Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2004

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 22, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.

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.

Campaign contributions

During the 2004 election, the total contributions to House candidates was $4,077,001. The top 10 contributors were:

2004 Donors, Alaska House of Representatives
Donor	Amount
Alaska Republican Party	$139,115
Electrical Workers Local 1547	$67,500
Wickersham, Kirk	$60,162
Alaska Public Employees Association	$57,000
Moffatt, William M (Tom)	$52,883
Operating Engineers Local 302	$49,000
Alaska Laborers Local 341	$48,750
Alaska Public Employees Local 71	$48,500
House Democratic Campaign Cmte of Alaska	$47,500
Moore, Matt	$44,679

List of candidates

District 1

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Dawn Allen-Herron: 616 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• John Shay: 747
• Jim Elkins: 1,095 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Dawn Allen-Herron: 3,030

Jim Elkins: 3,593

District 2

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Roxanne Houston: 782 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Peggy Wilson: 1,130 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Roxanne Houston: 2,561

Peggy Wilson: 5,040

District 3

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Beth Kerttula: 2,044 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Andrew A. Engstrom: 1,168 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Beth Kerttula: 6,077

Andrew A. Engstrom: 2,451

District 4

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Bob Doll: 1,272 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Bruce B. Weyhrauch: 1,627 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Bob Doll: 2,903

Bruce B. Weyhrauch: 5,443

District 5

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Kathy M. Leary: 443
• Tim R. June: 738 a
• Dewey Skan: 396
• Kimberley A. Strong: 469

August 22 Republican primary:

• William A. Thomas: 522 a
• Gary Graham: 358
• W. Doug Rhodes: 357

November 2 General election candidates:

Tim R. June: 3,370

William A. Thomas: 3,446

District 6

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Woodie W. Salmon: 1061 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Jason P. Mayrand: 335
• George N. Owletuck: 264
• Ward H. Sattler: 523 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Woodie W. Salmon: 3,048

Ward H. Sattler: 2,980

District 7

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Christopher White: 101
• Kathy L. Dietrich: 1,364 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Bonnie Williams: 913
• Michael P. Kelly: 2,019 a

Alaskan Independence candidates:

• Mark A. Ames: 45
• Sean P. Ryan: 56 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kathy L. Dietrich: 3,517

Michael P. Kelly: 4,057

Sean P. Ryan: 102

Ward M. Merdes: 1,889

District 8

August 22 Democratic primary:

• David Guttenberg: 1,607 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Joseph W. Miller: 1,530 a
• Thomas Scarborough: 706

November 2 General election candidates:

David Guttenberg: 4,683

Joseph W. Miller: 4,361

District 9

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Hadahra Ben-Israel: 222
• Scott Kawasaki: 973 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Jim Holm: 1,561 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Scott Kawasaki: 3,312

Jim Holm: 3,364

District 10

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Carole Ann Newcomer: 554 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Nicholas Stepovich: 716
• Jay Ramras: 890 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Carole Ann Newcomer: 1,702

Jay Ramras: 4,054

District 11

August 22 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 22 Republican primary:

• John B. Coghill, Jr: 2,597 a

November 2 General election candidates:

John B. Coghill, Jr: 7,500

District 12

August 22 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 22 Republican primary:

• John L. Harris: 1846 a

November 2 General election candidates:

John L. Harris: 6,524

District 13

August 22 Democratic primary:

• James David Milne: 162
• Michael Chmielewski: 621 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Carl J. Gatto: 2,377 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael Chmielewski: 2,768

Carl J. Gatto: 5,761

District 14

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Pat Carney: 759 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Co Sullivan-Leonard: 918
• Vic Kohring: 1,694 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Pat Carney: 3,057

Vic Kohring: 5,012

District 15

August 22 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 22 Republican primary:

• Beverly L. Masek: 1,114
• Mark A. Neuman: 1,338 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Mark A. Neuman: 3,936

Myrl Thompson: 2,813

Doyle E. Holmes: 1,300

District 16

August 22 Democratic primary:

• John E. Angell: 781 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Bill Stoltze: 2,587 a

November 2 General election candidates:

John E. Angell: 2,419

Bill Stoltze: 6,123

District 17

August 22 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 22 Republican primary:

• Pete Kott: 2,045 a

Alaskan Independence candidates:

• Nicholas J. Begich: 607 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Pete Kott: 5,258

Nicholas J. Begich: 2,965

District 18

August 22 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 22 Republican primary:

• Nancy A. Dahlstrom: 875 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Nancy A. Dahlstrom: 4,597

District 19

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Peggy Robinson: 881 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Louis E. Mayo: 530
• Tom Anderson: 1,135 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Peggy Robinson: 2,784

Tom Anderson: 3,536

District 20

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Max F. Gruenberg,Jr.: 620 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• William M. Moffatt: 736 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Max F. Gruenberg,Jr.: 2,282

William M. Moffatt: 2,073

District 21

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Harry T. Crawford: 1,202 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Jeff Gonnason: 1,847 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Harry T. Crawford: 3,857

Jeff Gonnason: 3,748

District 22

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Sharon M. Cissna: 975 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Mike Ryan: 994 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sharon M. Cissna: 3,284

