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Alaska, State House, District 26

Alaska House of Representatives District 26
Current incumbentLaddie Shaw Republican Party

Alaska’s twenty-sixth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Laddie Shaw.

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 26

Laddie Shaw (R) defeated Anita Thorne (D) in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 26 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Laddie Shaw (R)
62.3
4,826

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Anita Thorne (D)
37.3
2,886
Other/Write-in votes
0.4
33

Total votes: 7,745
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 26

Hunter Dunn advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 26 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Hunter Dunn (D)
100
804

Total votes: 804
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 26

Laddie Shaw defeated Joe Riggs and Albert Fogle in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 26 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Laddie Shaw (R)
44.9
1,078

Joe Riggs (R)
29.6
711

Albert Fogle (R)
25.5
611

Total votes: 2,400

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.

Chris Birch defeated David Gillespie in the Alaska House of Representatives District 26 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 26 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chris Birch 64.15% 5,141
Democratic David Gillespie 35.85% 2,873
Total Votes 8,014
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Bill Goodell ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 26 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bill Goodell (unopposed)

Chris Birch defeated incumbent Bob Lynn in the Alaska House of Representatives District 26 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 26 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chris Birch 59.23% 1,149
Republican Bob Lynn Incumbent 40.77% 791
Total Votes 1,940

Birch campaigned against the 83-year-old Lynn by saying the legislature needed "new energy," and asserted that the representative should retire. Birch is 65 years old. Lynn received backing from a new Alaskan political group, "Together for Alaska," but was not able to secure the victory in the primary election.

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. Bill Goodell was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while District 23 incumbent Bob Lynn was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lynn defeated Goodell in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 26, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBob Lynn Incumbent 66.9% 4,913
Democratic Bill Goodell 33.1% 2,436
Total Votes 7,349

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. Lora Reinbold defeated Kim Skipper and Larry Wood in the August 28 Republican primary before defeating Roberta C. Goughnour (D) and a write-in candidate in the general election. Goughnour ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 26, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLora Reinbold 72.5% 6,903
Democratic Roberta C. Goughnour 26.6% 2,535
Write-in Write-in 0.8% 80
Total Votes 9,518

Alaska House of Representatives, District 26 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLora Reinbold 46.1% 1,610
Larry Wood 28% 977
Kim Skipper 25.9% 902
Total Votes 3,489

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 26 raised a total of $883,118. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $33,966 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 26

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $158,630 4 $39,658
2014 $21,328 2 $10,664
2012 $162,105 4 $40,526
2010 $27,744 2 $13,872
2008 $30,810 1 $30,810
2006 $240,395 5 $48,079
2004 $85,058 3 $28,353
2002 $145,240 4 $36,310
2000 $11,808 1 $11,808
Total $883,118 26 $33,966