# Alaska Senate district J

Alaska Senate district J is one of 20 districts of the Alaska Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Forrest Dunbar since 2023. District J is located in Anchorage and encompasses the entirety of Alaska's 19th House of Representatives district and 20th House of Representatives district, including Mountain View and the University of Alaska Anchorage.

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

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Forrest Dunbar (incumbent) | 2,253 | 72.3 |
| | Independent | Cheronda Smith | 863 | 27.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,116 | 100.0 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Forrest Dunbar (incumbent) | 7,292 | 69.83 |
| | Independent | Cheronda Smith | 3,022 | 28.94 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 129 | 1.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,443 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold |

### 2022

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Forrest Dunbar | 2,947 | 49.4 |
| | Republican | Andrew Satterfield | 1,904 | 31.9 |
| | Democratic | Geran Tarr | 916 | 15.3 |
| | Democratic | Drew Cason (withdrew) | 201 | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,968 | 100.00 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Forrest Dunbar | 4,306 | 50.0 |
| | Republican | Andrew Satterfield | 2,813 | 32.7 |
| | Democratic | Geran Tarr | 1,443 | 16.8 |
| | Write in | Write-ins | 45 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,607 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

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

Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Begich (incumbent) | 1,739 | 50.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,739 | 100.0 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Begich (incumbent) | 9,235 | 92.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 734 | 7.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,969 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Begich (incumbent) | 1,629 | 62.46 |
| | Democratic | Ed Wesley | 979 | 37.54 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,608 | 100 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Begich (incumbent) | 8,103 | 93.49 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 564 | 6.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,667 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

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

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bob Bell | 2,622 | 60.53 |
| | Republican | Liz Vazquez | 1,710 | 39.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,332 | 100 |
Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hollis French (incumbent) | 2,284 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,284 | 100 |
General election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 15,182 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |