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Alaska, State Senate, District K

Alaska State Senate District K
Current incumbentMia Costello Republican Party
Population32,429
Race58.5% White, 9.8% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9.8% Two or More Races, 8.2% Asian, 2.7% Other, 8.3% Black, 2.8% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity92.1% Not Hispanic, 7.9% Hispanic
Voting age74.8% age 18 and over

Alaska's eleventh state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Mia Costello.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 32,429 civilians reside within Alaska's eleventh 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 K

Incumbent Mia Costello (R) defeated Sam Cason (D) in the general election for Alaska State Senate District K on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mia Costello (R)
57.0
8,389

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Sam Cason (D)
42.7
6,281
Other/Write-in votes
0.3
44

Total votes: 14,714
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska State Senate District K

Sam Cason advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska State Senate District K on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Sam Cason (D)
100
2,127

Total votes: 2,127
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District K

Incumbent Mia Costello advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District K on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mia Costello (R)
100
3,076

Total votes: 3,076

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. Clare Ross was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mia Costello was unopposed in the Republican primary. Costello defeated Ross in the general election.

Alaska State Senate, District K, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMia Costello 56.6% 8,529
Democratic Clare Ross 43.4% 6,531
Total Votes 15,060

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 Lesil McGuire defeated Roselynn Cacy (D) in the general election. McGuire defeated Jeff Landfield (R) in the August 28 Republican primary. Cacy ran unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary.

Alaska State Senate, District 11 (K), General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLesil McGuire Incumbent 66.4% 9,291
Democratic Roselynn Cacy 33.6% 4,694
Total Votes 13,985

Alaska State Senate, District 11 (K) Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLesil McGuire Incumbent 56% 2,203
Jeff Landfield 44% 1,728
Total Votes 3,931

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2014, candidates for Alaska State Senate District K raised a total of $1,055,452. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $75,389 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska State Senate District K

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $354,429 2 $177,215
2012 $115,059 3 $38,353
2008 $133,590 2 $66,795
2004 $174,253 2 $87,127
2000 $278,121 5 $55,624
Total $1,055,452 14 $75,389