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Alaska, State House, District 21

Alaska House of Representatives District 21
Current incumbentMatt Claman Democratic Party

Alaska’s twenty-first state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Matt Claman.

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 21

Incumbent Matt Claman (D) defeated Marilyn Stewart (R) in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Matt Claman (D)
54.6
4,058

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Marilyn Stewart (R)
45.2
3,364
Other/Write-in votes
0.2
17

Total votes: 7,439
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Matt Claman advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 21 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Matt Claman (D)
100
1,467

Total votes: 1,467
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 21

Marilyn Stewart advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 21 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Marilyn Stewart (R)
100
1,385

Total votes: 1,385

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 Matt Claman defeated Marilyn Stewart in the Alaska House of Representatives District 21 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 21 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matt Claman Incumbent 52.39% 4,145
Republican Marilyn Stewart 47.61% 3,767
Total Votes 7,912
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Incumbent Matt Claman ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 21 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matt Claman Incumbent (unopposed)

Marilyn Stewart ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 21 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Marilyn Stewart (unopposed)

This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." Read more »

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. Matt Claman was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Anand Dubey defeated Matt Fagnani in the Republican primary. Claman defeated Dubey in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 21, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Claman 50.6% 3,849
Republican Anand Dubey 49.4% 3,759
Total Votes 7,608

Alaska House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAnand Dubey 59.1% 1,694
Matt Fagnani 40.9% 1,170
Total Votes 2,864

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. Incumbent Craig Johnson defeated Jodie S. Dominguez (D) and a write-in candidate in the general election. Neither Johnson nor Dominguez faced opposition in the August 28 primary elections.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 21, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCraig W. Johnson Incumbent 63.2% 5,156
Democratic Jodie S. Dominguez 36.6% 2,988
Write-in Write-in 0.2% 19
Total Votes 8,163

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 21 raised a total of $1,292,325. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $61,539 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 21

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $171,442 2 $85,721
2014 $193,402 3 $64,467
2012 $72,484 2 $36,242
2010 $149,788 3 $49,929
2008 $69,408 2 $34,704
2006 $242,996 2 $121,498
2004 $125,737 2 $62,869
2002 $123,785 3 $41,262
2000 $143,283 2 $71,642
Total $1,292,325 21 $61,539