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Alaska, State Senate, District C

Alaska State Senate District C
Current incumbentClick Bishop Republican Party
Population28,081
Race50.7% White, 39.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 7.3% Two or More Races, 1.3% Asian, 0.5% Other, 0.4% Black, 0.2% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity97.6% Not Hispanic, 2.4% Hispanic
Voting age74.5% age 18 and over

Alaska's third state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Click Bishop.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 28,081 civilians reside within Alaska's third state senate district. Alaska state senators represent an average of 35,512 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 31,347 residents.

About the office

Members of the Alaska State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Half of the senate is up for re-election every two years. All seats are up for election after redistricting occurs. Up until 1992, members of the Senate and House were elected to both single-member and multi-member districts. Since then, all Alaska legislators have been elected into single-member districts. The terms of Alaska legislators begin on the 4th Monday of the January following a November election.

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 senator shall be at least twenty-five 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 senate, the Governor 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 schedule to convene.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Alaska State Senate 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 State Senate District C

Incumbent Clark "Click" Bishop (R) won election in the general election for Alaska State Senate District C on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Clark "Click" Bishop (R)
92.1
10,030
Other/Write-in votes
7.9
866

Total votes: 10,896
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District C

Incumbent Clark "Click" Bishop advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District C on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Clark "Click" Bishop (R)
100
2,477

Total votes: 2,477
(98.00% precincts reporting)

2014

Elections for the Alaska State Senate 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. Dorothy J. Shockley was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Click Bishop was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bishop defeated Shockley in the general election. Mike Miller (R) withdrew before the primary.

Alaska State Senate, District C, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngClick Bishop Incumbent 64.4% 8,424
Democratic Dorothy J. Shockley 35.6% 4,659
Total Votes 13,083

2012

Elections for the office of Alaska State Senate 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. Click Bishop defeated Anne Sudkamp (D) in the general election. He defeated Ralph Seekins and David Eastman in the August 28 Republican primary. Sudkamp ran unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary.

Alaska State Senate, District 3 (C), General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngClick Bishop 71.2% 10,051
Democratic Anne Sudkamp 28.8% 4,074
Total Votes 14,125

Alaska State Senate, District 3 (C) Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngClick Bishop 47.1% 2,679
Ralph Seekins 31.1% 1,768
David Eastman 21.9% 1,246
Total Votes 5,693

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Alaska State Senate District C raised a total of $803,019. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $44,612 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska State Senate District C

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $152,417 2 $76,209
2012 $255,026 4 $63,757
2008 $38,765 2 $19,383
2004 $123,467 3 $41,156
2002 $94,149 2 $47,075
2000 $139,195 5 $27,839
Total $803,019 18 $44,612