# 2016 Alaska House of Representatives election

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The 2016 Alaska House of Representatives election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on August 16, 2016. Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. president and the state Senate. The Democrats, three Republicans, and two independents formed a governing coalition with Bryce Edgmon serving as speaker.

## Overview

2016 Alaska House of Representatives election General election — November 8, 2016 :
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– |
| Democratic | 102,277 | 38.33 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| Republican | 136,723 | 51.24 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| Independent | 16,669 | 6.25% | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Constitution | 4,634 | 1.74% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alaskan Independence | 730 | 0.27% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 5,791 | 2.17% | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
Popular vote
Republican
51.24%
Democratic
38.33%
Independent
6.25%
Constitution
1.74%
Alaskan Independence
0.27%
Write-in
2.17% :
Seats
Republican
52.50%
Democratic
42.50%
Independent
5.00% :

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing | Likely R | October 12, 2016 |

## Results
### District 1

2016 Alaska's House district 1 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Kawasaki (incumbent) | 4,376 | 90.19% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 476 | 9.81% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,852 | 100% |

### District 2

2016 Alaska's House district 2 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Thompson (incumbent) | 3,268 | 73.22% |
| | Democratic | Truno Holdaway | 1,153 | 25.83% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 42 | 0.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,463 | 100% |

### District 3

2016 Alaska's House district 3 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tammie Wilson (incumbent) | 4,291 | 60.32% |
| | Democratic | Christina M. Sinclair | 537 | 7.55% |
| | Independent | Jeanne Olson | 2,270 | 31.91% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 16 | 0.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,114 | 100% |

### District 4

2016 Alaska's House district 4 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Guttenberg (incumbent) | 6,078 | 91.47% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 567 | 8.53% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,645 | 100% |

### District 5

2016 Alaska's House district 5 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adam Wool (incumbent) | 3,812 | 52.77% |
| | Republican | Aaron Lojewski | 3,384 | 46.84% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 28 | 0.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,224 | 100% |

### District 6

2016 Alaska's House district 6 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dave Talerico (incumbent) | 5,126 | 68.37% |
| | Democratic | Jason T. Land | 2,327 | 31.04% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 44 | 0.59% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,497 | 100% |

### District 7

2016 Alaska's House district 7 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Colleen Sullivan-Leonard | 5,293 | 76.42% |
| | Democratic | Sherie A. Olson | 1,573 | 22.71% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 60 | 0.87% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,926 | 100% |

### District 8

2016 Alaska's House district 8 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Neuman (incumbent) | 5,753 | 81.36% |
| | Democratic | Gregory I. Jones | 1,268 | 17.93% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 50 | 0.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,071 | 100% |

### District 9

2016 Alaska's House district 9 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Rauscher | 4,758 | 61.09% |
| | Constitution | Pamela Goode | 2,816 | 36.15% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 215 | 2.76% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,789 | 100% |

### District 10

2016 Alaska's House district 10 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Eastman | 5,901 | 73.98% |
| | Democratic | Patricia Faye-Brazel | 2,021 | 25.34% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 54 | 0.68% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,976 | 100% |

### District 11

2016 Alaska's House district 11 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | DeLena Johnson | 5,752 | 67.94% |
| | Independent | Bert Verrall | 2,681 | 31.67% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 33 | 0.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,466 | 100% |

### District 12

2016 Alaska's House district 12 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cathy Tilton (incumbent) | 5,597 | 64.83% |
| | Democratic | Gretchen L. Wehmhoff | 2,061 | 23.87% |
| | Constitution | Karen Perry | 949 | 10.99% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 26 | 0.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,633 | 100% |

### District 13

2016 Alaska's House district 13 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Saddler (incumbent) | 4,417 | 94.32% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 266 | 5.68% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,683 | 100% |

### District 14

2016 Alaska's House district 14 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lora Reinbold (incumbent) | 5,733 | 59.36% |
| | Independent | Joe Hackenmueller | 3,882 | 40.19% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 43 | 0.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,658 | 100% |

### District 15

2016 Alaska's House district 15 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gabrielle LeDoux (incumbent) | 2,834 | 67.54% |
| | Democratic | Patrick M. McCormack | 1,344 | 32.03% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 18 | 0.43% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,196 | 100% |

### District 16

2016 Alaska's House district 16 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ivy Spohnholz (incumbent) | 3,367 | 51.51% |
| | Republican | Don Hadley | 2,740 | 41.92% |
| | Independent | Ian Sharrock | 410 | 6.27% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 19 | 0.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,536 | 100% |

### District 17

2016 Alaska's House district 17 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Andy Josephson (incumbent) | 4,238 | 92.80% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 329 | 7.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,567 | 100% |

