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Alaska, State House, District 1

Alaska House of Representatives District 1
Current incumbentBart LeBon Republican Party

Alaska’s first state house district is represented by Republican Representative Bart LeBon.

Alaska state representatives represent an average of 17,756 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 15,563 residents.

About the office

Members of the Alaska House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subjected to term limits. The Alaska House of Representatives is the smallest legislative lower house in the United States.

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 representative shall be at least twenty-one 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 house, the Governor of Alaska 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 scheduled to convene.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Alaska House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 1

Bart LeBon (R) defeated Kathryn Dodge (D) in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Bart LeBon (R)
49.9
2,663

Kathryn Dodge (D)
49.8
2,662
Other/Write-in votes
0.3
17

Total votes: 5,342
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 1

Kathryn Dodge advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 1 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kathryn Dodge (D)
100
826

Total votes: 826
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 1

Bart LeBon defeated Wolfgang Falke in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 1 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Bart LeBon (R)
71.5
711

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Wolfgang Falke (R)
28.5
283

Total votes: 994

2016

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Scott J. Kawasaki ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 1 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 1 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott J. Kawasaki Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Incumbent Scott J. Kawasaki ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 1 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott J. Kawasaki Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives 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. Incumbent Scott J. Kawasaki was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Greg Bringhurst defeated Jomo L. Stewart in the Republican primary. Kawasaki defeated Bringhurst in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 1, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngScott J. Kawasaki Incumbent 55% 2,973
Republican Greg Bringhurst 45% 2,434
Total Votes 5,407

Alaska House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Don Bringhurst 72.1% 1,229
Jomo Stewart 27.9% 476
Total Votes 1,705

2012

Elections for the office of Alaska House of Representatives 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. Doug Isaacson defeated Paul Brown, Lynette Bergh and David Gardner in the August 28 Republican primary before defeating Janice Golub (D) in the general election. Golub ran unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 1, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Isaacson 78.1% 5,428
Democratic Janice Golub 21.9% 1,525
Total Votes 6,953

Alaska House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Isaacson 34.1% 770
Paul Brown 27.3% 616
Lynette Bergh 24.7% 559
David Gardner 13.9% 314
Total Votes 2,259

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 1 raised a total of $560,082. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $29,478 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 1

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $28,071 1 $28,071
2014 $132,296 3 $44,099
2012 $93,090 5 $18,618
2010 $28,495 2 $14,248
2008 $26,529 1 $26,529
2006 $76,761 2 $38,381
2004 $125,431 3 $41,810
2002 $34,256 1 $34,256
2000 $15,153 1 $15,153
Total $560,082 19 $29,478