Hank Kroll
Hank Kroll (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 31. He lost in the Republican primary on August 21, 2018.
Heading into the August 21, 2018, Republican primaries, District 31 was represented by state Rep. Paul Seaton, who left the Republican caucus after the 2016 elections and joined a majority coalition that included all 17 Democrats, two independents, and Republicans Gabrielle LeDoux and Louise Stutes. The coalition elected Bryce Edgmon (D) as speaker and Seaton became the Finance Committee co-chairman.
Following the formation of the coalition, Alaska GOP Chairman Tuckerman Babcock invited LeDoux, Seaton, and Stutes to leave the party and said they would face challengers in the Republican primaries on August 21, 2018. Seaton filed to run for re-election as an independent in the Democratic primary.
Visit this page to learn more about the primaries: Alaska state legislative Republican primaries, 2018
Biography
Kroll was born in Seldovia, Alaska, in 1944. He attended Sheldon Jackson Jr. College, the University of Alaska, and the University of Corpus Christi, Texas. His professional experience includes working as a fisherman, motivational speaker, and a writer.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Sarah Vance defeated incumbent Paul Seaton in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sarah Vance (R)  | 54.8 | 5,243 |
 | Paul Seaton (D) | 44.3 | 4,236 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 9,570 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Sarah Vance defeated John Cox and Hank Kroll in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Vance | 44.6 | 1,222 |
 | John Cox | 40.9 | 1,122 | |
 | Hank Kroll | 14.5 | 398 | |
| Total votes: 2,742 | |||
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Paul Seaton advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Seaton | 100.0 | 1,490 |
| Total votes: 1,490 | |||
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Republican primary overview
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes (running as a nonpartisan candidate) |
What made this a battleground race?
| Paul Seaton held this seat heading into the 2018 elections. He was one of three Republicans to leave their party and join the Democratic-led majority coalition after the 2016 elections.[2] After the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that independents could run in party primaries, Seaton filed for re-election as a nonpartisan candidate and chose to run in the Democratic primary.[3] No other Democrats filed to run, while Republicans John Cox (who unsuccessfully challenged Seaton in the 2016 primaries), Sarah Vance, and Hank Kroll filed to run. |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Alaska House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
