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Alaska, State House, District 30

Alaska House of Representatives District 30
Current incumbentGary A. Knopp Republican Party

Alaska’s thirtieth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Gary A. Knopp.

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 30

Incumbent Gary A. Knopp (R) won election in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gary A. Knopp (R)
93.8
6,187
Other/Write-in votes
6.2
407

Total votes: 6,594
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Gary A. Knopp advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 30 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gary A. Knopp (R)
100
2,332

Total votes: 2,332

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 Kurt Olson (R) did not seek re-election.

Gary A. Knopp defeated Shauna Thornton, Daniel Lynch and J.R. Myers in the Alaska House of Representatives District 30 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gary A. Knopp 65.51% 5,346
Democratic Shauna Thornton 22.89% 1,868
Independent Daniel Lynch 5.80% 473
Constitution J.R. Myers 5.80% 473
Total Votes 8,160
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Shauna Thornton ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 30 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Shauna Thornton (unopposed)

Gary A. Knopp defeated Keith D. Baxter, Rick R. Koch and Kelly J. Wolf in the Alaska House of Representatives District 30 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gary A. Knopp 43.14% 887
Republican Keith D. Baxter 15.22% 313
Republican Rick R. Koch 28.26% 581
Republican Kelly J. Wolf 13.38% 275
Total Votes 2,056

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. Shauna L. Thornton was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while District 29 incumbent Kurt E. Olson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Olson defeated Thornton in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKurt E. Olson Incumbent 73.1% 5,285
Democratic Shauna L. Thornton 26.9% 1,940
Total Votes 7,225

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 Paul Seaton defeated Jon Faulkner in the August 28 Republican primary before defeating Elizabeth Diament (D) in the general election. Diament ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Seaton Incumbent 71.8% 6,287
Democratic Elizabeth R. Diament 27.5% 2,413
Total Votes 8,762

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Seaton Incumbent 54.8% 2,044
Jon Faulkner 45.2% 1,686
Total Votes 3,730

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 30 raised a total of $742,675. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $32,290 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 30

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $101,714 7 $14,531
2014 $54,869 2 $27,435
2012 $64,805 3 $21,602
2010 $102,112 3 $34,037
2008 $147,466 3 $49,155
2006 $81,210 1 $81,210
2004 $90,749 2 $45,375
2002 $45,375 1 $45,375
2000 $54,375 1 $54,375
Total $742,675 23 $32,290