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Alaska, State House, District 39

Alaska House of Representatives District 39
Current incumbentNeal Foster Democratic Party

Alaska’s thirty-ninth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Neal Foster.

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 39

Incumbent Neal Foster (D) won election in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Neal Foster (D)
95.9
4,963
Other/Write-in votes
4.1
211

Total votes: 5,174
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Neal Foster advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 39 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Neal Foster (D)
100
1,197

Total votes: 1,197
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 Neal Winston Foster ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 39 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Neal Winston Foster Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Incumbent Neal Winston Foster ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 39 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Neal Winston Foster 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 Neal W. Foster was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

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 Neal Foster defeated Woodie W. Salmon in the August 28 Democratic primary before defeating a write-in candidate in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 39, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngNeal W. Foster Incumbent 96% 4,854
Write-in Write-in 4% 201
Total Votes 5,055

Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngNeal Foster Incumbent 72.2% 1,304
Woodie Salmon 27.8% 502
Total Votes 1,806

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 39 raised a total of $215,111. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $16,547 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 39

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $13,089 1 $13,089
2014 $10,515 1 $10,515
2012 $38,390 2 $19,195
2010 $39,597 2 $19,799
2008 $12,115 2 $6,058
2006 $12,050 1 $12,050
2004 $38,751 2 $19,376
2002 $38,463 1 $38,463
2000 $12,141 1 $12,141
Total $215,111 13 $16,547