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Alaska, State House, District 11

Alaska House of Representatives District 11
Current incumbentDeLena Johnson Republican Party

Alaska’s eleventh state house district is represented by Republican Representative DeLena Johnson.

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 11

Incumbent DeLena Johnson (R) defeated Eileen Patterson (D) in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

DeLena Johnson (R)
71.8
5,739

Eileen Patterson (D)
27.7
2,217
Other/Write-in votes
0.5
42

Total votes: 7,998
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 11

Eileen Patterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 11 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Eileen Patterson (D)
100
610

Total votes: 610
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 11

Incumbent DeLena Johnson defeated Edna Devries in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 11 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

DeLena Johnson (R)
59.1
1,695

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Edna Devries (R)
40.9
1,172

Total votes: 2,867

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 Shelley Hughes (R) did not seek re-election.

DeLena Johnson defeated Bert Verrall in the Alaska House of Representatives District 11 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 11 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png DeLena Johnson 68.21% 5,752
Independent Bert Verrall 31.79% 2,681
Total Votes 8,433
Source: Alaska Secretary of State


DeLena Johnson defeated Richard W. Best in the Alaska House of Representatives District 11 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png DeLena Johnson 55.98% 1,288
Republican Richard W. Best 44.02% 1,013
Total Votes 2,301

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. Pete P. LaFrance was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while District 8 incumbent Shelley Hughes was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hughes defeated LaFrance in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 11, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Hughes Incumbent 69.8% 5,268
Democratic Pete P. LaFrance 30.2% 2,275
Total Votes 7,543

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 Bill Stoltze defeated Thomas Connelly in the August 28 Republican primary before winning against a write-in candidate in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 11, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Stoltze Incumbent 96.3% 6,754
Write-in Write-in 3.7% 260
Total Votes 7,014

Alaska House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Stoltze Incumbent 82.2% 1,852
Thomas Connelly 17.8% 400
Total Votes 2,252

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 11 raised a total of $558,891. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $31,050 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 11

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $121,095 3 $40,365
2014 $100,517 2 $50,259
2012 $96,871 2 $48,436
2010 $26,241 2 $13,121
2008 $23,758 2 $11,879
2006 $50,222 2 $25,111
2004 $18,567 1 $18,567
2002 $52,608 2 $26,304
2000 $69,012 2 $34,506
Total $558,891 18 $31,050