Jesse Bjorkman

Jesse Bjorkman is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing District D since his election in 2022.^[1] Bjorkman represents the northern Kenai Peninsula including Kenai, Soldotna, Nikiski, and Sterling. He is the chair of the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee.^[2]

Jesse Bjorkman
Member of the Alaska Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 17, 2023
Preceded by	Peter Micciche
Constituency	D
Personal details
Political party	Alaska Republican Party

Bjorkman is a former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Member and government teacher at Nikiski High School.^[3]

Electoral history

Nonpartisan primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Coalition Republican	Jesse Bjorkman (incumbent)	2,924	44.3
	Republican	Ben Carpenter	2,660	40.3
	Democratic	Tina Wegener	845	12.8
	Independence	Andy Cizek (withdrew)	172	2.6
Total votes			6,601	100.0

2024 Alaska Senate General election^[4]

Party		Candidate	First choice			Round 1			Round 2
			Votes	%	Transfer	Votes	%	Transfer	Votes	%
	Coalition Republican	Jesse Bjorkman	9,234	47.82%	+23	9,257	47.92%	+545	9,802	54.71%
	Republican	Ben Carpenter	7,848	40.64%	+17	7,865	40.71%	+249	8,114	45.29%
	Democratic	Tina Wegener	2,182	11.3%	+14	2,196	11.37%	-2,196	Eliminated
	Write-in		47	0.24%	-47	Eliminated
Total votes			19,311			19,318			17,916
Blank or inactive ballots						820		+1,402	2,222
	Republican hold
	Coalition hold