.2 -1,517 Eliminated Write-in 46 0.6 -46 Eliminated Total votes 7,538 7,519 6,546 Blank or inactive ballots 616 +973 1,589 District 31 Primary General election 2022 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 31^[21] ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Democratic 2,469 49.1 +9 2,478 49.0 +111 2,589 55.5 Republican (incumbent) 1,479 29.4 +13 1,492 29.5 +582 2,074 44.5 Republican 1,040 20.7 +52 1,092 21.6 -1,092 Eliminated Write-in 39 0.8 -39 Eliminated Total votes 5,027 5,062 4,663 Blank or inactive ballots 268 +399 667 District 32 Primary General election District 33 Primary General election District 34 Primary General election 2022 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 34^[22] ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Republican 3,607 48.9 +8 3,615 49.0 +398 4,013 55.6 Democratic (incumbent) 3,172 43.0 +3 3,175 43.1 +25 3,200 44.4 Republican 575 7.8 +11 586 7.9 -586 Eliminated Write-in 16 0.2 -16 Eliminated Total votes 7,370 7,376 7,213 Blank or inactive ballots 317 +163 480 District 35 Primary Tim Parker withdrew from the race after the primary, which allowed Kieran Brown to advance to the general election. General election District 36 Election Date: November 8, 2022 Election Name: 2022 Alaska's 36th house district election Country: Alaska Type: presidential Previous Year: 2020 Seats For Election: Alaska's 36th house district Nominee1: Mike Cronk Party1: Republican Party of Alaska Popular Vote1: 4,879 Percentage1: 65.4% Nominee2: Fitch Fowler Party2: Alaska Democratic Party Popular Vote2: 2,551 Percentage2: 34.2% Map Size: 200px State representative Posttitle: Elected state representative Before Party: Republican Party of Alaska Before Election: Mike Cronk After Election: Mike Cronk After Party: Republican Party of Alaska Primary General election District 37 Primary General election District 38 Primary General election District 39 Primary Election Name: 2022 Alaska's 39th house district election Country: Alaska Type: presidential Ongoing: no Previous Election: 2020 Alaska House of Representatives election Previous Year: 2020 Election Date: November 8, 2022 Next Year: 2024 Seats For Election: Alaska's 39th House District Image1: Rep. Neal Foster.jpg Nominee1: Neal Foster Party1: Democratic Party (United States) Popular Vote1: 1,858 Percentage1: 50.9% Nominee2: Tyler Ivanoff Party2: Alaskan Independence Party Popular Vote2: 1,766 Percentage2: 48.4% Representative Before Election: Neal Foster Before Party: Democratic Party (United States) After Election: Neal Foster After Party: Democratic Party (United States) General election Ivanoff said he would not join a bipartisan coalition if elected.^[23] District 40 Primary General election See also 2022 United States Senate election in Alaska 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Alaska 2022 United States gubernatorial elections 2022 United States state legislative elections 2022 Alaska Senate election 2022 Alaska elections List of Alaska State Legislatures References