### District 18

2016 Alaska's House district 18 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harriet Drummond (incumbent) | 3,490 | 55.51% |
| | Republican | Michael W. Gordon | 2,760 | 43.90% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 37 | 0.59% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,287 | 100% |

### District 19

2016 Alaska's House district 19 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Geran Tarr (incumbent) | 3,201 | 93.98% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 205 | 6.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,406 | 100% |

### District 20

2016 Alaska's House district 20 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Les Gara (incumbent) | 4,730 | 93.04% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 354 | 6.96% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,084 | 100% |

### District 21

2016 Alaska's House district 21 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matt Claman (incumbent) | 4,145 | 52.15% |
| | Republican | Marilyn Stewart | 3,767 | 47.40% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 36 | 0.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,948 | 100% |

### District 22

2016 Alaska's House district 22 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jason Grenn | 3,561 | 46.33% |
| | Republican | Liz Vazquez (incumbent) | 3,375 | 43.91% |
| | Independence | Dustin Darden | 730 | 9.50% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 20 | 0.26% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,686 | 100% |

### District 23

2016 Alaska's House district 23 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Tuck (incumbent) | 3,443 | 56.05% |
| | Republican | Timothy R. Hui | 2,672 | 43.50% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 28 | 0.46% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,143 | 100% |

### District 24

2016 Alaska's House district 24 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck Kopp | 5,019 | 58.55% |
| | Democratic | Sue Levi | 3,518 | 41.04% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 35 | 0.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,572 | 100% |

### District 25

2016 Alaska's House district 25 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charisse Millett (incumbent) | 3,685 | 50.41% |
| | Democratic | Pat Higgins | 3,592 | 49.14% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 33 | 0.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,310 | 100% |

### District 26

2016 Alaska's House district 26 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Birch | 5,141 | 63.86% |
| | Democratic | David Gillespie | 2,873 | 35.69% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 37 | 0.46% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,051 | 100% |

### District 27

2016 Alaska's House district 27 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lance Pruitt (incumbent) | 4,086 | 50.77% |
| | Democratic | Harry Crawford Jr. | 3,929 | 48.82% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 33 | 0.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,051 | 100% |

### District 28

2016 Alaska's House district 28 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jennifer Johnston | 5,903 | 55.94% |
| | Democratic | Shirley A. Cote | 4,606 | 43.65% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 44 | 0.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,553 | 100% |

### District 29

2016 Alaska's House district 29 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Chenault | 6,580 | 91.64% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 600 | 8.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,180 | 100% |

### District 30

2016 Alaska's House district 30 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Knopp | 5,346 | 65.29% |
| | Democratic | Shauna Thornton | 1,868 | 22.81% |
| | Constitution | J.R. Myers | 473 | 5.78% |
| | Independent | Daniel Lynch | 473 | 5.78% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 28 | 0.34% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,188 | 100% |

### District 31

2016 Alaska's House district 31 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Seaton (incumbent) | 7,556 | 95.60% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 348 | 4.40% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,904 | 100% |

### District 32

2016 Alaska's House district 32 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Louise Stutes (incumbent) | 2,981 | 43.20% |
| | Independent | Duncan Fields | 2,777 | 40.24% |
| | Democratic | Brent L. Watkins | 1,128 | 16.35% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 15 | 0.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,901 | 100% |

### District 33

2016 Alaska's House district 33 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sam Kito III (incumbent) | 7,576 | 95.67% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 343 | 4.33% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,919 | 100% |

### District 34

2016 Alaska's House district 34 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Justin Parish | 4,527 | 50.85% |
| | Republican | Cathy Muñoz (incumbent) | 4,332 | 48.66% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 43 | 0.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,902 | 100% |

### District 35

2016 Alaska's House district 35 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (incumbent) | 5,068 | 59.01% |
| | Republican | Sheila Finkenbinder | 3,486 | 40.59% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 34 | 0.40% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,588 | 100% |

### District 36

2016 Alaska's House district 36 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Dan Ortiz (incumbent) | 4,109 | 52.43% |
| | Republican | Robert W. Siversten | 3,319 | 42.35% |
| | Constitution | Kenneth Shaw | 396 | 5.05% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 13 | 0.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,837 | 100% |

### District 37

2016 Alaska's House district 37 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bryce Edgmon (incumbent) | 2,724 | 58.76% |
| | Republican | William W. Weatherby | 1,868 | 40.29% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 44 | 0.95% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,636 | 100% |

### District 38

2016 Alaska's House district 38 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zach Fansler | 4,134 | 95.63% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 189 | 4.37% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,323 | 100% |

### District 39

2016 Alaska's House district 39 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Neal Foster (incumbent) | 4,661 | 96.80% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 154 | 3.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,815 | 100% |

### District 40

2016 Alaska's House district 40 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dean Westlake | 2,984 | 78.20% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 832 | 21.80% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,816 | 100% |