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Alaska, State House, District 19

Alaska House of Representatives District 19
Current incumbentGeran Tarr Democratic Party

Alaska’s nineteenth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Geran Tarr.

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 19

Incumbent Geran Tarr (D) defeated Cean Stevens (L) in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Geran Tarr (D)
66.8
2,531

Cean Stevens (L)
32.0
1,211
Other/Write-in votes
1.2
46

Total votes: 3,788
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Geran Tarr advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 19 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Geran Tarr (D)
100
744

Total votes: 744
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 19

Cean Stevens advanced from the Libertarian primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 19 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Cean Stevens (L)
100
113

Total votes: 113

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 Geran Tarr ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 19 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 19 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Geran Tarr Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Incumbent Geran Tarr ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 19 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Geran Tarr 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 17 incumbent Geran Tarr was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Cean Stevens (L) in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 19, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGeran Tarr Incumbent 63.5% 2,545
Libertarian Cean Stevens 36.5% 1,461
Total Votes 4,006

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 Lindsey Holmes defeated Anand Dubey (R). Neither Holmes nor Dubey faced opposition in the primary elections.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 19, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLindsey Holmes Incumbent 55.1% 4,199
Republican Anand Dubey 44.9% 3,419
Total Votes 7,618

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 19 raised a total of $1,156,476. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $57,824 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 19

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $15,839 1 $15,839
2014 $56,337 2 $28,169
2012 $137,154 2 $68,577
2010 $278,301 2 $139,151
2008 $111,075 2 $55,538
2006 $51,423 3 $17,141
2004 $196,633 3 $65,544
2002 $185,595 3 $61,865
2000 $124,119 2 $62,060
Total $1,156,476 20 $57,824