Alaska State Senate elections, 2006

Elections for the Alaska Senate consisted of a primary election on August 22, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.

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 2006 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates was $1,560,798. The top 10 contributors were:

2006 Donors, Alaska State Senate
Donor	Amount
Mayo, Louis Earl	$83,629
Senate Democratic Campaign Cmte of Alaska	$63,754
Alaska Republican Party	$41,700
Seekins, Ralph C	$30,300
Alaska Public Employees Association	$22,000
Electrical Workers Local 1547	$20,100
Beck, Tim	$19,681
Operating Engineers Local 302	$19,000
Alaska Association of Realtors	$19,000
Associated General Contractors of Alaska	$16,500

List of Candidates

District 2 (B)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Kim Elton: 4,075 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Herman M. Meiners: 3,123 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Kim Elton: 8,679

Herman M. Meiners: 4,742

District 4 (D)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Joe J. Thomas: 2,436 a
• David P. Braun: 690

August 22 Republican primary:

• Ralph C. Seekins: 4,768 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Joe J. Thomas: 8,992

Ralph C. Seekins: 5,952

David P. Braun: 415

District 6 (F)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Tim Beck: 1,224 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Gene Therriault: 4,607 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Tim Beck: 2,953

Gene Therriault: 7,881

District 8 (H)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed

August 22 Republican primary:

• Charlie Huggins: 4,778 a
• John P.Suter: 2,187

November 7 General election candidates:

Charlie Huggins: 9,743

Jay Cross: 4,351

District 10 (J)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Bill Wielechowski: 1,725 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Earl Mayo: 1,773 a
• Robin Phillips: 1,103

November 7 General election candidates:

Bill Wielechowski: 4,848

Earl Mayo: 3,082

District 12 (L)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Johnny Ellis: 2,617 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Johnny Ellis: 7,105

District 14 (N)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Ray Utter: 1,955 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Lesil McGuire: 3,762 a
• Norman Rokeberg: 2,836

November 7 General election candidates:

Ray Utter: 4,269

Lesil McGuire: 8,348

District 16 (P)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Macon Roberts: 2,455 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Con Bunde: 6,786 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Macon Roberts: 7,567

Con Bunde: 8,607

District 18 (R)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Charles E. Davidson: 1,715 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Gary Stevens: 3,391 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Charles E. Davidson: 4,300

Gary Stevens: 6,510

District 19 (S)

August 22 Democratic primary:

• Lyman F. Hoffman: 2,586 a

August 22 Republican primary:

• Norman Ayagalria: 585 a
• Willy Keppel: 579

November 7 General election candidates:

Lyman F. Hoffman: 5,010

Norman Ayagalria: 2,234

External links

• Alaska Division of Elections, Official 2006 Primary Election Results
• Alaska Division of Elections, Official 2006 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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