Election Name: | 2016 Alaska House of Representatives election |
Country: | Alaska |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 Alaska House of Representatives election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 Alaska House of Representatives election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 21 |
Leader1: | Chris Tuck |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Leader Since1: | January 20, 2014 |
Leaders Seat1: | 23rd District |
Seats Before1: | 16 |
Seats After1: | 17 [1] |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 102,277 |
Percentage1: | 38.33% |
Swing1: | 4.66% |
Leader2: | Charisse Millett |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Leader Since2: | January 24, 2014 |
Leaders Seat2: | 25th District |
Seats Before2: | 23 |
Seats After2: | 21 [2] |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 136,723 |
Percentage2: | 51.24% |
Swing2: | 0.58% |
Party4: | Independent (United States) |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 2 [3] |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 16,669 |
Percentage4: | 6.25% |
Swing4: | 2.92 |
Speaker | |
Before Election: | Mike Chenault |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Bryce Edgmon |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2016 Alaska House of Representatives election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on August 16, 2016. Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. president and the state Senate. The Democrats, three Republicans, and two independents formed a governing coalition with Bryce Edgmon serving as speaker.
2016 Alaska House of Representatives election General election — November 8, 2016 | ||||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– | |
Democratic | 102,277 | 38.33 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 1 | |
Republican | 136,723 | 51.24 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 2 | |
Independent | 16,669 | 6.25% | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Constitution | 4,634 | 1.74% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
Alaskan Independence | 730 | 0.27% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Write-ins | 5,791 | 2.17% | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||
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