Ken McCarty
Ken McCarty (Republican Party) was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 13. He assumed office on January 19, 2021. He left office on January 17, 2023.
McCarty (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District L. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ken McCarty lives in Chugiak-Eagle River, Alaska. McCarty's career experience includes working in private practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist and as an adjunct professor at the University of Alaska at Anchorage. He has served as a trustee of the Alaska Mental Health Trust, the executive director of Discovery Cove Recovery and Wellness Center, the president of the Alaska Association of Marital and Family Therapists, and secretary of the Alaska Collaborative of Telemedicine and Teletherapy.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
McCarty was assigned to the following committees:
- House Health & Social Services Committee
- House Labor & Commerce Committee
- House Community & Regional Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District L
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Kelly Merrick in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 19,560 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ken McCarty (R)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District L
Incumbent Kelly Merrick, Jared Goecker, Lee Hammermeister, and Ken McCarty defeated Sharon Jackson in the primary for Alaska State Senate District L on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Merrick (R) | 33.9 | 2,332 |
| ✔ |  | Jared Goecker (R) | 32.7 | 2,247 |
| ✔ | Lee Hammermeister (D) | 14.6 | 1,003 | |
| ✔ |  | Ken McCarty (R) | 11.3 | 779 |
 | Sharon Jackson (R) | 7.5 | 513 | |
| Total votes: 6,874 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McCarty in this election.
2022
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District L
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Kelly Merrick in round 1 .
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Total votes: 14,677 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clayton Trotter (R)
- Joe Wright (R)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District L
Kelly Merrick, Ken McCarty, Joe Wright, and Clayton Trotter advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District L on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Merrick (R) | 53.1 | 5,324 |
| ✔ | | Ken McCarty (R) | 28.7 | 2,872 |
| ✔ |  | Joe Wright (R) | 11.3 | 1,132 |
| ✔ |  | Clayton Trotter (R) | 6.9 | 691 |
| Total votes: 10,019 | |||
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2020
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 13
Ken McCarty defeated James Canitz Sr. in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken McCarty (R) | 67.6 | 4,730 |
| James Canitz Sr. (D) | 32.1 | 2,250 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 7,000 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 13
Ken McCarty defeated incumbent Sharon Jackson in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 13 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken McCarty | 55.8 | 722 |
| Sharon Jackson | 44.2 | 573 | |
| Total votes: 1,295 | |||
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 13
James Canitz Sr. advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 13 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Canitz Sr. | 100.0 | 655 | |
| Total votes: 655 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 19.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Alaska State Senate District L |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Sharon Jackson (R) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 13 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Andrew Josephson (D) |
