State legislatures / Alaska

Alaska Senate

Party seats now, after each election since 1968, and district results 2016-2024

Current seats

Republican majorityDemocrats 9, Republicans 11. 20 seats; 11 for a majority.
Democrats 9Republicans 11

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

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District map

Democrat 9Republican 11

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

Seats by election, table
YearDROtherSeatsControl
2022911020Republican majority
2020713020Republican majority
2018713020Republican majority
2016614020Republican majority
2014614020Republican majority
2012713020Republican majority
20101010020Tied
20081010020Tied
2006911020Republican majority
2004812020Republican majority
2002811120Republican majority
2000614020Republican majority
1998614020Republican majority
1996713020Republican majority
1994712120Republican majority
1992910120No majority
19901010020Tied
1988812020Republican majority
1986812020Republican majority
1984911020Republican majority
1982911020Republican majority
19801010020Tied
1978911020Republican majority
1976128020Democratic majority
1974137020Democratic majority
1972911020Republican majority
19701010020Tied
1968Not available

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 10 contests, 1 not shown

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
BJESSE KIEHLDemocrat100.0%one candidate
DJESSE J BJORKMANRepublican47.9%
FJAMES D KAUFMANRepublican48.0%
HMATT CLAMANDemocrat55.4%
JFORREST DUNBARDemocrat70.7%
LKELLY R MERRICKRepublican46.4%
NNot shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
PSCOTT KAWASAKIDemocrat51.5%
RMIKE CRONKRepublican52.0%
TDONALD C "DONNY" OLSONDemocrat100.0%one candidate
2022: 19 contests, 2 not shown
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
ABERT K STEDMANRepublican68.8%
BJESSE KIEHLDemocrat95.8%
CNot shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
DJESSE J BJORKMANRepublican45.8%
ECATHY GIESSELRepublican33.6%
FJAMES D KAUFMANRepublican54.5%
GELVI GRAY-JACKSONDemocrat56.5%
HMATT CLAMANDemocrat51.8%
ILÖKI G TOBINDemocrat66.4%
JFORREST DUNBARDemocrat50.0%
KBILL WIELECHOWSKIDemocrat58.0%
LKELLY R MERRICKRepublican57.9%
MSHELLEY HUGHESRepublican75.8%
NNot shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
OMICHAEL K SHOWERRepublican51.8%
PSCOTT KAWASAKIDemocrat51.1%
QROBERT H MYERS JRRepublican62.6%
RCLICK BISHOPRepublican56.7%
SLYMAN F HOFFMANDemocrat64.7%
2020: 11 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
BROBERT H MYERS JRRepublican57.3%
DDAVID S WILSONRepublican70.7%
FSHELLEY HUGHESRepublican71.4%
HBILL WIELECHOWSKIDemocrat57.8%
JTOM BEGICHDemocrat100.0%one candidate
LNATASHA VON IMHOFRepublican60.3%
MJOSHUA C REVAKRepublican57.8%
NROGER HOLLANDRepublican49.8%
PGARY STEVENSRepublican66.8%
RBERT K STEDMANRepublican100.0%one candidate
TDONALD C "DONNY" OLSONDemocrat65.9%
2018: 10 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
ASCOTT KAWASAKIDemocrat50.8%
CCLICK BISHOPRepublican92.0%
EMICHAEL K SHOWERRepublican74.1%
GLORA H REINBOLDRepublican62.4%
IELVI GRAY-JACKSONDemocrat59.9%
KMIA COSTELLORepublican57.0%
MCHRIS BIRCHRepublican58.5%
OPETER A MICCICHERepublican66.8%
QJESSE KIEHLDemocrat61.9%
SLYMAN F HOFFMANDemocrat95.4%
2016: 10 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
BCoghill, John B. Jr.not in source53.0%seats not in source
DWilson, David S.not in source96.4%seats not in source
FHughes, Shelleynot in source71.7%seats not in source
HWielechowski, Billnot in source56.6%seats not in source
JBegich, Tomnot in source93.5%seats not in source
LVon Imhof, Natasha Anot in source51.8%seats not in source
NGiessel, Catherine Anot in source51.9%seats not in source
PStevens, Garynot in source96.4%seats not in source
RStedman, Bert K.not in source95.7%seats not in source
TOlson, Donald C.not in source96.9%seats not in source

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.