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Alaska, State House, District 33

Alaska House of Representatives District 33
Current incumbentSara Hannan Democratic Party

Alaska’s thirty-third state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Sara Hannan.

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 33

Sara Hannan (D) defeated Chris Dimond (Independent) in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 33 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Sara Hannan (D)
52.5
4,314

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Chris Dimond (Independent)
46.9
3,855
Other/Write-in votes
0.5
45

Total votes: 8,214
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 33

Sara Hannan defeated Tom Morphet, Steven Handy, and James Hart in the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 33 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Sara Hannan (D)
61.9
1,872

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Tom Morphet (D)
19.2
581

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Steven Handy (D)
15.7
475

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James Hart (D)
3.2
98

Total votes: 3,026
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Sam Kito III ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 33 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 33 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sam Kito III Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Incumbent Sam Kito III ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 33 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sam Kito III 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. District 32 incumbent Sam S. Kito was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Peter Dukowitz was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kito defeated Dukowitz in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 33, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSam S. Kito Incumbent 76% 6,575
Republican Peter Dukowitz 24% 2,077
Total Votes 8,652

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 Peggy Wilson defeated Patricia Mackey and Agnes Moran in the August 28 Republican primary before defeating Matt Olsen (D), incumbent Kyle B. Johnson (I) and a write-in candidate in the general election. Olsen ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 33, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Wilson Incumbent 58% 4,131
Democratic Matt Olsen 32.7% 2,332
Independent Kyle B. Johansen Incumbent 9% 641
Write-in Write-in 0.3% 20
Total Votes 7,124

Alaska House of Representatives, District 33 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Wilson Incumbent 45.6% 1,182
Agnes Wilson 31.8% 823
Patricia Mackey 22.6% 586
Total Votes 2,591

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 33 raised a total of $699,292. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $22,558 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 33

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $17,040 1 $17,040
2014 $51,422 2 $25,711
2012 $102,103 5 $20,421
2010 $30,176 2 $15,088
2008 $57,985 3 $19,328
2006 $103,965 6 $17,328
2004 $78,606 5 $15,721
2002 $122,690 5 $24,538
2000 $135,305 2 $67,653
Total $699,292 31 $22,558