Saima Chase

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Saima Chase

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November 5, 2024

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Saima Chase (Democratic Party) (also known as Ikrik) ran for election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 40. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 40

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Robyn Burke in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Robyn Burke	46.7	1,417	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Saima Chase	28.5	863	0	1
		Thomas Baker	24.1	731	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.7	21	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,032
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 40

Saima Chase, Robyn Burke, and incumbent Thomas Baker advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 40 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Saima Chase (D)	35.6	345
✔		Robyn Burke (D)	35.3	342
✔		Thomas Baker (Undeclared)	29.0	281

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 968
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2024

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Saima Chase campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Alaska House of Representatives District 40	Lost general	$19,576	$12,533
Grand total			$19,576	$12,533
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Current members of the Alaska House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Bryce Edgmon

Majority Leader:Dan Saddler

Minority Leader:Calvin Schrage

Representatives

District 1

Jeremy Bynum (R)

District 2

Rebecca Himschoot (N)

District 3

Andi Story (D)

District 4

Sara Hannan (D)

District 5

Louise Stutes (R)

District 6

Sarah Vance (R)

District 7

Justin Ruffridge (R)

District 8

Bill Elam (R)

District 9

Ky Holland (N)

District 10

Charles Kopp (R)

District 11

Julie Coulombe (R)

District 12

Calvin Schrage (N)

District 13

Andrew Josephson (D)

District 14

Alyse Galvin (N)

District 15

Mia Costello (R)

District 16

Carolyn Hall (D)

District 17

Zack Fields (D)

District 18

David Nelson (R)

District 19

Genevieve Mina (D)

District 20

Andrew Gray (D)

District 21

Donna Mears (D)

District 22

Ted Eischeid (D)

District 23

Jamie Allard (R)

District 24

Dan Saddler (R)

District 25

DeLena Johnson (R)

District 26

Cathy Tilton (R)

District 27

Jubilee Underwood (R)

District 28

Elexie Moore (R)

District 29

George Rauscher (R)

District 30

Kevin McCabe (R)

District 31

Maxine Dibert (D)

District 32

Will Stapp (R)

District 33

Glenn Prax (R)

District 34

Frank Tomaszewski (R)

District 35

Ashley Carrick (D)

District 36

Becky Schwanke (R)

District 37

Bryce Edgmon (U)

District 38

Nellie Jimmie (D)

District 39

Neal Foster (D)

District 40

Robyn Burke (D)

Republican Party (21)

Democratic Party (14)

Nonpartisan (4)

Undeclared (1)