Alaska State Senate elections, 2014

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Alaska State Senate elections, 2014

Majority control • Qualifications

List of candidates District A • District C • District E • District F • District G • District I • District K • District M • District N • District O • District P • District Q • District S • District T

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State legislative elections in 2014

Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014.

Following the general election, there was no change to the majority control of the Alaska State Senate, which was held by Republicans. However, the Republican Party did gain one additional seat, going from 13 to 14 seats. The Democratic Party dropped from seven seats to just six.

Incumbents retiring

A total of six incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
John B. Coghill	Republican	Senate District A
Charlie Huggins	Republican	Senate District E
Fred Dyson	Republican	Senate District F
Bill Wielechowski	Democratic	Senate District G
Johnny Ellis	Democratic	Senate District I
Lesil McGuire	Republican	Senate District K

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Alaska State Senate:

Alaska State Senate
Party		As of November 3, 2014	After November 4, 2014
	Democratic Party	7	6
	Republican Party	13	14
Total		20	20

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.

2014 Competitiveness Overview
Primary competition (state comparison)
Incumbents defeated • Victorious challengers • Primary competitiveness
Major party challengers (state comparison)
Candidates with no challenges at all in 2014
Open seats (state comparisons)
Impact of term limits on # of open seats Long-serving senators • Long-serving reps
Chart Comparing 2014 Results
Chart Comparing 2014 Results • Comparisons Between Years
Competitiveness Index • Absolute Index
2014 State Legislative Elections State legislative incumbent turnover in 2014
Competitiveness Studies from Other Years
2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013

Competitiveness

Candidates unopposed by a major party

In 5 of the 14 districts up for election in 2014, there was only one major party candidate running for election. Three Democrats and two Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances. Candidates from both major parties faced off in the general election in 9 of the 14 districts up for election. Redistricting occurred in 2013, causing many incumbents to change districts.

Primary challenges

No incumbent faced primary competition on August 19. Six incumbents did not seek re-election in 2014 and another six incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition.

Retiring incumbents

Six incumbent senators did not run for re-election, while 8 (57.1%) ran for re-election. Because of redistricting, however, only two district races do not feature a current state senator. A list of those incumbents, three Democrats and three Republicans, can be found above.

List of Candidates

District A

Note: Incumbent John B. Coghill (R) did not run for re-election.

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Tamara Kruse Roselius a

August 19 Republican primary:

• Pete Kelly a - District B incumbent Kelly first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Tamara Kruse Roselius: 3,484

Pete Kelly: 5,393

District C

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August 19 Democratic primary:

• Dorothy J. Shockley a

August 19 Republican primary:

• Click Bishop a - Incumbent Bishop first assumed office in 2012.

Note: Mike Miller withdrew before the primary.

November 4 General election candidates:

Dorothy J. Shockley: 4,659

Click Bishop: 8,424

District E

Note: Incumbent Charlie Huggins (R) did not run for re-election.

August 19 Democratic primary:

Note: Mikse T. Willoya-Marx withdrew before the primary.

August 19 Republican primary:

• Michael J. "Mike" Dunleavy a - District D incumbent Dunleavy first assumed office in 2012.

Nonpartisan candidates:

• Warren Keogh

November 4 General election candidates:

Michael J. "Mike" Dunleavy: 9,048

Warren Keogh: 4,881

District F

Note: Incumbent Fred Dyson (R) did not run for re-election.

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Patricia R. Chesbro a

August 19 Republican primary:

• DeLena M. Johnson: 2,234
• Bill Stoltze: 5,529 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Patricia R. Chesbro: 4,117

Bill Stoltze: 11,338

District G

Note: Incumbent Bill Wielechowski (D) did not run for re-election.

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Jim Arlington a

August 19 Republican primary:

• Anna I. Fairclough a - District M incumbent Fairclough first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Arlington: 2,878

Anna I. Fairclough: 9,897

District I

Note: Incumbent Johnny Ellis (D) did not run for re-election.

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Berta Gardner a - District H incumbent Gardner first assumed office in 2012.

August 19 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 4 General election candidates:

Berta Gardner: 8,769

District K

Note: Incumbent Lesil McGuire (R) did not run for re-election.

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Clare Ross a

August 19 Republican primary:

• Mia Costello a

November 4 General election candidates:

Clare Ross: 6,531

Mia Costello: 8,529

District M

Note: Incumbent Anna Fairclough (R) ran for re-election in District G.

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Felix E. Rivera a

August 19 Republican primary:

• Kevin Meyer a - District L incumbent Meyer first assumed office in 2008.

November 4 General election candidates:

Felix E. Rivera: 4,239

Kevin Meyer: 9,909

District N

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Harry T. Crawford, Jr. a

August 19 Republican primary:

• Catherine A. "Cathy" Giessel a - Incumbent Giessel first assumed office in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Harry T. Crawford, Jr.: 7,938

Catherine A. "Cathy" Giessel: 9,657

District O

August 19 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

August 19 Republican primary:

• Peter A. Micciche a - Incumbent Micciche first assumed office in 2012.

Nonpartisan candidates:

• Eric D. Treider

November 4 General election candidates:

Peter A. Micciche: 11,306

Eric D. Treider: 3,441

District P

Note: Incumbent Dennis Egan (D) ran for re-election in District Q.

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Robert "Moose" Henrichs a

August 19 Republican primary:

• Gary Lee Stevens a - District R incumbent Stevens first assumed office in 2002.

November 4 General election candidates:

Robert "Moose" Henrichs: 3,866

Gary Lee Stevens: 9,889

District Q

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Dennis Egan a - District P incumbent Egan first assumed office in 2009.

August 19 Republican primary:

• Tom Williams a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dennis Egan: 12,521

Tom Williams: 4,753

District S

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Lyman F. Hoffman a - Incumbent Hoffman first assumed office in 1994.

August 19 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 4 General election candidates:

Lyman F. Hoffman: 8,727

District T

August 19 Democratic primary:

• Donald C. "Donny" Olson a - Incumbent Olson first assumed office in 2000.

August 19 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 4 General election candidates:

Donald C. "Donny" Olson: 9,379

See also

• Alaska State Senate
• Alaska State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Alaska Secretary of State - Official primary candidate list
• Alaska Secretary of State - Official primary election results
• Alaska Secretary of State - Official general election candidate list
• Alaska Secretary of State - Unofficial General Election Results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Alaska State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Gary Stevens

Majority Leader:Catherine Giessel

Senators

District A

Bert Stedman (R)

District B

Jesse Kiehl (D)

District C

Gary Stevens (R)

District D

Jesse Bjorkman (R)

District E

Catherine Giessel (R)

District F

James Kaufman (R)

District G

Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)

District H

Matt Claman (D)

District I

Loki Tobin (D)

District J

Forrest Dunbar (D)

District K

Bill Wielechowski (D)

District L

Kelly Merrick (R)

District M

Shelley Hughes (R)

District N

Robert Yundt (R)

District O

Mike Shower (R)

District P

Scott Kawasaki (D)

District Q

Robert Myers (R)

District R

Mike Cronk (R)

District S

Lyman Hoffman (D)

District T

Donald Olson (D)

Republican Party (11)

Democratic Party (9)