2018 Alaska Senate election
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
10 seats in the Alaska Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Peter Micciche Berta Gardner
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 17, 2017 January 17, 2015
Leader's seat District O District I
Seats before 14 6
Seats after 13 7
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 65,376 51,891
Percentage 50.12% 39.78%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
President pro tempore before election

Peter Micciche
Republican

 Elected President pro tempore

Peter Micciche
Republican

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
Party Votes  % Seats not up Seats up Candidates Before After +/–
Republican 65,376 50.12 6 8 8 14 13 Decrease 1
Democratic 51,891 39.78 3 3 8 6 7 Increase 1
Independent 6,803 5.22 — — 1 0 0 Steady
Write-ins 6,366 4.88 — — — — — Steady

Close races

District Winner Margin
District A Democratic (flip) 1.99%
District K Republican 14.32%
District M Republican 17.25%

Detailed results

 A District • C District • E District • G District • I District • K District • M District • O District • Q District • S District  

District A

2018 Alaska Senate election, district A
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Kawasaki 4,577 50.79
Republican Pete Kelly (incumbent) 4,398 48.8
Write-ins Write-ins 37 0.41
Total votes 9,012 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District C

2018 Alaska Senate election ,district C
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Click Bishop (incumbent) 10,030 92.05
Write-ins Write-ins 866 7.95
Total votes 10,896 100%
Republican hold

District E

2018 Alaska Senate election district E
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Shower (incumbent) 11,558 74.1
Democratic Susan Kay 3,992 25.59
Write-ins Write-ins 48 0.31
Total votes 15,598 100%
Republican hold

District G

2018 Alaska Senate election, district G
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lora Reinbold 8,257 62.39
Democratic Oliver Schiess 4,911 37.11
Write-ins Write-ins 66 0.5
Total votes 13,234 100%
Republican hold

District I

2018 Alaska Senate election, district I
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elvi Gray-Jackson 6,724 59.9
Republican Jim Crawford 4,462 39.75
Write-ins Write-ins 39 0.35
Total votes 11,225 100%
Democratic hold

District K

2018 Alaska Senate election, district K
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mia Costello (incumbent) 8,389 57.01
Democratic Sam Cason 6,281 42.69
Write-ins Write-ins 44 0.3
Total votes 14,714 100%
Republican hold

District M

2018 Alaska Senate election, district M
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Birch 8,665 58.48
Democratic Janice Park 6,110 41.23
Write-ins Write-ins 43 0.29
Total votes 14,818 100%
Republican hold

District O

2018 Alaska Senate election, district O
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Micciche (incumbent) 9,617 66.82
Write-ins Write-ins 4,776 33.18
Total votes 14,393 100%
Republican hold

District Q

2018 Alaska Senate election, district Q
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse Kiehl 11,121 61.88
Independent Don Etheridge 6,803 37.85
Write-ins Write-ins 49 0.27
Total votes 17,973 100%
Democratic hold

District S

2018 Alaska Senate election, district S
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lyman Hoffman (incumbent) 8,175 95.36
Write-ins Write-ins 398 4.64
Total votes 8,573 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Manning, Phillip (January 4, 2018). "andall Kowalke files to run for Alaska Senate". KTNA. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Election Dates and Hours". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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