Alaska State Senate elections, 2004

Elections for the Alaska Senate consisted of a primary election on August 24, 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 Senate candidates was $1,867,581. The top 10 contributors were:

2004 Donors, Alaska State Senate
Donor	Amount
Jerry Ward for State Senate	$124,126
Alaska Republican Party	$95,250
Senate Democratic Campaign Cmte of Alaska	$74,530
Allee, Rita T	$61,259
Ward, Jerry	$59,291
Yourkowski, Michael L	$21,605
Alaska Laborers Local 341	$17,500
Zaugg, Lynda L	$16,574
Electrical Workers Local 1547	$16,500
Alaska Public Employees Local 71	$15,500

List of Candidates

District 1 (A)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• David F. Landis: 1,342 a

August 24 Republican primary:

• Bert K. Stedman: 2,700 a

November 2 General election candidates:

David F. Landis: 5,946

Bert K. Stedman: 8,280

District 3 (C)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• Albert M.Kookesh: 2,287 a
• Robert J. Henrichs: 956

August 24 Republican primary:

• Carl M. Morgan, Jr.: 2,306 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Albert M.Kookesh: 6,973

Carl M. Morgan, Jr.: 5,970

District 5 (E)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• Rita T. Allee: 1,571 a

August 24 Republican primary:

• Gary R. Wilken: 3,068 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Rita T. Allee: 4,854

Gary R. Wilken: 7,871

District 7 (G)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• Gini King-Taylor: 1,294 a
• James Dellasilva: 406

August 24 Republican primary:

• Lyda N. Green: 4,751 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gini King-Taylor: 5,358

Lyda N. Green: 11,486

District 9 (I)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 24 Republican primary:

• FRED J. DYSON: 2,987 a

November 2 General election candidates:

FRED J. DYSON: 11,765

District 11 (K)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• Bettye Davis: 2,187 a

August 24 Republican primary:

• Ken Flynn: 2,847 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Bettye Davis: 7,126

Ken Flynn: 6,300

District 13 (M)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• Hollis S. French, II: 2,620 a

August 24 Republican primary:

• Paula R. Pawlowski: 2,561 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Hollis S. French, II: 8,376

Paula R. Pawlowski: 4,987

District 15 (O)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• Lynda L. Zaugg: 1,016 a
• Rosalie Nadeau: 467

August 24 Republican primary:

• John J. Cowdery: 2,947 a

August 24 primary:

• Eddie Burke, Jr.: 100 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lynda L. Zaugg: 5,355

John J. Cowdery: 7,144

Eddie Burke, Jr.: 1,152

District 17 (Q)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 24 Republican primary:

• Thomas Wagoner: 3,163 a
• Jerry Ward: 2,496
• Scott D. Hamann: 1,080

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas Wagoner: 11,804

Robert E. Merchant: 3,409

District 18 (R)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• Michael Yourkowski: 1,151 a
• Mike Milligan: 796

August 24 Republican primary:

• Gary L. Stevens: 3,900 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael Yourkowski: 6,000

Gary L. Stevens: 8,554

District 20 (T)

August 24 Democratic primary:

• Donald Olson: 2,838 a

August 24 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Donald Olson: 6,181

Tara Sweeney: 3,312

External links

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

See also

• Alaska State Senate
• Alaska State Legislature

Footnotes

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Current members of the Alaska State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Gary Stevens

Majority Leader:Catherine Giessel

Minority Leader:Mike Cronk

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

Cathy Tilton (R)

District N

Robert Yundt (R)

District O

George Rauscher (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)

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