Mike Ryan: 2,435

District 23

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Jena Coghlan: 122
• Les Gara: 1,374 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Robert A. Goodman: 936 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Les Gara: 4,152

Robert A. Goodman: 1,810

District 24

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Alberta Gardner: 918 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Andree Mcleod: 1,224 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Alberta Gardner: 3,169

Andree Mcleod: 2,900

District 25

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Eric Croft: 1,048 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Eric Croft: 4,437

District 26

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Ethan A. Berkowitz: 1,596 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Steve Strait: 1,649 a

Libertarian candidates:

• Leondard Karpinski: 41 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ethan A. Berkowitz: 4,708

Steve Strait: 2,871

Leondard Karpinski: 183

District 27

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Robert Buch: 782 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Norman Rokeberg: 1,760 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Buch: 2,990

Norman Rokeberg: 4,267

District 28

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Cody Downs: 889 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Lesil L. Mcguire: 2,125 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Cody Downs: 2,476

Lesil L. Mcguire: 5,560

District 29

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Chris Tuck: 705 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Ralph Samuels: 1,222 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Chris Tuck: 2,283

Ralph Samuels: 3,562

District 30

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Rachel C. Higgins: 881 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Kevin Meyer: 1,850 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Rachel C. Higgins: 2,197

Kevin Meyer: 5,407

District 31

August 22 Democratic primary:

• James Petersen: 922 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Bob Lynn: 1,679 a
• Kirk Wickersham: 881
• Laddie Shaw: 683

November 2 General election candidates:

James Petersen: 2,997

Bob Lynn: 5,927

District 32

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Matt Moore: 1,255 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Mike Hawker: 2,544 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Matt Moore: 3,929

Mike Hawker: 5,779

Jeffrey Todd Brown: 586

District 33

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Harold V. Smalley: 796 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Kurt E. Olson: 1,333 a
• John G. Osborne: 887
• Melva W. Krogseng: 293
• David Richards: 321

November 2 General election candidates:

Harold V. Smalley: 3,126

Kurt E. Olson: 4,348

District 34

August 22 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 22 Republican primary:

• Charles M. Chenault: 3,028 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Charles M. Chenault: 5,531

Glen F. Martin: 2,114

District 35

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Deborah Germano: 1,194 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Paul K. Seaton: 1,515 a

Alaskan Independence candidates:

• Ed Martin: 213 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Deborah Germano: 2,621

Paul K. Seaton: 4,073

Ed Martin: 309

Mike Heimbuch: 1,444

District 36

August 22 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 22 Republican primary:

• Gabrielle Ledoux: 1,464 a
• Lorne E. White: 496
• Dan Ogg: 496

November 2 General election candidates:

Gabrielle Ledoux: 4,454

District 37

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Carl E. Moses: 789 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Arthur L. Newman: 597 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Carl E. Moses: 2,652

Arthur L. Newman: 1,527

District 38

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Mary Kapsner: 1,538 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mary Kapsner: 3,935

District 39

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Richard Foster: 1,548 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Foster: 2,990

Ralph Ivanoff: 1,661

District 40

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Reggie Joule: 1,329 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Reggie Joule: 4,473

External links

• Alaska Division of Elections, Official 2004 Primary Election Results
• Alaska Division of Elections, Official 2004 General Election Results

See also

• Alaska House of Representatives
• Alaska State Legislature

Footnotes

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Current members of the Alaska House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Bryce Edgmon

Majority Leader:Dan Saddler

Minority Leader:Calvin Schrage

Representatives

District 1

Jeremy Bynum (R)

District 2

Rebecca Himschoot (N)

District 3

Andi Story (D)

District 4

Sara Hannan (D)

District 5

Louise Stutes (R)

District 6

Sarah Vance (R)

District 7

Justin Ruffridge (R)

District 8

Bill Elam (R)

District 9

Ky Holland (N)

District 10

Charles Kopp (R)

District 11

Julie Coulombe (R)

District 12

Calvin Schrage (N)

District 13

Andrew Josephson (D)

District 14

Alyse Galvin (N)

District 15

Mia Costello (R)

District 16

Carolyn Hall (D)

District 17

Zack Fields (D)

District 18

David Nelson (R)

District 19

Genevieve Mina (D)

District 20

Andrew Gray (D)

District 21

Donna Mears (D)

District 22

Ted Eischeid (D)

District 23

Jamie Allard (R)

District 24

Dan Saddler (R)

District 25

DeLena Johnson (R)

District 26

Cathy Tilton (R)

District 27

Jubilee Underwood (R)

District 28

Elexie Moore (R)

District 29

George Rauscher (R)

District 30

Kevin McCabe (R)

District 31

Maxine Dibert (D)

District 32

Will Stapp (R)

District 33

Glenn Prax (R)

District 34

Frank Tomaszewski (R)

District 35

Ashley Carrick (D)

District 36

Becky Schwanke (R)

District 37

Bryce Edgmon (U)

District 38

Nellie Jimmie (D)

District 39

Neal Foster (D)

District 40

Robyn Burke (D)

Republican Party (21)

Democratic Party (14)

Nonpartisan (4)

Undeclared (1)

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