The 2024 Alaska Senate elections took place on November 5, 2024, with the primary elections being held on August 20, 2024. State senators serve four-year terms in the Alaska State Senate , with half of the seats up for election every two years.[ 1]
2024 Alaska Senate elections
Democratic coalition hold Republican coalition hold Minority Republican caucus gain No election
Republicans maintained control of the state senate from the 2012 election until the 2022 midterms , after which a coalition government between 8 of the 11 Republicans and all 9 Democrats was formed.[ 2] Jesse Bjorkman and Kelly Merrick , who face challenges from State Representatives Ben Carpenter and Ken McCarty respectively.[ 3] David Wilson also faces a conservative challenger in Mat-Su Assemblymember Robert Yundt for joining the majority caucus.[ 4]
Bjorkman and Merrick ultimately prevailed after ranked-choice votes were tabulated, while Yundt defeated Wilson outright. In the open R District held by coalition Republican Click Bishop , non-coalition Republican state representative Mike Cronk won. The bipartisan coalition thus lost two seats but held its supermajority.[ 5]
2024 Alaska State Senate election[ 6]
Party
Votes
%
Candidates
Advancing to general
Seats contesting
Republican
26,810
51.06
16
12
7
Democratic
20,988
39.97
8
8
8
Undeclared
4,056
7.72
2
2
2
Independence
653
1.24
2
1
1
Totals
52,507
100.00
28
23
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Source for general election first-choice votes[ 8]
Source for primary results[ 6] Certified candidate list[ 9]
General election[ 10]
Party
Candidate
First choice
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Coalition Republican Jesse Bjorkman 9,234
47.82%
+23
9,257
47.92%
+545
9,802
54.71%
Republican
Ben Carpenter 7,848
40.64%
+17
7,865
40.71%
+249
8,114
45.29%
Democratic
Tina Wegener 2,182
11.3%
+14
2,196
11.37%
-2,196
Eliminated
Write-in
47
0.24%
-47
Eliminated
Total votes
19,311
19,318
17,916
Blank or inactive ballots
820
+1,402
2,222
Republican hold
Coalition hold
General election[ 11] [ 12]
Party
Candidate
First choice
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Coalition Republican James D. Kaufman 8,147
47.9%
+33
8,180
48.1%
+498
8,678
52.8%
Democratic
Janice Park 7,646
45.0%
+11
7,657
45.0%
+87
7,744
47.2%
Republican
Harold Borbridge 1,178
6.9%
+6
1,184
7.0%
-
Eliminated
Write-in
35
0.21%
-
Eliminated
Total votes
17,006
17,021
16,422
Blank or inactive ballots
946
+599
1,545
Republican hold
Coalition hold
After the primary, McCarty withdrew from the race and endorsed Goecker. This would normally mean that Jackson, the fifth place finisher, would move up, but she also withdrew and endorsed Goecker.[ 13]
General election[ 14] [ 11]
Party
Candidate
First choice
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Coalition Republican Kelly Merrick 9,050
46.3%
+42
9,092
46.5%
+800
9,892
55.5%
Republican
Jared Goecker 7,685
39.3%
+13
7,698
39.4%
+241
7,939
44.5%
Democratic
Lee Hammermeister 2,754
14.1%
+16
2,770
14.2%
-2,770
Eliminated
Write-in
51
0.3%
-51
Eliminated
Total votes
19,540
19,560
17,831
Blank or inactive ballots
780
+1,729
2,509
Republican hold
Coalition hold
^ Consists of 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
^ Consists of 9 Democrats and 5 Republicans.
^ After the election Sen. Kaufman left the majority coalition to caucus with the minority Republicans.
^ a b c d Listed on the ballot as "Undeclared"
^ "Alaska State Senate Elections, 2024" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved October 20, 2023 .^ Rosen, Yereth. "In new bipartisan Alaska Senate majority of 17, members vow compromise and consensus" . No. 29 November 2023. Alaska Beacon. Retrieved October 20, 2023 . ^ Board, Riley (November 21, 2021). "Three file for Central Peninsula state Senate seat" . KDLL . Retrieved February 13, 2024 . ^ Bradner, Tim (June 8, 2024). "Mat-Su's legislative races may shift people, but not party affiliation and philosophy" . Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman . Retrieved November 19, 2024 . ^ Samuels, Iris; Maguire, Sean (November 20, 2024). "Ranked choice voting and open primaries retained in Alaska after final ballot count" . Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved November 21, 2024 . ^ a b "2024 Primary Election Official Results" . Alaska Division of Elections. September 1, 2024. Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025 .^ Maguire, Sean; Samuels, Iris (May 30, 2024). "Alaska Rep. Dan Ortiz, Sen. Click Bishop say they won't run for reelection" . Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved June 3, 2024 . ^ "State of Alaska 2024 GENERAL ELECTION Election Summary Report November 5, 2024 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections . November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024 .^ "Candidates" . Alaska Division of Elections . September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024 .^ "Senate District D RCV Detailed Report" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections . November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024 .^ a b "State of Alaska 2024 General Election Election Summary Report November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results" (PDF) . elections.alaska.gov . State of Alaska . November 30, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024 .^ "RCV Detailed Report General Election State of Alaska November 05, 2024 Senate District F" (PDF) . elections.alaska.gov . State of Alaska . November 30, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024 .^ Kirch, Steve (August 28, 2024). "Ken McCarty drops out of Eagle River Senate race, endorses incumbent's challenger" . KTUU-TV . Retrieved August 30, 2024 . ^ "RCV Detailed Report General Election State of Alaska November 05, 2024 Senate District L" (PDF) . elections.alaska.gov . State of Alaska . November 30, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024 .
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