Stephen Wright (Alaska)

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Stephen Wright

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Associate

Community College of the Air Force, 1997

Bachelor's

Parks University, 1998

Graduate

Wayland Baptist University, 2004

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Personal

Birthplace

Anchorage, Alaska

Profession

Real Estate Investor

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Stephen Wright (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District N. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Stephen Wright has served in the U.S. Air Force. He attended Ricks College. He earned a degree from the Community College of the Air Force Avionics Systems Technology in 1997. He earned dual bachelor's degrees in accounting and management from Park University in 1998. He earned a master's degree from Wayland Baptist University in business administration in 2004.

Elections

2024

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District N

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Robert Yundt in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Robert Yundt	52.7	8,163	0	Won (1)
		David S. Wilson	29.2	4,525	0	1
		Stephen Wright	16.9	2,619	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.	1.2	186	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,493
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District N

Incumbent David S. Wilson, Robert Yundt, and Stephen Wright advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District N on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David S. Wilson (R)	41.4	1,724
✔		Robert Yundt (R)	32.7	1,360
✔		Stephen Wright (R)	25.9	1,080

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,164
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Wright signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

Alaska State Senate

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District N

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by David S. Wilson 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		David S. Wilson	58.7	6,124	954	Won (2)
		Stephen Wright	41.3	4,311	926	2
		Scott Clayton	0.0	0	-2,977	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		David S. Wilson	44.8	5,170	0	Won (2)
		Stephen Wright	29.4	3,385	0	2
		Scott Clayton	25.8	2,977	0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,532
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District N

Incumbent David S. Wilson, Stephen Wright, and Scott Clayton advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District N on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David S. Wilson (R)	46.4	3,585
✔		Stephen Wright (R)	27.5	2,123
✔		Scott Clayton (R)	26.2	2,025

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,733
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U.S. House special election

See also: United States House of Representatives special election in Alaska, 2022

United States House of Representatives special election in Alaska, 2022 (June 11 top-four primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mary Peltola 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	51.5	91,266	15,467	Won (2)
		Sarah Palin	48.5	86,026	27,053	2
		Nicholas Begich	0.0	0	-53,810	1
		Chris Bye (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Strizak (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Tara Sweeney (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	40.2	75,799	0	Won (2)
		Sarah Palin	31.3	58,973	0	2
		Nicholas Begich	28.5	53,810	0	1
		Chris Bye (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Strizak (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Tara Sweeney (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 188,582
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Al Gross (Independent)

Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on June 11, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Palin (R)	27.0	43,601
✔		Nicholas Begich (R)	19.1	30,861
✔		Al Gross (Independent)	12.6	20,392
✔		Mary Peltola (D)	10.1	16,265
		Tara Sweeney (R)	5.9	9,560
		Santa Claus (Independent)	4.7	7,625
		Christopher Constant (D)	3.9	6,224
		Jeff Lowenfels (Independent)	3.7	5,994
		John B. Coghill (R)	2.4	3,842
		Josh Revak (R)	2.3	3,785
	Submit photo	Andrew Halcro (Independent)	1.9	3,013
		Adam Wool (D)	1.7	2,730
	Submit photo	Emil Notti (D)	1.1	1,777
		Chris Bye (L)	0.6	1,049
	Submit photo	Mike Milligan (D)	0.4	608
		John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.2	380
	Submit photo	Laurel Foster (Independent)	0.2	338
		Stephen Wright (R)	0.2	332
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (R)	0.2	286
		J.R. Myers (L)	0.2	285
		Gregg Brelsford (Independent)	0.2	284
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (D)	0.1	199
		Robert Lyons (R)	0.1	197
	Submit photo	Otto Florschutz (R)	0.1	193
	Submit photo	Maxwell Sumner (R)	0.1	133
	Submit photo	Richard Trotter (R)	0.1	121
	Submit photo	Anne McCabe (Independent)	0.1	118
	Submit photo	John Callahan (R)	0.1	114
		Arlene Carle (Independent)	0.1	107
	Submit photo	Tim Beck (Independent)	0.1	96
	Submit photo	Thomas Gibbons (R)	0.1	94
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Independent)	0.1	92
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Independent)	0.1	87
		Robert Ornelas (American Independent Party)	0.1	83
	Submit photo	Ted Heintz (L)	0.0	70
	Submit photo	Silvio Pellegrini (Independent)	0.0	70
	Submit photo	Karyn Griffin (Independent)	0.0	67
	Submit photo	David Hughes (Independent)	0.0	54
	Submit photo	Don Knight (Independent)	0.0	46
	Submit photo	Jo Woodward (R)	0.0	44
	Submit photo	Jason Williams (Independent)	0.0	37
	Submit photo	Robert Brown (Independent)	0.0	36
	Submit photo	Dennis Aguayo (Independent)	0.0	31
		William Hibler (Independent)	0.0	25
	Submit photo	Bradley Welter (R)	0.0	24
	Submit photo	David Thistle (Independent)	0.0	23
	Submit photo	Brian Beal (Independent)	0.0	19
	Submit photo	Mikel Melander (R)	0.0	17

