# 2024 Alaska Senate election

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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.

## Background

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. The 3 remaining Republicans did not join the coalition; none of their seats are up for election. Some majority-coalition Republicans faced conservative opponents who vowed not to join the caucus, such as Jesse Bjorkman and Kelly Merrick, who face challenges from State Representatives Ben Carpenter and Ken McCarty respectively. David Wilson also faces a conservative challenger in Mat-Su Assemblymember Robert Yundt for joining the majority caucus.
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.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Coal. | October 23, 2024 |

## Overview
### Primary elections

2024 Alaska State Senate election Primary election – August 20, 2024 :
| Party | 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 | Totals | 52,507 | 100.00 | 28 | 23 | — |

### General election

| Party | Party | Leader | Before | After | Change |
| | Coalition | Gary Stevens | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| | Republican | Shelley Hughes | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 20 | 20 | |

## Summary of results

| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| B | Jesse Kiehl | Dem | Jesse Kiehl | Dem |
| D | Jesse Bjorkman | Rep | Jesse Bjorkman | Rep |
| F | James D. Kaufman | Rep | James D. Kaufman | Rep |
| H | Matt Claman | Dem | Matt Claman | Dem |
| J | Forrest Dunbar | Dem | Forrest Dunbar | Dem |
| L | Kelly Merrick | Rep | Kelly Merrick | Rep |
| N | David Wilson | Rep | Robert Yundt | Rep |
| P | Scott Kawasaki | Dem | Scott Kawasaki | Dem |
| R | Click Bishop† | Rep | Mike Cronk | Rep |
| T | Donny Olson | Dem | Donny Olson | Dem |

## Retirements

* R District: Click Bishop is retiring.

## Detailed results

* Source for general election first-choice votes
* Source for primary results
* Certified candidate list

### District B

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesse Kiehl (incumbent) | 6,256 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,256 | 100.0 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesse Kiehl (incumbent) | 15,508 | 96.51 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 561 | 3.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,069 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold |

### District D

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 | 11.3% | +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 |

### District F

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Janice Park | 2,737 | 48.8 |
| | Coalition Republican | James D. Kaufman (incumbent) | 2,563 | 45.7 |
| | Republican | Harold Borbridge | 307 | 5.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,607 | 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 | 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 | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.21% | - | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,006 | 17,006 | 17,006 | 17,021 | 17,021 | 17,021 | 16,422 | 16,422 | 16,422 |
| Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | 946 | 946 | +599 | 1,545 | 1,545 |
| | 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 |

### District H

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matt Claman (incumbent) | 4,036 | 60.1 |
| | Republican | Thomas McKay (withdrew) | 1,393 | 20.7 |
| | Republican | Liz Vazquez | 1,287 | 19.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,716 | 100.0 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matt Claman (incumbent) | 9,924 | 55.24 |
| | Republican | Liz Vazquez | 7,989 | 44.47 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 53 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,966 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold |

### District J

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 |

### District L

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Coalition Republican | Kelly Merrick (incumbent) | 2,332 | 33.9 |
| | Republican | Jared Goecker | 2,247 | 32.7 |
| | Democratic | Lee Hammermeister | 1,003 | 14.6 |
| | Republican | Ken McCarty (withdrew) | 779 | 11.3 |
| | Republican | Sharon Jackson (withdrew) | 513 | 7.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,874 | 100.0 |
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.
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 | 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 | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 51 | 0.3% | -51 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,540 | 19,540 | 19,540 | 19,560 | 19,560 | 19,560 | 17,831 | 17,831 | 17,831 |
| Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | Blank or inactive ballots | 780 | 780 | +1,729 | 2,509 | 2,509 |
| | 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 |

### District N

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Coalition Republican | David Wilson (incumbent) | 1,724 | 41.4 |
| | Republican | Robert Yundt | 1,360 | 32.7 |
| | Republican | Stephen Wright | 1,080 | 25.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,164 | 100.0 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert Yundt | 8,163 | 52.69 |
| | Coalition Republican | David S. Wilson (incumbent) | 4,525 | 29.21 |
| | Republican | Stephen Wright | 2,619 | 16.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 186 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,493 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Minority Caucus gain from Coalition | Minority Caucus gain from Coalition | Minority Caucus gain from Coalition | Minority Caucus gain from Coalition |

### District P

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leslie Hajdukovich | 1,764 | 51.35 |
| | Democratic | Scott Kawasaki (incumbent) | 1,671 | 48.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,435 | 100.0 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Kawasaki (incumbent) | 5,913 | 51.39 |
| | Republican | Leslie Hajdukovich | 5,561 | 48.33 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 32 | 0.28 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,506 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold |

### District R

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Cronk | 3,305 | 43.8 |
| | Independent | Savannah Fletcher | 3,193 | 42.3 |
| | Republican | James Squyres (withdrew) | 572 | 7.6 |
| | Independence | Robert Williams | 481 | 6.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,551 | 100.0 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Cronk | 9,387 | 51.84 |
| | Independent | Savannah Fletcher | 7,509 | 41.47 |
| | Independence | Robert Williams | 1,157 | 6.39 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 56 | 0.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,109 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Minority Caucus gain from Coalition | Minority Caucus gain from Coalition | Minority Caucus gain from Coalition | Minority Caucus gain from Coalition |

### District T

Nonpartisan primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Donny Olson (incumbent) | 2,187 | 100 |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Donny Olson (incumbent) | 6,273 | 97.63 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 152 | 2.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,425 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold | Coalition hold |