Alaska State Senate elections, 2012
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A total of 19 seats will be up for election in 2012, with only one seat not up for election. In Alaska, senators serve four-year terms with no term limits. As they become available, candidate information and election results will be reflected on this page.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 6 election, the majority is split in the Alaska State Senate:
| Alaska State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of May 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 10 | Pending | |
| Republican Party | 10 | Pending | |
| Total | 20 | 20 | |
Possible shift
Due to a Republican controlled redistricting, Democrats may have a hard time maintaining their half of the split senate. Republicans already control the governor's office and the State House. Republican Party Chairman Randy Ruedrich said, "I believe there is a chance of us picking up, under very, very ideal circumstances, six" senate seats.[1]
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Alaska in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[2]
| Year | Number of candidates | Total contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 | $1,227,692 |
| 2008 | 19 | $863,330 |
| 2006 | 24 | $1,560,798 |
| 2004 | 28 | $1,867,581 |
| 2002 | 41 | $2,196,193 |
During the 2010 election, the total contributions to the 19 Senate candidates was $1,227,692. The top 10 contributors were:[3]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dziubinski, Philip L | $153,806 |
| Higgins, Pete | $45,410 |
| Moronell, Mark W | $39,162 |
| Alaska Republican Party | $28,450 |
| Giessel, Cathy | $27,535 |
| Giessel, Catherin A (Cathy) | $18,125 |
| Alaska Association of Realtors | $15,800 |
| Senate Democratic Campaign Cmte of Alaska | $15,000 |
| Alaska State Employees Association Local 52 | $13,000 |
| Alaska Laborers Local 341 | $12,000 |
Qualifications
Article II, Section 2 of the Alaska Constitution states: A member of the legislature shall be a qualified voter who has been a resident of Alaska for at least three years and of the district from which elected for at least one year, immediately preceding his filing for office. A senator shall be at least twenty-five years of age and a representative at least twenty-one years of age.
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Alaska
Ordinarily, half (10) of Alaska's senators would be up for election in 2012, and half would be up for election in 2014 because senators serve staggered four-year terms. However in 2012, every senator except Dennis Egan (D) will face re-election due to changes resulting from state legislative redistricting. (Egan's district saw only marginal change.) Senators scheduled for the 2014 election will be elected to two-year terms in 2012, preserving Alaska's staggered Senate elections.[4]
Senate seats that will be elected to a 4 year term are:
Districts A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q, S
Senate seats that will be elected to a 2 year term are:
Districts B, D, F, H, J, L, N, R, T
List of Candidates
District 1 (A)
Due to redistricting, incumbent Bert Stedman (R) is running in District 17.
August 28 Democratic primary:
August 28 Republican primary:
- John Coghill, Jr. Coghill is the current Senate District 6 incumbent.
District 2 (B)
Due to redistricting, incumbent Dennis Egan (D) will be moved to District 16.
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- Joe Thomas Thomas is the current Senate District 4 incumbent.
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 3 (C)
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 4 (D)
Due to redistricting, incumbent Joe Thomas (D) is running in District 2.
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
- Linda Menard Menard is the current Senate District 7 incumbent.
District 5 (E)
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
- Charlie Huggins Huggins is the current Senate District 8 incumbent.
District 6 (F)
Due to redistricting, incumbent John Coghill, Jr. (R) is running in District 1.
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 7 (G)
Due to redistricting, incumbent Linda Menard (R) is running in District 4.
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 8 (H)
Due to redistricting, incumbent Charlie Huggins (R) is running in District 5.
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- Berta Gardner Gardner is the current House district 24 incumbent.
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 9 (I)
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- Johnny Ellis Ellis is the current Senate District 12 incumbent.
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 10 (J)
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- Hollis French, II French is the current Senate District 13 incumbent.
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 11 (K)
Due to redistricting, incumbent Bettye Davis (D) is running in District 13.
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 12 (L)
Due to redistricting, incumbent Johnny Ellis (D) is running in District 9.
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
- Kevin Meyer Meyer is the current Senate District 15 incumbent.
District 13 (M)
Due to redistricting, incumbent Hollis French, II (D) is running in District 10.
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- Bettye Davis Davis is the current Senate District 11 incumbent.
- August 28 Republican primary:
- Anna Fairclough Fairclough is the current House District 17 incumbent.
District 14 (N)
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
- Catherine Giessel Giessel is the current Senate District 16 incumbent.
District 15 (O)
Due to redistricting, incumbent Kevin Meyer (R) is running in District 12.
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
- Thomas Wagoner Wagoner is the current Senate District 17 incumbent.
District 17 (Q)
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- Albert Kookesh Kookesh is the current Senate District 3 incumbent.
- August 28 Republican primary:
- Bert Stedman Stedman is the current Senate District 1 incumbent.
District 18 (R)
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 19 (S)
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- Lyman Hoffman Incumbent Hoffman has represented District S since 1995 and from 1991 through 1992 previously.
- August 28 Republican primary:
District 20 (T)
- August 28 Democratic primary:
- Donald Olson Incumbent Olson has represented District T since 2001.
- August 28 Republican primary:
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