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Gretchen Wehmhoff
Gretchen Wehmhoff ran for election to the Anchorage Assembly to represent District 2 Seat A in Alaska. She lost in the general election on April 5, 2022.
Wehmhoff was a nonpartisan candidate for District 2, Seat C representative on the Anchorage Assembly in Alaska. Wehmhoff was defeated in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Previously, Wehmhoff was a Democratic candidate for District 12 of the Alaska House of Representatives in 2014 and 2016.
Biography
Wehmhoff attended A.J. Dimond High School. She received a teacher certification from the University of Alaska Anchorage, a bachelor's degree in speech communication from the University of Denver, and a master's degree in negotiation and dispute resolution from Creighton University School of Law. Wehmhoff was a high school teacher for 24 years and an adjunct professor of communications at the University of Alaska Anchorage for 18 years.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2022)
General election
General election for Anchorage Assembly District 2 Seat A
Kevin Cross defeated Gretchen Wehmhoff and Vanessa Stephens in the general election for Anchorage Assembly District 2 Seat A on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Cross (Nonpartisan) | 61.3 | 6,369 | |
 | Gretchen Wehmhoff (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 3,472 | |
| Vanessa Stephens (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 500 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 10,394 | |||
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2017
The city of Anchorage, Alaska, held elections for city council on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 10, 2017. Six of the 11 city council seats were up for election.[2] Fred Dyson defeated Gretchen Wehmhoff, John Brassell, and Patrick Donnelly in the Anchorage Assembly, District 2-Seat C general election.[3]
| Anchorage Assembly, District 2, Seat C General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Fred Dyson |
49.14% | 3,300 |
| Gretchen Wehmhoff | 32.03% | 2,151 |
| John Brassell | 12.48% | 838 |
| Patrick Donnelly | 5.73% | 385 |
| Write-in votes | 0.61% | 41 |
| Total Votes | 6,715 | |
| Source: Municipality of Anchorage, "Municipal Election Official Results," April 18, 2017 | ||
2016
Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Cathy L. Tilton defeated Gretchen L. Wehmhoff and Karen Perry in the Alaska House of Representatives District 12 general election.[4][5]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Cathy L. Tilton Incumbent |
65.03% | 5,597 | |
| Democratic | Gretchen L. Wehmhoff | 23.95% | 2,061 | |
| Constitution | Karen Perry | 11.03% | 949 | |
| Total Votes | 8,607 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
Gretchen L. Wehmhoff ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 12 Democratic Primary.[6][7]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Gretchen L. Wehmhoff (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Cathy L. Tilton ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 12 Republican Primary.[6][7]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Cathy L. Tilton Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives 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. Gretchen Wehmhoff was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Cathy Tilton defeated Ronald G. "Ron" Arvin in the Republican primary. Tilton defeated Wehmhoff in the general election.[8][9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cathy Tilton |
72.1% | 5,569 | |
| Democratic | Gretchen Wehmhoff | 27.9% | 2,155 | |
| Total Votes | 7,724 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Cathy Tilton |
64.2% | 2,427 |
| Ron Arvin | 35.8% | 1,352 |
| Total Votes | 3,779 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Wehmhoff's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]
- Excerpt: "Public education is the foundation for a strong and economically healthy society. We need to support our schools adequately."
- Excerpt: "Our university system must be funded and equipped to train and support our Alaska workforce."
- Excerpt: "We need comprehensive vision to create more jobs in our district so our people can work closer to home."
- Excerpt: "Supporting and protecting Alaska's growing senior population requires PROACTIVE planning and budgeting."
- Excerpt: "We have been on a path of questionable and short-sighted spending. We need to put Alaskan jobs and Alaska first."
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Gretchen Wehmhoff campaign website, "About Gretchen," accessed March 6, 2017
- ↑ Municipality of Anchorage, "2017 Regular Municipal Election Calendar," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Municipality of Anchorage, "2017 Candidate Database," accessed February 12, 2017
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed January 1, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ gretchenforhouse.com, "Issues," accessed October 22, 2014
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