Statewide races: Full 2016 primary election results
Published 12:27 am Thursday, August 18, 2016
Following are the results of Tuesday’s statewide primary elections. The primary election selects one candidate from each party for November’s general election. Independents do not participate in the primary but are listed here for your convenience. Absentee ballots received before Aug. 12 are included in the results. All results are unofficial until certified by the Alaska Division of Elections in the first week of September. Incumbents’ names are in bold.
U.S. Senate (Republican)
Lisa Murkowski — 71.77%
Bob Lochner — 15.07%
Paul Kendall — 7.76%
Thomas Lamb — 5.40%
441 of 442 precincts reporting
U.S. Senate (Democratic)
Ray Metcalfe — 50.03%
Edgar Blatchford — 33.36%
441 of 442 precincts reporting
U.S. Senate (Libertarian)
Cean Stevens — WINNER (uncontested)
U.S. House (Republican)
Don Young — 71.65%
Stephen Wright — 18.52%
Gerald Heikes — 5.20%
Jesse Tingley — 4.63%
441 of 442 precincts reporting
U.S. House (Democratic)
Steve Lindbeck — 56.30%
Lynette Hinz — 16.29%
William Hibler — 9.49%
441 of 442 precincts reporting
U.S. House (Libertarian)
Jim McDermott — 12.89%
Jon Watts — 5.04%
441 of 442 precincts reporting
Senate B
John Coghill, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Luke Hopkins, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Senate D
David Wilson, R — 52.42% (WINNER)
Lynn Gattis, R — 47.58%
13 of 13 precincts reporting
Senate F
Shelley Hughes, R — 48.05% (WINNER)
Adam Crum, R — 41.53%
Steve St. Clair, R — 10.42%
Samantha Laudert-Rogers, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Tim Hale, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
16 of 16 precincts reporting
Senate H
Kevin Kastner, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Bill Wielechowski, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Senate J
Tom Begich, D — 62.55% (WINNER)
Ed Wesley, D — 37.45%
15 of 15 precincts reporting
Senate L
Natasha Von Imhof, R — 47.57% (WINNER)
Craig Johnson, R — 29.72%
Jeff Landfield, R — 22.70%
Forrest McDonald, D — 63.90% (WINNER)
Roselynn Cacy, D — 36.10%
Tom Johnson, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
3 of 15 precincts reporting
Senate N
Cathy Giessel, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Vince Beltrami, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
Senate P
Gary Stevens, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Carrie Harris, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
Senate R
Bert Stedman, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Senate T
Donny Olson, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 1
Scott Kawasaki, D — WINNER (uncontested)
House 2
Truno Holdaway, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Steve Thompson, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 3
Christina Sinclair, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Tammie Wilson, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Jeanne Olson, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
House 4
David Guttenberg, D — WINNER (uncontested)
House 5
Aaron Lojewski, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Adam Wool, D — WINNER (uncontested)
House 6
Jason Land, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Dave Talerico, R — 60.17% (WINNER)
Ryan Smith, R — 39.83%
Justin Pratt, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
33 of 33 precincts reporting
House 7
Sherie Olson, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, R — 58.10% (WINNER)
Brandon Montano, R — 41.90%
7 of 7 precincts reporting
House 8
Gregory Jones, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Mark Neuman, R — 63.45% (WINNER)
Mike Alexander, R — 36.55%
8 of 8 precincts reporting
House 9
George Rauscher, R — 52.03% (WINNER)
Jim Colver, R — 47.97%
Pamela Goode, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
11 of 11 precincts reporting
House 10
Christian Hartley, D — WINNER (uncontested)
David Eastman, R — 46.38% (WINNER)
Wes Keller, R — 33.35%
Steve Menard, R — 15.7%
Andrew Wright, R — 4.56%
11 of 11 precincts reporting
House 11
Delena Johnson, R — 55.44% (WINNER)
Richard Best, R — 44.56%
Bert Verrall, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
9 of 9 precincts reporting
House 12
Gretchen Wehmhoff, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Cathy Tilton, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Karen Perry, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
House 13
Dan Saddler, R — 72.71% (WINNER)
Myranda Walso, R — 27.29%
6 of 6 precincts reporting
House 14
Lora Reinbold, R — 55.02% (WINNER)
Crystal Kennedy, R — 44.98%
Joe Hackenmueller, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
7 of 7 precincts reporting
House 15
Patrick McCormack, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Gabrielle LeDoux, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 16
Ivy Spohnholz, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Don Hadley, R — 65.79% (WINNER)
Lisa Vaught, R — 34.21%
Ian Sharrock, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
3 of 7 precincts reporting
House 17
Andy Josephson, D — WINNER (uncontested)
House 18
Harriet Drummond, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Mike Gordon, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 19
Geran Tarr, D — WINNER (uncontested)
House 20
Les Gara, D — WINNER (uncontested)
House 21
Matt Claman, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Marilyn Stewart, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 22
Ed Cullinane, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Liz Vazquez, R — 62.43% (WINNER)
David Nees, R — 37.57%
Dustin Darden, AIP — WINNER (uncontested)
Jason Grenn, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
7 of 7 precincts reporting
House 23
Chris Tuck, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Tim Huit, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 24
Sue Levi, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Chuck Kopp, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 25
Pat Higgins, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Charisse Millett, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 26
Bill Goodell, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Chris Birch, R — 58.87% (WINNER)
Bob Lynn, R — 41.13%
8 of 8 precincts reporting
House 27
Harry Crawford, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Lance Pruitt, R — 74.84% (WINNER)
John Zebutis, R — 27.16%
8 of 8 precincts reporting
House 28
Shirley Cote, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Jennifer Johnston, R — 57.32% (WINNER)
Ross Bieling, R — 42.68%
9 of 9 precincts reporting
House 29
Mike Chenault, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 30
Shauna Thornton, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Gary Knopp, R — 42.60% (WINNER)
Rick Koch, R — 28.64%
Keith Baxter, R — 15.58%
Kelly Wolf, R — 13.18%
Daniel Lynch, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
J.R. Myers, Constitution — WINNER (uncontested)
6 of 6 precincts reporting
House 31
Paul Seaton, R — 46.58% (WINNER)
Bear Cox, R — 28.64%
Mary Wythe, R — 24.78%
9 of 9 precincts reporting
House 32
Brent Watkins, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Louise Stutes, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Duncan Fields, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
House 33
Sam Kito, D — WINNER (uncontested)
House 34
Justin Parish, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Cathy Munoz, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 35
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Sheila Finkenbinder, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 36
Bob Sivertsen, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Dan Ortiz, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
Kenneth Shaw, Constitution — WINNER (uncontested)
House 37
Bryce Edgmon, D — WINNER (uncontested)
William Weatherby, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 38
Zach Fansler, D — 56.71% (WINNER)
Bob Herron, D — 43.29%
30 of 31 precincts reporting
House 39
Neal Foster, D — WINNER (uncontested)
House 40
Dean Westlake, D — 51.01% (WINNER)
Benjamin Nageak, D — 48.99%
23 of 23 precincts reporting
