# 2012 Alaska Senate election

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The 2014 Alaska Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, with the primary elections on August 28, 2012. 19 of the 20 districts of the Alaska Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, the Senate was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with 6 Republicans joining the Democrats in coalition. Following redistricting, the Republican Party gained 4 seats in the election to take control of the Senate, with the Democrats gaining the seat without an election through redistricting.

## Overview

2014 Alaska Senate elections General election — November 4, 2014 :
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– |
| Republican | 151,568 | 60.53 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| Democratic | 88,868 | 35.49 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Independent | 7,202 | 2.88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 2,771 | 1.11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing | Lean R (flip) | October 24, 2012 |

## Results
### District A

2012 Alaska Senate district A election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Coghill (incumbent) | 9,464 | 60.35 |
| | Democratic | Joe Thomas (incumbent) | 6,175 | 39.38 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 43 | 0.27 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,682 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District B

2012 Alaska Senate district B election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pete Kelly | 6,232 | 54.11 |
| | Democratic | Joe Paskvan (incumbent) | 5,249 | 45.58 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 36 | 0.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,517 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District C

2012 Alaska Senate district C election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Click Bishop | 10,051 | 70.40 |
| | Democratic | Anne Sudkamp | 4,074 | 28.54 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 152 | 1.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,277 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District D

2012 Alaska Senate district D 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 |

### District E

2012 Alaska Senate district E election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charlie Huggins (incumbent) | 9,828 | 77.65 |
| | Democratic | Susan Herman | 2,790 | 22.04 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 39 | 0.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,657 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District F

2012 Alaska Senate district F election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred Dyson (incumbent) | 9,954 | 75.15 |
| | Democratic | Martin Lindeke | 3,238 | 24.45 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 53 | 0.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,245 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District G

2012 Alaska Senate district G election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Wielechowski (incumbent) | 6,378 | 56.02 |
| | Republican | Bob Roses | 4,977 | 43.72 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 30 | 0.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,385 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District H

2012 Alaska Senate district H election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Berta Gardner | 6,950 | 59.23 |
| | Republican | Don Smith | 4,730 | 40.31 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 54 | 0.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,734 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District I

2012 Alaska Senate district I election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Johnny Ellis (incumbent) | 6,818 | 67.87 |
| | Republican | Paul Kendall | 3,190 | 31.75 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 38 | 0.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,046 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District J

2012 Alaska Senate district J 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 |

### District K

2012 Alaska Senate district K election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lesil McGuire (incumbent) | 9,291 | 66.02 |
| | Democratic | Roselynn Cacy | 4,694 | 33.35 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 88 | 0.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,073 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District L

2012 Alaska Senate district L election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kevin Meyer (incumbent) | 10,304 | 72.41 |
| | Democratic | Jacob Hale | 3,894 | 27.36 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 32 | 0.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,230 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District M

2012 Alaska Senate district M election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Anna Fairclough | 11,012 | 62.12 |
| | Democratic | Bettye Davis (incumbent) | 6,676 | 37.66 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 38 | 0.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,726 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District N

2012 Alaska Senate district N election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cathy Giessel (incumbent) | 10,405 | 58.80 |
| | Independent | Ron Devon | 7,202 | 40.70 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 88 | 0.50 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,695 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District O

2012 Alaska Senate district O election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Micciche | 12,947 | 94.61 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 738 | 5.39 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,685 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District Q

2012 Alaska Senate district Q election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bert Stedman (incumbent) | 9,829 | 64.30 |
| | Democratic | Albert Kookesh (incumbent) | 5,413 | 35.41 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 44 | 0.29 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,286 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District R

2012 Alaska Senate district R election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Stevens (incumbent) | 7,673 | 69.76 |
| | Democratic | Robert Henrichs | 3,277 | 29.79 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 49 | 0.45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,999 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District S

2012 Alaska Senate district S election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lyman Hoffman (incumbent) | 8,194 | 95.07 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 425 | 4.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,619 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District T

2012 Alaska Senate district T election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Donny Olson (incumbent) | 7,455 | 75.07 |
| | Republican | Allen Minish | 2,415 | 24.32 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | 61 | 0.61 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,931 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |