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Alaskan legislative district From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alaska's 1st House of Representatives district is the first of 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives and was created in statehood in 1959. It is currently represented by Republican Bart LeBon.[1] Following redistricting in 2013, the district is currently composed of downtown Fairbanks and has a population of 17,182.[2][3]
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Population (2020) | 17,182 |
The state legislature underwent redistricting following the 2020 census, which placed the first district in Southeast Alaska, covering the cities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Metlakatla.[4] The new district will come into effect upon the start of the 33rd legislature in 2023.[5]
Year | Office | Results |
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2014 | Senate | Begich 49.5% – 44.2% |
House | Young 50.2% – 39.7% | |
Governor | Walker 50.9% – 42.4% | |
2016 | President | Trump 47.9% – 38.8% |
Senate | Murkowski 46.0% – 28.5% | |
House | Young 47.1% – 37.9% | |
2018 | House | Galvin 52.4% – 47.1% |
Governor | Begich 49.3% – 45.8% | |
2020 | President | Trump 47.7% – 47.2% |
Senate | Sullivan 48.4% – 45.7% | |
House | Galvin 51.3% – 48.4% |
Representative | Party | Years of Service | Residency | Notes | Ref |
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Ron Wendte | Democratic | 1983 – January 14, 1985 | Ketchikan | [6] | |
Robin L. Taylor | Republican | January 14, 1985 – June 10, 1992 | Wrangell | Resigned to join the Alaska Senate | [7] |
Carroll Fader | Republican | June 10, 1992 – January 11, 1993 | Appointed | [8] |
Representative | Party | Years of Service | Residency | Notes | Ref |
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Jack McBride | Democratic | 1983 – April 16, 1984 | Ketchikan | Died in office | [9] |
John Sund | Democratic | April 16, 1984 – January 9, 1989 | Ketchikan | Appointed | [10] |
Cheri Davis | Republican | January 9, 1989 – January 11, 1993 | Ketchikan | [11] |
Representative | Party | Years of Service | Residency | Notes | Ref |
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Bill K. Williams | Democratic | January 11, 1993 – January 18, 2005 | Saxman | Switched party to Republican in 1999 | [12] |
Jim Elkins | Republican | January 18, 2005 – January 16, 2007 | Ketchikan | [13] | |
Kyle Johansen | Republican | January 16, 2007 – January 14, 2013 | Ketchikan | [14] | |
Doug Isaacson | Republican | January 14, 2013 – January 20, 2015 | North Pole | Redistricted to the 3rd district | [15] |
Scott Kawasaki | Democratic | January 20, 2015 – January 15, 2019 | Fairbanks | Redistricted from the 9th district | [16] |
Bart LeBon | Republican | January 15, 2019 – present | Fairbanks | Redistricted to the 31st district | [17] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Scott Kawasaki (incumbent) | 2,973 | 54.76 | |
Republican | Gregory Don Bringhurst | 2,434 | 44.83 | |
Write-in | 22 | 0.41 | ||
Total votes | 5,429 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Scott Kawasaki (incumbent) | 4,376 | 90.19 | |
Write-in | 476 | 9.81 | ||
Total votes | 4,852 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bart LeBon | 2,663 | 49.85 | |
Democratic | Kathryn Dodge | 2,662 | 49.83 | |
Write-in | 17 | 0.32 | ||
Total votes | 5,342 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
After originally being tied, a recount was ordered, which put LeBon ahead by only one vote. Dodge appealed the result to the Alaska Supreme Court.[21] However, the court denied Dodge's appeal, officially making LeBon the winner.[22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bart LeBon (incumbent) | 3,769 | 55.30 | |
Democratic | Kathryn Dodge | 3,027 | 44.42 | |
Write-in | 19 | 0.28 | ||
Total votes | 6,815 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
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