# 2018 Alaska House of Representatives election

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The 2018 Alaska House of Representatives election were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with the primary election on August 21, 2018. Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other state offices, including the gubernatorial election and the state senate elections. While Republicans gained a nominal majority in the chamber, when the new House convened in 2019, Democratic members formed a coalition with independents and dissident Republicans to re-elect Bryce Edgmon as speaker.

## Overview

2018 Alaska House of Representatives elections General election — November 6, 2018 :
| Party | Votes | % | Candidates | Before | After | +/– |
| Republican | 136,961 | 51.60% | 36 | 21 | 23 | 2 |
| Democratic | 99,956 | 37.66% | 34 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Independent | 23,074 | 8.69% | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Libertarian | 2,274 | 0.85% | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 3,135 | 1.18% | — | — | — | — |
Popular vote
Republican
51.60%
Democratic
37.66%
Independent
8.69%
Libertarian
0.85%
Write-in
1.18% :
Seats
Republican
57.50%
Democratic
40.00%
Independent
2.50% :

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing | Tossup | October 8, 2018 |

## Results
### District 1

2018 Alaska's House district 1 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bart LeBon | 2,663 | 49.85% |
| | Democratic | Kathryn Dodge | 2,662 | 49.83% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 17 | 0.32% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,342 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
After originally being tied, a recount was ordered, which put LeBon ahead by only one vote. On December 5, Dodge appealed the result to the Alaska Supreme Court. However, on January 4, the court denied Dodge's appeal, officially making LeBon the winner.

### District 2

2018 Alaska's House district 2 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Thompson (incumbent) | 2,340 | 66.14% |
| | Democratic | Van Lawrence | 1,186 | 33.52% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 12 | 0.34% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,538 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 3

2018 Alaska's House district 3 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tammie Wilson (incumbent) | 4,854 | 92.14% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 414 | 7.86% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,286 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 4

2018 Alaska's House district 4 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Grier Hopkins | 4,356 | 51.74% |
| | Republican | Jim Sackett | 3,650 | 43.35% |
| | Independent | Tim Lankin | 395 | 4.69% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 18 | 0.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,419 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 5

2018 Alaska's House district 5 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adam Wool (incumbent) | 3,484 | 53.02% |
| | Republican | Kevin McKinley | 3,057 | 46.52% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 30 | 0.46% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,571 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 6

2018 Alaska's House district 6 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dave Talerico (incumbent) | 4,001 | 59.29% |
| | Democratic | Ed Alexander | 2,722 | 40.34% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 25 | 0.59% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,748 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 7

2018 Alaska's House district 7 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Colleen Sullivan-Leonard (incumbent) | 5,705 | 95.23% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 286 | 4.77% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,991 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 8

2018 Alaska's House district 8 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Neuman (incumbent) | 5,126 | 72.29% |
| | Democratic | James Chesbro | 1,184 | 16.7% |
| | Libertarian | Mark Fish | 767 | 10.82% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 14 | 0.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,091 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 9

2018 Alaska's House district 9 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Rauscher (incumbent) | 5,209 | 67.49% |
| | Democratic | Bill Johnson | 1,962 | 25.42% |
| | Independent | James Squyres | 515 | 6.67% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 32 | 0.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,718 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 10

2018 Alaska's House district 10 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Eastman (incumbent) | 4,524 | 57.36% |
| | Democratic | Patricia Faye-Brazel | 1,731 | 21.95% |
| | Independent | Doyle Holmes | 1,616 | 20.49% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 16 | 0.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,887 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 11

2018 Alaska's House district 11 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | DeLena Johnson (incumbent) | 5,739 | 71.76% |
| | Democratic | Eileen Patterson | 2,217 | 27.72% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 42 | 0.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,998 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 12

2018 Alaska's House district 12 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cathy Tilton (incumbent) | 6,099 | 75.14% |
| | Democratic | Stephany Jeffers | 1,993 | 24.55% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 25 | 0.31% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,117 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 13

2018 Alaska's House district 13 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nancy Dahlstrom | 3,328 | 70.96% |
| | Democratic | Danyelle Kimp | 1,346 | 28.7% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 16 | 0.34% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,690 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
On December 5, Governor Mike Dunleavy named Dahlstrom the new Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections. 15 days later, Dunleavy appointed former lieutenant governor candidate Sharon Jackson to fill Dahlstrom's seat.

