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Alaska, State House, District 9

Alaska House of Representatives District 9
Current incumbentGeorge Rauscher Republican Party

Alaska’s ninth state house district is represented by Republican Representative George Rauscher.

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 9

Incumbent George Rauscher (R) defeated Bill Johnson (D) and James Squyres (R) in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

George Rauscher (R)
67.5
5,209

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Bill Johnson (D)
25.4
1,962

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James Squyres (R)
6.7
515
Other/Write-in votes
0.4
32

Total votes: 7,718
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9

Bill Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Bill Johnson (D)
100
505

Total votes: 505
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9

Incumbent George Rauscher defeated Jim Colver and Pamela Goode in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

George Rauscher (R)
49.4
1,533

Jim Colver (R)
29.8
923

Pamela Goode (R)
20.8
645

Total votes: 3,101

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.

George Rauscher defeated Pamela Goode in the Alaska House of Representatives District 9 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png George Rauscher 62.82% 4,758
Constitution Pamela Goode 37.18% 2,816
Total Votes 7,574
Source: Alaska Secretary of State


George Rauscher defeated incumbent Jim Colver in the Alaska House of Representatives District 9 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png George Rauscher 52.27% 1,404
Republican Jim Colver Incumbent 47.73% 1,282
Total Votes 2,686

Colver was defeated in part, if not primarily, because he lost the endorsement of Republican leadership. He lost this endorsement because, according to reports, Colver voted "too often" with Democrats in the legislature.

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. Mabel H. Wimmer was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jim Colver defeated District 6 incumbent Eric A. Feige and George Rauscher in the Republican primary. Colver defeated Wimmer and Pamela Goode (Constitution) in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 9, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Colver 58.6% 4,075
Constitution Pamela Goode 26.9% 1,874
Democratic Mabel H. Wimmer 14.5% 1,009
Total Votes 6,958

Alaska House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Colver 47.6% 1,931
Eric A. Feige Incumbent 26.2% 1,064
George Rauscher 26.2% 1,064
Total Votes 4,059

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. Lynn Gattis defeated Mark Ewing in the August 28 Republican primary before defeating Blake A. Merrifield (D) and a write-in candidate in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 9, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Gattis 72.6% 4,759
Democratic Blake A. Merrifield 27% 1,767
Write-in Write-in 0.4% 26
Total Votes 6,552

Alaska House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Gattis 61.4% 1,224
Mark Ewing 38.6% 771
Total Votes 1,995

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 raised a total of $1,251,066. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $46,336 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 9

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $192,845 3 $64,282
2014 $144,486 5 $28,897
2012 $92,903 3 $30,968
2010 $125,714 2 $62,857
2008 $167,179 2 $83,590
2006 $151,362 2 $75,681
2004 $125,044 3 $41,681
2002 $151,082 3 $50,361
2000 $100,451 4 $25,113
Total $1,251,066 27 $46,336