2016 Alaska elections

2016 Alaska elections
November 8, 2016

A general election was held in the state of Alaska on November 8, 2016. Primary elections were held on August 16. Along with the presidential election, races for Alaska's at-large congressional district, 10 of the 20 seats in the Alaska Senate and all 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives were on the ballot.[1]

Federal races

U.S. President

Main article: 2016 United States presidential election
2016 U.S. presidential election in Alaska[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald Trump 163,387 51.28%
Democratic Hillary Clinton 116,454 36.55%
Libertarian Gary Johnson 18,725 5.88%
Green Jill Stein 5,735 1.80%
Constitution Darrell Castle 3,866 1.21%
Reform Rocky De La Fuente 1,240 0.39%
Write-in 9,201 2.89%
Total votes 318,608 100%

U.S. House of Representatives

Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
2016 Alaska U.S. House of Representatives general election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Young (incumbent) 155,088 50.32%
Democratic Steve Lindbeck 111,019 36.02%
Libertarian Jim McDermott 31,770 10.31%
NA Bernie Souphanavong 9,093 2.95%
Write-ins Others 1,228 0.40%
Majority 44,069 14.30%
Total votes 308,198 100%
Republican hold

U.S. Senate

Main article: 2016 United States Senate election in Alaska
2016 United States Senate election in Alaska[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lisa Murkowski (Incumbent) 138,149 44.36%
Libertarian Joe Miller 90,825 29.16%
Independent Margaret Stock 41,194 13.23%
Democratic Ray Metcalfe 36,200 11.62%
Independent Breck A. Craig 2,609 0.84%
Independent Ted Gianoutsos 1,758 0.56%
Write-In Other write-in votes 706 0.23%
Total votes 311,441 100.00%
Republican hold

State races

State judiciary

State Supreme Court

Two justices on the Alaska Supreme Court were up for retention in 2016.[3]

Justice Bolger retention

Justice Joel Bolger was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in 2013.[4]

Results by state house district
Yes:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
No:
  •   50–60%
Justice Bolger retention, 2016[2]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 157,225 57.87
No 114,440 42.13
Total votes 271,665 100.00
Justice Maassen retention

Justice Peter J. Maassen was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in 2012.[5]

Results by state house district
Yes:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
No:
  •   50–60%
Justice Maassen retention, 2016[2]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 154,304 57.47
No 114,205 42.53
Total votes 268,509 100.00

Court of Appeals

In the Alaska Court of Appeals, Judge Marjorie Allard was up for retention.[3] She was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in 2012.[6]

Results by state house district
Yes:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
No:
  •   50–60%
Judge Allard retention, 2016[2]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 164,890 62.21
No 100,171 37.79
Total votes 265,061 100.00

State legislature

Alaska House of Representatives

Main article: 2016 Alaska House of Representatives election
2016 Alaska House of Representatives election
Party Votes Percentage Not up Contested Before After +/–
Republican 136,723 51.24% 0 31 23 21 Decrease 2
Democratic 102,277 38.33% 0 32 16 17 Increase 1
Independent 16,669 6.25% 0 8 1 2 Increase 1
Constitution 4,634 1.74% 0 4 0 0 Steady
Alaskan Independence 730 0.27% 0 1 0 0 Steady
Write-ins 5,791 2.17% 0 40 0 0 Steady
Party Leader Seats
Coalition Bryce Edgmon 22[a]
Republican Charisse Millett 18
Total 40

Alaska Senate

Main article: 2016 Alaska Senate election
2016 Alaska Senate election
Party Votes Percentage Not up Contested Before After +/–
Republican 80,123 59.96% 7 7 14 14 Steady
Democratic 36,138 27.05% 3 3 6 6 Steady
Independent 14,610 10.93% 0 3 0 0 Steady
Write-ins 2,749 2.06% 0 10 0 0 Steady

Ballot measures

Two statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot on November 8, 2016.[7]

Measure 1

The Alaska Voter Registration via the Permanent Fund Dividend Application Measure would allow voters to register to vote when submitting an annual permanent fund dividend application.[8]

Results by state house district
Yes:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Ballot Measure 1
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 197,702 64.57
No 108,467 35.43
Total votes 306,169 100.00
Source: Alaska Division of Elections[2]

Measure 2

The Alaska State Government Debt for Postsecondary Student Loans Amendment would allow the state debt to be contracted for postsecondary student loans.[9]

Results by state house district
Yes:
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Ballot Measure 2
Choice Votes %
Referendum failed No 165,275 55.81
Yes 130,867 44.19
Total votes 296,142 100.00
Source: Alaska Division of Elections[2]

Notes

  1. ^ 3 Republicans and 2 Independents joined all 17 Democrats to form a governing coalition.

References

  1. ^ "Alaska elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Official Results". elections.alaska.gov. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Alaska judicial elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Governor Parnell Elevates Joel Bolger to Supreme Court". Alaska Business. January 25, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Governor Parnell Appoints Peter Maassen to the State Supreme Court". Alaska Native News. August 10, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "Governor Parnell Appoints Allard to Court of Appeals". Alaska Business. November 26, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Alaska 2016 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "Alaska Voter Registration via the Permanent Fund Dividend Application, Ballot Measure 1 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  9. ^ "Alaska State Government Debt for Postsecondary Student Loans, Ballot Measure 2 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2025.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.