### District 14

2018 Alaska's House district 14 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kelly Merrick | 5,485 | 65.57% |
| | Independent | Joe Hackenmueller | 2,814 | 33.64% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 66 | 0.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,365 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 15

2018 Alaska's House district 15 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gabrielle LeDoux (incumbent) | 1,380 | 41.64% |
| | Democratic | Lyn Franks | 1,139 | 34.37% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 795 | 23.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,314 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 16

2018 Alaska's House district 16 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ivy Spohnholz (incumbent) | 3,249 | 55.11% |
| | Republican | Stanley Wright | 2,618 | 44.41% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 28 | 0.47% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,895 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 17

2018 Alaska's House district 17 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Andy Josephson (incumbent) | 3,171 | 59.47% |
| | Republican | Marcus Sanders | 2,148 | 40.29% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 13 | 0.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,332 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 18

2018 Alaska's House district 18 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harriet Drummond (incumbent) | 3,771 | 64.72% |
| | Republican | Anthony Lekanoff | 2,034 | 34.91% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 22 | 0.38% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,827 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 19

2018 Alaska's House district 19 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Geran Tarr (incumbent) | 2,531 | 66.82% |
| | Libertarian | Cean Stevens | 1,211 | 31.97% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 46 | 6.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,788 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 20

2018 Alaska's House district 20 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zack Fields | 3,738 | 65.33% |
| | Republican | Ceezar Martinson | 1,662 | 29.05% |
| | Libertarian | Warren West | 296 | 5.17% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 26 | 0.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,722 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 21

2018 Alaska's House district 21 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matt Claman (incumbent) | 4,058 | 54.55% |
| | Republican | Marilyn Stewart | 3,364 | 45.22% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 17 | 0.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,439 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 22

2018 Alaska's House district 22 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sara Rasmussen | 3,478 | 47.14% |
| | Independent | Jason Grenn (incumbent) | 3,031 | 41.08% |
| | Democratic | Dustin Darden | 860 | 11.66% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 9 | 0.12% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,378 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Independent | Republican gain from Independent | Republican gain from Independent | Republican gain from Independent |

### District 23

2018 Alaska's House district 23 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Tuck (incumbent) | 2,973 | 53.13% |
| | Republican | Connie Dougherty | 2,605 | 46.55% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 18 | 0.32% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,596 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 24

2018 Alaska's House district 24 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck Kopp (incumbent) | 4,933 | 60.25% |
| | Democratic | Sue Levi | 3,224 | 39.37% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 31 | 0.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,188 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 25

2018 Alaska's House district 25 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Josh Revak | 3,637 | 51.9% |
| | Democratic | Pat Higgins | 3,356 | 47.89% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 15 | 0.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,008 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 26

2018 Alaska's House district 26 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Laddie Shaw | 4,826 | 62.31% |
| | Democratic | Anita Thorne | 2,886 | 37.26% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 33 | 0.43% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,745 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 27

2018 Alaska's House district 27 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lance Pruitt (incumbent) | 3,867 | 50.89% |
| | Democratic | Liz Snyder | 3,686 | 48.51% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 45 | 0.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,598 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 28

2018 Alaska's House district 28 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jennifer Johnston (incumbent) | 5,557 | 54.43% |
| | Democratic | Amber Lee | 4,628 | 45.33% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 24 | 0.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,209 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 29

2018 Alaska's House district 29 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ben Carpenter | 5,550 | 68.78% |
| | Democratic | Amber Lee | 2,487 | 30.82% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 32 | 0.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,069 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 30

2018 Alaska's House district 30 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Knopp (incumbent) | 6,187 | 93.83% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 407 | 6.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,594 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 31

2018 Alaska's House district 31 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sarah Vance | 5,243 | 54.76% |
| | Independent | Paul Seaton (incumbent) | 4,236 | 44.26% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 91 | 0.95% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,570 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 32

2018 Alaska's House district 32 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Louise Stutes (incumbent) | 3,261 | 53.11% |
| | Democratic | Dennis Harris | 2,072 | 33.75% |
| | Independent | Sandra Katelnikoff-Lester | 767 | 12.49% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 40 | 0.65% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,140 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 33

2018 Alaska's House district 33 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sara Hannan | 5,073 | 56.54% |
| | Independent | Chris Dimond | 3,855 | 42.96% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 45 | 0.5% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,973 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 34

2018 Alaska's House district 34 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Andi Story | 4,650 | 53.0% |
| | Republican | Jerry Nankervis | 4,110 | 46.85% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 13 | 0.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,773 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 35

2018 Alaska's House district 35 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (incumbent) | 4,480 | 56.86% |
| | Republican | Richard Wein | 3,367 | 42.73% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 32 | 0.40% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,879 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 36

2018 Alaska's House district 36 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Daniel Ortiz (incumbent) | 4,256 | 59.77% |
| | Republican | Robert W. Siversten | 2,793 | 39.22% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 72 | 1.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,121 | 100% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### District 37

2018 Alaska's House district 37 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bryce Edgmon (incumbent) | 2,911 | 64.52% |
| | Republican | William W. Weatherby | 1,588 | 35.2% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 13 | 0.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,512 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 38

2018 Alaska's House district 38 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tiffany Zulkosky (incumbent) | 2,843 | 55.64% |
| | Republican | Darren Deacon | 2,252 | 44.07% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 15 | 0.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,110 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 39

2018 Alaska's House district 39 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Neal Foster (incumbent) | 4,963 | 95.92% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 211 | 4.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,174 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 40

2018 Alaska's House district 40 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Lincoln (incumbent) | 2,404 | 59.77% |
| | Independent | Patrick Savok | 878 | 21.83% |
| | Independent | Leanna Mack | 711 | 17.68% |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 29 | 0.72% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,022 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |