# Alaska Senate district D

Alaska Senate district D is one of 20 districts of the Alaska Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jesse Bjorkman since 2023. District D is located in the Kenai Peninsula and encompasses the entirety of Alaska's 7th House of Representatives district and 8th House of Representatives district, including Kenai and Soldotna.
From 2013 to 2022, the district covered a portion of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley - this area is now encompassed by district N and district O.

## Election results (2022 boundaries)
### 2024

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Coalition Republican | Jesse Bjorkman (incumbent) | 2,924 | 44.3 |
| | Republican | Ben Carpenter | 2,660 | 40.3 |
| | Democratic | Tina Wegener | 845 | 12.8 |
| | Independence | Andy Cizek (withdrew) | 172 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,601 | 100.0 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | First choice | First choice | First choice | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | 11.30% | +14 | 2,196 | 11.37% | -2,196 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 47 | 0.24% | -47 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,311 | 19,311 | 19,311 | 19,318 | 19,318 | 19,318 | 17,916 | 17,916 | 17,916 |
| Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | 820 | 820 | +1,402 | 2,222 | 2,222 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold |

### 2022

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tuckerman Babcock | 5,157 | 49.3 |
| | Republican | Jesse Bjorkman | 3,754 | 35.9 |
| | Independent | Andy Cizek | 1,543 | 14.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,454 | 100.00 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | First choice | First choice | First choice | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jesse Bjorkman | 6,950 | 45.82 | +122 | 7,072 | 46.56 | +532 | 7,604 | 53.56 |
| | Republican | Tuckerman Babcock | 6,311 | 41.60 | +20 | 6,331 | 41.68 | +263 | 6,594 | 46.44 |
| | Independent | Andy Cizek | 1,768 | 11.66 | +19 | 1,787 | 11.76 | -1,787 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 140 | 0.92 | -140 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,169 | 15,169 | 15,169 | 15,190 | 15,190 | 15,190 | 14,198 | 14,198 | 14,198 |
| Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | 1,046 | 1,046 | +992 | 2,038 | 2,038 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

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

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David S. Wilson (incumbent) | 1,734 | 33.9 |
| | Republican | Stephen Wright | 1,325 | 25.9 |
| | Republican | Loy "Santa" Thurman | 1,134 | 22.2 |
| | Republican | Bee Rupright | 469 | 9.2 |
| | Republican | Chandra McCain-Finch | 340 | 6.7 |
| | Republican | Huhnkie Lee | 110 | 2.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,112 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Thomas Lamb | 1,329 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,329 | 100.0 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David S. Wilson (incumbent) | 12,600 | 69.2 |
| | Nonpartisan | James D. "Dan" Mayfield | 2,618 | 14.4 |
| | Democratic | Thomas Lamb | 2,613 | 14.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 386 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,217 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David S. Wilson | 1,748 | 51.78 |
| | Republican | Lynn Gattis | 1,628 | 51.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,376 | 100 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David S. Wilson | 11,689 | 96.44 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 431 | 3.56 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,120 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

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

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Dunleavy | 2,802 | 57.42 |
| | Republican | Linda Menard (incumbent) | 2,078 | 42.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,880 | 100 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Dunleavy | 11,724 | 94.24 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 716 | 5.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,440 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |