# Alaska Senate district M

Alaska Senate district M is one of 20 districts of the Alaska Senate. It has been represented by Republican Shelley Hughes since 2023. Hughes previously represented District F from 2017−2023. District M is located in the Mat-Su Valley and encompasses the entirety of Alaska's 25th House of Representatives district and 26th House of Representatives district, including Palmer, Butte, and Gateway.

## Election results (2022 boundaries)
### 2022

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Shelley Hughes (incumbent) | 7,707 | 75.7 |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper | 2,479 | 24.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,186 | 100.00 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Shelley Hughes (incumbent) | 11,257 | 75.8 |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper | 3,561 | 24.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 32 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,850 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Election results (2013 boundaries)
### 2020 (special)

After the death of Sen. Chris Birch in August 2019, Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed state representative Josh Revak to the Senate the following month.
Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Josh Revak (incumbent) | 2,499 | 66.2 |
| | Republican | Ray Metcalfe | 911 | 24.2 |
| | Republican | Harold Borbridge | 362 | 9.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,772 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anita Thorne | 2,732 | 87.5 |
| | Democratic | Nicholas Willie | 389 | 12.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,121 | 100.0 |
Thorne withdrew from the election without naming a replacement.
Special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Josh Revak (incumbent) | 10,390 | 57.6 |
| | Independent | Andy Holleman | 7,596 | 42.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 55 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,041 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Birch | 3,144 | 77.90 |
| | Republican | Bekah Halat | 892 | 22.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,036 | 100 |
Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Janice Park | 1,738 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,738 | 100 |
General election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 14,818 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kevin Meyer (incumbent) | 5,654 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,654 | 100 |
Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Felix E. Rivera | 2,701 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,701 | 100 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kevin Meyer (incumbent) | 9,909 | 69.71 |
| | Democratic | Felix E. Rivera | 4,239 | 29.82 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 66 | 0.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,214 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Election results (2012 boundaries)
### 2012

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Anna Fairclough | 5,008 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,008 | 100 |
Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bettye Davis (incumbent) | 1,442 | 52.49 |
| | Democratic | Harry Crawford | 1,305 | 47.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,747 | 100 |
General election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 17,726 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |