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Alaska, State Senate, District E

Alaska State Senate District E
Current incumbentMike Shower Republican Party
Population32,697
Race66.4% White, 9.9% American Indian or Alaska Native, 8.0% Two or More Races, 3.5% Asian, 2.6% Other, 8.8% Black, 1.0% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity91.0% Not Hispanic, 9.0% Hispanic
Voting age74.1% age 18 and over

Alaska's fifth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Mike Shower.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 32697 civilians reside within Alaska's fifth state senate district. Alaska state senators represent an average of 35,512 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 31,347 residents.

About the office

Members of the Alaska State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Half of the senate is up for re-election every two years. All seats are up for election after redistricting occurs. Up until 1992, members of the Senate and House were elected to both single-member and multi-member districts. Since then, all Alaska legislators have been elected into single-member districts. The terms of Alaska legislators begin on the 4th Monday of the January following a November election.

Qualifications

Article II, Section 2 of the Alaska Constitution states: "A member of the legislature shall be a qualified voter who has been a resident of Alaska for at least three years and of the district from which elected for at least one year, immediately preceding his filing for office. A senator shall be at least twenty-five years of age."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$50,400/year$275/day. Tied to the federal rate.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor is responsible for selecting a replacement. The Governor must select the replacement within 30 days after the vacancy happened. The Governor cannot appoint a replacement if the vacancy happens before a new legislative session is schedule to convene.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Alaska State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 18, 2020. The filing deadline is June 1, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District E

Incumbent Mike Shower (R) defeated Susan Kay (D) in the general election for Alaska State Senate District E on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Mike Shower (R)
74.1
11,558

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Susan Kay (D)
25.6
3,992
Other/Write-in votes
0.3
48

Total votes: 15,598
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska State Senate District E

Susan Kay advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska State Senate District E on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Susan Kay (D)
100
1,041

Total votes: 1,041
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District E

Incumbent Mike Shower defeated Randall Kowalke in the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District E on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Mike Shower (R)
68.1
3,776

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Randall Kowalke (R)
31.9
1,770

Total votes: 5,546

2014

Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. District D incumbent Mike Dunleavy was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Warren Keogh (nonpartisan) in the general election. Mikse T. Willoya-Marx (D) withdrew before the primary.

Alaska State Senate, District E, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Dunleavy Incumbent 65% 9,048
Nonpartisan Warren Keogh 35% 4,881
Total Votes 13,929

2012

Elections for the office of Alaska State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2012. Incumbent Charlie Huggins defeated Susan Parsons Herman (D) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 28 primaries.

Alaska State Senate, District 5 (E), General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie Huggins Incumbent 77.9% 9,828
Democratic Susan Parsons Herman 22.1% 2,790
Total Votes 12,618

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Alaska State Senate District E raised a total of $1,037,994. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $64,875 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska State Senate District E

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $200,249 2 $100,125
2012 $48,753 2 $24,377
2008 $188,590 2 $94,295
2004 $173,317 2 $86,659
2002 $41,454 4 $10,364
2000 $385,631 4 $96,408
Total $1,037,994 16 $64,875