Alaska 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Alaska.

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Alaska State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Alaska State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Alaska State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Alaska State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	7
	Republican Party	10	13
Total		20	20

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 19 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Albert Kookesh
2. Bert Stedman
3. Bettye Davis
4. Bill Wielechowski
5. Catherine A. Giessel
6. Charlie Huggins
7. Donald Olson
8. Fred Dyson
9. Gary Stevens
10. Hollis French, II
11. Joe Paskvan
12. Joe Thomas
13. John B. Coghill
14. Johnny Ellis
15. Kevin Meyer
16. Lesil McGuire
17. Lyman Hoffman

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Albert Kookesh	Democratic	Alaska State Senate District C
Bettye Davis	Democratic	Alaska State Senate District K
Joe Paskvan	Democratic	Alaska State Senate District E
Joe Thomas	Democratic	Alaska State Senate District D

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Linda Menard	Republican	Alaska State Senate District G
Thomas Wagoner	Republican	Alaska State Senate District Q

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Anna Fairclough	Republican	Alaska State Senate District M
Mike Dunleavy	Republican	Alaska State Senate District 4 (D)
Pete Kelly	Republican	Alaska State Senate District 2 (B)
Peter Micciche	Republican	Alaska State Senate District 15 (O)

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Alaska State Senate:

Democratic

1. Berta Gardner

Republican

1. Anna Fairclough
2. Click Bishop
3. Mike Dunleavy
4. Pete Kelly
5. Peter Micciche

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Berta Gardner

Republican

1. Click Bishop

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Alaska State Senate:

Democratic

1. Berta Gardner
2. Bill Wielechowski
3. Donald Olson
4. Hollis French, II
5. Johnny Ellis
6. Lyman Hoffman

Republican

1. Anna Fairclough
2. Bert Stedman
3. Catherine A. Giessel
4. Charlie Huggins
5. Click Bishop
6. Fred Dyson
7. Gary Stevens
8. John B. Coghill
9. Kevin Meyer
10. Lesil McGuire
11. Mike Dunleavy
12. Pete Kelly
13. Peter Micciche

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Lyman Hoffman

Republican

1. Catherine A. Giessel
2. Mike Dunleavy
3. Peter Micciche

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. David G. Walker
2. Don Smith (Alaska)
3. Ron Devon

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Alaska State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Alaska House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Alaska House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	16	15
	Republican Party	24	25
Total		40	40

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 40 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Alan Austerman
2. Alan S. Dick
3. Beth Kerttula
4. Bill Stoltze
5. Bill Thomas (Alaska)
6. Bob Herron
7. Bob Lynn
8. Bob Miller
9. Bryce Edgmon
10. Cathy Munoz
11. Charisse Millett
12. Chris Tuck
13. Craig Johnson, Alaska Representative
14. Dan Saddler
15. David Guttenberg
16. Eric A. Feige
17. Kurt Olson
18. Kyle Johansen
19. Lance Pruitt
20. Les Gara
21. Lindsey Holmes
22. Mark Neuman
23. Max Gruenberg
24. Mia Costello
25. Mike Chenault
26. Mike Hawker
27. Neal Foster
28. Paul Seaton
29. Peggy Wilson
30. Pete Petersen
31. Scott Kawasaki
32. Shelley Hughes
33. Steve M. Thompson
34. Tammie Wilson
35. Wes Keller

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Alan S. Dick	Republican	Alaska House of Representatives District 6
Bill Thomas (Alaska)	Republican	Alaska House of Representatives District 5
Bob Miller	Democratic	Alaska House of Representatives District 7
Kyle Johansen	Republican	Alaska House of Representatives District 1
Pete Petersen	Democratic	Alaska House of Representatives District 19

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins	Democratic	Alaska House of Representatives District 34

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Alaska House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Andy Josephson
2. Benjamin Nageak
3. Geran Tarr
4. Harriet Drummond
5. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins

Republican

1. Doug Isaacson
2. Gabrielle LeDoux
3. Lora Reinbold
4. Lynn Gattis
5. Pete Higgins

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Andy Josephson
2. Benjamin Nageak
3. Geran Tarr
4. Harriet Drummond

Republican

1. Doug Isaacson
2. Gabrielle LeDoux
3. Lora Reinbold
4. Lynn Gattis
5. Pete Higgins

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Andy Josephson
2. Benjamin Nageak
3. Beth Kerttula
4. Bob Herron
5. Bryce Edgmon
6. Chris Tuck
7. David Guttenberg
8. Geran Tarr
9. Harriet Drummond
10. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
11. Les Gara
12. Max Gruenberg
13. Neal Foster
14. Scott Kawasaki

Republican

1. Alan Austerman
2. Bill Stoltze
3. Bob Lynn
4. Cathy Munoz
5. Charisse Millett
6. Craig Johnson, Alaska Representative
7. Dan Saddler
8. Doug Isaacson
9. Eric A. Feige
10. Gabrielle LeDoux
11. Kurt Olson
12. Lance Pruitt
13. Lindsey Holmes
14. Lora Reinbold
15. Lynn Gattis
16. Mark Neuman
17. Mia Costello
18. Mike Chenault
19. Mike Hawker
20. Paul Seaton
21. Peggy Wilson
22. Pete Higgins
23. Shelley Hughes
24. Steve M. Thompson
25. Tammie Wilson
26. Wes Keller

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Benjamin Nageak
2. Beth Kerttula
3. Bob Herron
4. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
5. Matt Olsen
6. Neal Foster

Republican

1. Alan Austerman
2. Bill Stoltze
3. Bill Thomas (Alaska)
4. Cathy Munoz
5. Dan Saddler
6. Kurt Olson
7. Mike Chenault
8. Mike Hawker
9. Shelley Hughes
10. Steve M. Thompson
11. Wes Keller

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Dorothy Shockley
2. Phil Isley

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1