2024 Alaska Senate elections ← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
Alaska Senate Democratic coalition hold Republican coalition hold Minority Republican caucus gain No election
The2024 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 theAlaska State Senate , with half of the seats up for election every two years.[ 1]
Republicans maintained control of the state senate from the 2012 election until the2022 midterms , after which a coalition government between 8 of the 11 Republicans and all 9 Democrats was formed.[ 2] Jesse Bjorkman andKelly Merrick , who face challenges fromState Representatives Ben Carpenter andKen McCarty respectively.[ 3] David Wilson also faces a conservative challenger inMat-Su AssemblymemberRobert Yundt for joining the majority caucus.[ 4]
Bjorkman and Merrick ultimately prevailed afterranked-choice votes were tabulated, while Yundt defeated Wilson outright. In the open R District held by coalition RepublicanClick Bishop , non-coalition Republican state representativeMike Cronk won. The bipartisan coalition thus lost two seats but held its supermajority.[ 5]
2024 Alaska State Senate election[ 7] 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 52,507 100.00 28 23 —
R District:Click Bishop is retiring.[ 8] Source for general election first-choice votes[ 9] Source for primary results[ 7] Certified candidate list[ 10] General election[ 11] Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 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 Write-in 47 0.24% -47 Eliminated Total votes 19,311 19,318 17,916 Blank or inactive ballots 820 +1,402 2,222 Republican holdCoalition hold
General election[ 12] [ 13] Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 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 Write-in 35 0.21% - Eliminated Total votes 17,006 17,021 16,422 Blank or inactive ballots 946 +599 1,545 Republican holdCoalition hold
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.[ 14]
General election[ 15] [ 12] Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 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 Write-in 51 0.3% -51 Eliminated Total votes 19,540 19,560 17,831 Blank or inactive ballots 780 +1,729 2,509 Republican holdCoalition hold
^ Consists of 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans. ^ Consists of 9 Democrats and 5 Republicans. ^ After the election Sen. Kaufman left the majority coalition to caucus with the minority Republicans. ^a b c d Listed on the ballot as "Undeclared" ^ "Alaska State Senate Elections, 2024" .Ballotpedia . RetrievedOctober 20, 2023 .^ Rosen, Yereth."In new bipartisan Alaska Senate majority of 17, members vow compromise and consensus" . No. 29 November 2023. Alaska Beacon. RetrievedOctober 20, 2023 . ^ Board, Riley (November 21, 2021)."Three file for Central Peninsula state Senate seat" .KDLL . RetrievedFebruary 13, 2024 . ^ Bradner, Tim (June 8, 2024)."Mat-Su's legislative races may shift people, but not party affiliation and philosophy" .Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman . RetrievedNovember 19, 2024 . ^ Samuels, Iris; Maguire, Sean (November 20, 2024)."Ranked choice voting and open primaries retained in Alaska after final ballot count" .Anchorage Daily News . RetrievedNovember 21, 2024 . ^ Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2024)."The State Legislatures: Several Key Battleground Chambers Remain Toss-ups" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . RetrievedNovember 19, 2024 . ^a b "2024 Primary Election Official Results" . Alaska Division of Elections. September 1, 2024. Archived fromthe original on December 23, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2025 .^ Maguire, Sean; Samuels, Iris (May 30, 2024)."Alaska Rep. Dan Ortiz, Sen. Click Bishop say they won't run for reelection" .Anchorage Daily News . RetrievedJune 3, 2024 . ^ "State of Alaska 2024 GENERAL ELECTION Election Summary Report November 5, 2024 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF) .Alaska Division of Elections . November 30, 2024. RetrievedNovember 30, 2024 .^ "Candidates" .Alaska Division of Elections . September 3, 2024. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2024 .^ "Senate District D RCV Detailed Report" (PDF) .Alaska Division of Elections . November 30, 2024. RetrievedNovember 30, 2024 .^a b "State of Alaska 2024 General Election Election Summary Report November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results" (PDF) .elections.alaska.gov .State of Alaska . November 30, 2024. RetrievedDecember 1, 2024 .^ "RCV Detailed Report General Election State of Alaska November 05, 2024 Senate District F" (PDF) .elections.alaska.gov .State of Alaska . November 30, 2024. RetrievedDecember 1, 2024 .^ Kirch, Steve (August 28, 2024)."Ken McCarty drops out of Eagle River Senate race, endorses incumbent's challenger" .KTUU-TV . RetrievedAugust 30, 2024 . ^ "RCV Detailed Report General Election State of Alaska November 05, 2024 Senate District L" (PDF) .elections.alaska.gov .State of Alaska . November 30, 2024. RetrievedDecember 1, 2024 .
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