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161,428
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jesse Sumner (R)
• Breck Craig (Independent)
• Richard Morris (Independent)

2020

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District D

Incumbent David S. Wilson defeated James Mayfield, Thomas Lamb, and Stephen Wright in the general election for Alaska State Senate District D on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David S. Wilson (R)	69.2	12,631
	Submit photo	James Mayfield (Nonpartisan)	14.4	2,622
		Thomas Lamb (Nonpartisan)	14.3	2,616
		Stephen Wright (R) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	386

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,255
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District D

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District D on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David S. Wilson	33.9	1,736
		Stephen Wright	26.0	1,330
	Submit photo	Loy Thurman	22.2	1,135
	Submit photo	Bernadette Rupright	9.2	470
	Submit photo	Chandra McCain-Finch	6.7	342
		Huhnkie Lee	2.1	110

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,123
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District D

Thomas Lamb advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District D on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Lamb	100.0	1,329

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,329
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Note: Alaska does not report individual write-in votes.

2018

See also: Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

Kevin Meyer defeated Debra Call, incumbent Byron Mallott, and Carolyn Clift in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Meyer (R)	51.4	145,631
		Debra Call (D)	44.4	125,739
		Byron Mallott (Independent)	2.0	5,757
		Carolyn Clift (L)	1.9	5,402
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	605

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

Debra Call advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debra Call	100.0	34,291

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,291
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Meyer	35.8	23,838
		Edie Grunwald	27.1	18,097
		Gary Stevens	12.2	8,123
		Lynn Gattis	10.3	6,898
		Sharon Jackson	8.1	5,394
		Stephen Wright	6.5	4,321

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,671
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2016

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Don Young (R) defeated Steve Lindbeck (D), Jim McDermott (L), Bernie Souphanavong (I), and Stephen Wright (R Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Young defeated Gerald Heikes, Jesse Tingley, and Stephen Wright in the Republican primary, while Lindbeck defeated William Hibler and Lynette Hinz to win the Democratic nomination. Jim McDermott defeated Jon Briggs Watts in the Libertarian primary. The primary elections took place on August 16, 2016.

U.S. House, Alaska's At-Large District General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Don Young Incumbent	50.3%	155,088
	Democratic	Steve Lindbeck	36%	111,019
	Libertarian	Jim McDermott	10.3%	31,770
	Independent	Bernie Souphanavong	3%	9,093
	N/A	Write-in	0.4%	1,228
Total Votes				308,198
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

U.S. House, Alaska At-Large District Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Don Young Incumbent	71.5%	38,998
Stephen Wright	18.7%	10,189
Gerald Heikes	5.2%	2,817
Jesse Tingley	4.6%	2,524
Total Votes		54,528
Source: Alaska Division of Elections

U.S. House, Alaska At-Large District Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Lindbeck	67.9%	17,009
Lynette Hinz	20.5%	5,130
William Hibler	11.6%	2,918
Total Votes		25,057
Source: Alaska Division of Elections

U.S. House, Alaska At-Large District Libertarian Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim McDermott	71.4%	3,960
Jon Briggs Watts	28.6%	1,583
Total Votes		5,543
Source: Alaska Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Alaska State Senate

Stephen Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

U.S. House special election

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2020

Stephen Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Stephen Wright campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Alaska State Senate District N	Lost general	$3,514	$1,261
2022	Alaska State Senate District N	Lost general	$6,707	$4,918
2022	Alaska State Senate District N	Won general	$6,707	$4,918
2022	U.S. House Alaska At-large District	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2020	Alaska State Senate District D	Lost general	$5,767	N/A**
Grand total			$22,694	$11,097
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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Current members of the Alaska State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Gary Stevens

Majority Leader:Catherine Giessel

Senators

District A

Bert Stedman (R)

District B

Jesse Kiehl (D)

District C

Gary Stevens (R)

District D

Jesse Bjorkman (R)

District E

Catherine Giessel (R)

District F

James Kaufman (R)

District G

Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)

District H

Matt Claman (D)

District I

Loki Tobin (D)

District J

Forrest Dunbar (D)

District K

Bill Wielechowski (D)

District L

Kelly Merrick (R)

District M

Vacant

District N

Robert Yundt (R)

District O

Vacant

District P

Scott Kawasaki (D)

District Q

Robert Myers (R)

District R

Mike Cronk (R)

District S

Lyman Hoffman (D)

District T

Donald Olson (D)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (9)

Vacancies (2)