2012 Alaska Senate election

2012 Alaska Senate election

November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
19 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate 11 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John Coghill Johnny Ellis Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 15, 2013 January 15, 2013 Leader's seat District A (redistricted) District I (redistricted) Seats before 10 10 Seats after 13 7 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 151,568 88,868 Percentage 60.53 35.49
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold Note: the Democratic gain was through redistricting - no election took place in district P
President pro tempore before election Gary Stevens Republican President pro tempore-designate Charlie Huggins Republican

The 2014 Alaska Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, with the primary elections on August 28, 2012. 19 of the 20 districts of the Alaska Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, the Senate was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with 6 Republicans joining the Democrats in coalition.^[1] Following redistricting, the Republican Party gained 4 seats in the election to take control of the Senate, with the Democrats gaining the seat without an election through redistricting.

Overview

2014 Alaska Senate elections General election — November 4, 2014
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Contested	Before	After	+/–
	Republican	151,568	60.53	0	18	10	13	3
	Democratic	88,868	35.49	1	16	10	7	3
	Independent	7,202	2.88	0	1	0	0
	Write-ins	2,771	1.11	0	19	0	0

Results

District A • District B • District C • District D • District E • District F • District G • District H • District I • District J District K • District L • District M • District N • District O • District Q • District R • District S • District T

District A

2012 Alaska Senate district A election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Coghill (incumbent)	9,464	60.35
	Democratic	Joe Thomas (incumbent)	6,175	39.38
	Write-ins	Write-ins	43	0.27
Total votes			15,682	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District B

2012 Alaska Senate district B election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Kelly	6,232	54.11
	Democratic	Joe Paskvan (incumbent)	5,249	45.58
	Write-ins	Write-ins	36	0.31
Total votes			11,517	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District C

2012 Alaska Senate district C election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Click Bishop	10,051	70.40
	Democratic	Anne Sudkamp	4,074	28.54
	Write-ins	Write-ins	152	1.06
Total votes			14,277	100
	Republican hold

District D

2012 Alaska Senate district D election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Dunleavy	11,724	94.24
	Write-ins	Write-ins	716	5.76
Total votes			12,440	100
	Republican hold

District E

2012 Alaska Senate district E election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlie Huggins (incumbent)	9,828	77.65
	Democratic	Susan Herman	2,790	22.04
	Write-ins	Write-ins	39	0.31
Total votes			12,657	100
	Republican hold

District F

2012 Alaska Senate district F election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Dyson (incumbent)	9,954	75.15
	Democratic	Martin Lindeke	3,238	24.45
	Write-ins	Write-ins	53	0.40
Total votes			13,245	100
	Republican hold

District G

2012 Alaska Senate district G election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Wielechowski (incumbent)	6,378	56.02
	Republican	Bob Roses	4,977	43.72
	Write-ins	Write-ins	30	0.26
Total votes			11,385	100
	Democratic hold

District H

2012 Alaska Senate district H election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Berta Gardner	6,950	59.23
	Republican	Don Smith	4,730	40.31
	Write-ins	Write-ins	54	0.46
Total votes			11,734	100
	Democratic hold

District I

2012 Alaska Senate district I election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Johnny Ellis (incumbent)	6,818	67.87
	Republican	Paul Kendall	3,190	31.75
	Write-ins	Write-ins	38	0.38
Total votes			10,046	100
	Democratic hold

District J

2012 Alaska Senate district J election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hollis French (incumbent)	7,593	50.01
	Republican	Bob Bell	7,542	49.68
	Write-ins	Write-ins	47	0.31
Total votes			15,182	100
	Democratic hold

District K

2012 Alaska Senate district K election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lesil McGuire (incumbent)	9,291	66.02
	Democratic	Roselynn Cacy	4,694	33.35
	Write-ins	Write-ins	88	0.63
Total votes			14,073	100
	Republican hold

District L

2012 Alaska Senate district L election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Meyer (incumbent)	10,304	72.41
	Democratic	Jacob Hale	3,894	27.36
	Write-ins	Write-ins	32	0.22
Total votes			14,230	100
	Republican hold

District M

2012 Alaska Senate district M election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anna Fairclough	11,012	62.12
	Democratic	Bettye Davis (incumbent)	6,676	37.66
	Write-ins	Write-ins	38	0.21
Total votes			17,726	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District N

2012 Alaska Senate district N election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy Giessel (incumbent)	10,405	58.80
	Independent	Ron Devon	7,202	40.70
	Write-ins	Write-ins	88	0.50
Total votes			17,695	100
	Republican hold

District O

2012 Alaska Senate district O election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Micciche	12,947	94.61
	Write-ins	Write-ins	738	5.39
Total votes			13,685	100
	Republican hold

District Q

2012 Alaska Senate district Q election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Stedman (incumbent)	9,829	64.30
	Democratic	Albert Kookesh (incumbent)	5,413	35.41
	Write-ins	Write-ins	44	0.29
Total votes			15,286	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District R

2012 Alaska Senate district R election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Stevens (incumbent)	7,673	69.76
	Democratic	Robert Henrichs	3,277	29.79
	Write-ins	Write-ins	49	0.45
Total votes			10,999	100
	Republican hold

District S

2012 Alaska Senate district S election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyman Hoffman (incumbent)	8,194	95.07
	Write-ins	Write-ins	425	4.93
Total votes			8,619	100
	Democratic hold

District T

2012 Alaska Senate district T election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donny Olson (incumbent)	7,455	75.07
	Republican	Allen Minish	2,415	24.32
	Write-ins	Write-ins	61	0.61
Total votes			9,931	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Redistricting could lead to shift in Legislature control". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
2. "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2024.