Mark Fish
Mark Fish (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 8. Fish lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Fish is a longtime Alaska resident. He graduated from Anchorage School District in 1977.[1]
In 1984, Fish joined the Alaska Army National Guard. He served until 2003.[1] He rose to the rank of staff sergeant and worked as a military technician.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Fish submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[1]
| “ | I believe individuals have an unalienable right to Life, Liberty and Property. Government's only legitimate role is to ensure those rights.[3] | ” |
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Mark Neuman defeated James Chesbro Jr. and Mark Fish in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Neuman (R) | 72.3 | 5,126 |
| James Chesbro Jr. (D) | 16.7 | 1,184 | ||
 | Mark Fish (L) | 10.8 | 767 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 7,091 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Mark Neuman defeated Andy Murr in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 8 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Neuman | 75.4 | 1,903 |
| Andy Murr | 24.6 | 621 | ||
| Total votes: 2,524 | |||
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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 8
James Chesbro Jr. and Mark Fish advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 8 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Chesbro Jr. | 67.2 | 310 | |
| ✔ | | Mark Fish | 32.8 | 151 |
| Total votes: 461 | |||
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2014
Fish ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Alaska. Fish was defeated by Thom Walker in the Libertarian primary on August 19, 2014.[4] After the primary, Walker withdrew from the race and Fish replaced him on the ballot.[5] He was defeated by incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Dan Sullivan |
48% | 135,445 | |
| Democratic | Mark Begich Incumbent | 45.8% | 129,431 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Fish | 3.7% | 10,512 | |
| Independent | Ted Gianoutsos | 2% | 5,636 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.5% | 1,376 | |
| Total Votes | 282,400 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thom Walker |
61% | 3,167 | ||
| Mark Fish | 24.9% | 1,290 | ||
| Scott Kohlhaas | 14.1% | 734 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,191 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State |
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on June 4, 2014
- ↑ Mark Fish, Alaskan Libertarian for US Senate, "About Mark," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "2014 PRIMARY ELECTION - Unofficial Results," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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