All races: Final 2016 primary election results
Published 8:04 am Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Following are the results of the Aug. 16 statewide primary elections. The primary election selects one candidate from each party for November’s general election. Independent candidates do not participate in the primary. All results were certified Sept. 6, but a recount is expected in House District 40. Incumbents’ names are in bold.
Statewide turnout: 88,817 of 515,714 registered voters (17.22%)
U.S. Senate (Republican)
Lisa Murkowski — 71.52%
Bob Lochner — 15.34%
Paul Kendall — 7.73%
Thomas Lamb — 5.42%
U.S. Senate (Democratic)
Ray Metcalfe — 50.06%
Edgar Blatchford — 33.17%
U.S. Senate (Libertarian)
Cean Stevens — WINNER (uncontested)
U.S. House (Republican)
Don Young — 71.52%
Stephen Wright — 18.69%
Gerald Heikes — 5.17%
Jesse Tingley — 4.63%
U.S. House (Democratic)
Steve Lindbeck — 55.58%
Lynette Hinz — 16.76%
William Hibler — 9.54%
U.S. House (Libertarian)
Jim McDermott — 12.94%
Jon Watts — 5.17%
Senate B
John Coghill, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Luke Hopkins, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Senate D
David Wilson, R — 51.78% (WINNER)
Lynn Gattis, R — 48.22%
Senate F
Shelley Hughes, R — 48.09% (WINNER)
Adam Crum, R — 41.47%
Steve St. Clair, R — 10.45%
Samantha Laudert-Rogers, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Tim Hale, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
Senate H
Kevin Kastner, R — WINNER (uncontested)
Bill Wielechowski, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Senate J
Tom Begich, D — 62.46% (WINNER)
Ed Wesley, D — 37.54%
Senate L
Natasha Von Imhof, R — 47.32% (WINNER)
Craig Johnson, R — 30.19%
Jeff Landfield, R — 22.49%
Forrest McDonald, D — 63.39% (WINNER)
Roselynn Cacy, D — 36.61%
Tom Johnson, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
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 — 59.82% (WINNER)
Ryan Smith, R — 40.18%
Justin Pratt, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
House 7
Sherie Olson, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, R — 57.44% (WINNER)
Brandon Montano, R — 42.56%
House 8
Gregory Jones, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Mark Neuman, R — 63.46% (WINNER)
Mike Alexander, R — 36.54%
House 9
George Rauscher, R — 52.27% (WINNER)
Jim Colver, R — 47.73%
Pamela Goode, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
House 10
Christian Hartley, D — WINNER (uncontested)
David Eastman, R — 45.11% (WINNER)
Wes Keller, R — 34.22%
Steve Menard, R — 16.06%
Andrew Wright, R — 4.61%
House 11
Delena Johnson, R — 55.98% (WINNER)
Richard Best, R — 44.02%
Bert Verrall, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
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 — 72.74% (WINNER)
Myranda Walso, R — 27.26%
House 14
Lora Reinbold, R — 55.68% (WINNER)
Crystal Kennedy, R — 44.32%
Joe Hackenmueller, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
House 15
Patrick McCormack, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Gabrielle LeDoux, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 16
Ivy Spohnholz, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Don Hadley, R — 65.92% (WINNER)
Lisa Vaught, R — 34.08%
Ian Sharrock, I — Will appear on general election ballot.
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 — 62.94% (WINNER)
David Nees, R — 37.06%
Dustin Darden, AIP — WINNER (uncontested)
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 — 59.23% (WINNER)
Bob Lynn, R — 40.77%
House 27
Harry Crawford, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Lance Pruitt, R — 73.86% (WINNER)
John Zebutis, R — 26.14%
House 28
Shirley Cote, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Jennifer Johnston, R — 57.32% (WINNER)
Ross Bieling, R — 42.68%
House 29
Mike Chenault, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 30
Shauna Thornton, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Gary Knopp, R — 43.14% (WINNER)
Rick Koch, R — 28.26%
Keith Baxter, R — 15.22%
Kelly Wolf, R — 13.38%
J.R. Myers, Constitution — WINNER (uncontested)
House 31
Paul Seaton, R — 48.13% (WINNER)
Bear Cox, R — 27.32%
Mary Wythe, R — 24.55%
House 32
Brent Watkins, D — WINNER (uncontested)
Louise Stutes, R — WINNER (uncontested)
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)
Kenneth Shaw, Constitution — WINNER (uncontested)
House 37
Bryce Edgmon, D — WINNER (uncontested)
William Weatherby, R — WINNER (uncontested)
House 38
Zach Fansler, D — 57.32% (WINNER)
Bob Herron, D — 42.68%
House 39
Neal Foster, D — WINNER (uncontested)
House 40
Dean Westlake, D — 50.12% (WINNER)
Benjamin Nageak, D — 49.88%
* Incumbents’ names in bold.
