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Alaska, State House, District 10

Alaska House of Representatives District 10
Current incumbentDavid Eastman Republican Party

Alaska’s tenth state house district is represented by Republican Representative David Eastman.

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 10

Incumbent David Eastman (R) defeated Patricia Faye-Brazel (D) and Doyle Holmes (R) in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Eastman (R)
57.4
4,524

Patricia Faye-Brazel (D)
21.9
1,731

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Doyle Holmes (R)
20.5
1,616
Other/Write-in votes
0.2
16

Total votes: 7,887
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 10

Patricia Faye-Brazel defeated Neal Lacy in the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 10 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Patricia Faye-Brazel (D)
55.7
318

Neal Lacy (D)
44.3
253

Total votes: 571
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Eastman advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 10 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Eastman (R)
100
2,347

Total votes: 2,347

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.

David Eastman defeated Patricia Faye-Brazel in the Alaska House of Representatives District 10 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Eastman 74.49% 5,901
Democratic Patricia Faye-Brazel 25.51% 2,021
Total Votes 7,922
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Christian M. Hartley ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 10 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Christian M. Hartley (unopposed)

David Eastman defeated incumbent Wes Keller, Steve Menard and Andrew P. Wright in the Alaska House of Representatives District 10 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Eastman 45.11% 812
Republican Wes Keller Incumbent 34.22% 616
Republican Steve Menard 16.06% 289
Republican Andrew P. Wright 4.61% 83
Total Votes 1,800

Eastman raised significantly more money than Keller, having reported over $21,000 in funds raised to Keller's approximately $5,500. Keller was one of several incumbents defeated in the Alaska primary election.

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. Neal T. Lacy was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while District 7 incumbent Wes Keller was unopposed in the Republican primary. Keller defeated Lacy and Roger Purcell (nonpartisan) in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 10, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWes Keller Incumbent 64.4% 4,475
Democratic Neal T. Lacy 21.2% 1,475
Nonpartisan Roger Purcell 14.4% 998
Total Votes 6,948

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 Mark Neuman defeated Pam Rahn (D) and a write-in candidate in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in the August 28 primary elections.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 10, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Neuman Incumbent 80% 4,755
Democratic Pam Rahn 19.8% 1,179
Write-in Write-in 0.2% 13
Total Votes 5,947

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 10 raised a total of $596,836. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $23,873 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 10

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $62,466 6 $10,411
2014 $37,906 3 $12,635
2012 $27,169 2 $13,585
2010 $130,806 4 $32,702
2008 $138,854 3 $46,285
2006 $40,315 2 $20,158
2004 $120,753 3 $40,251
2002 $7,450 1 $7,450
2000 $31,117 1 $31,117
Total $596,836 25 $23,873