2020 Alaska elections
2020 Alaska elections Turnout 60.67%[1]
Alaska state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Aside from its party-run Democratic presidential primary held on April 10 (not including the Republican Party presidential primary which was cancelled by the state party[2] ), its primary elections were held on August 18, 2020.[3]
In addition to the U.S. presidential race , Alaska voters elected the Class II U.S. Senator from Alaska, its at-large seat to the House of Representatives , 1 of 5 seats on the Alaska Supreme Court , 1 of 3 seats on the Alaska Court of Appeals , all of the seats of the Alaska House of Representatives , and 11 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate . There were also two ballot measures which were voted on.[3]
To vote by mail , registered Alaska voters had to request a ballot by October 24, 2020.[4]
Federal offices
President of the United States
Alaska has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College .
United States Class II Senate Seat
United States House of Representatives
State offices
State judiciary
Incumbent Susan M. Carney was reelected for a 10-year term in the state Supreme Court. She was appointed by Governor Bill Walker.[6]
Incumbent Tracey Wollenberg was also reelected for her seat in the state Court of Appeals. She was appointed by Bill Walker.[7]
State legislature
All 40 seats of the Alaska House of Representatives and 11 of 20 seats of the Alaska Senate were up for election. The outcome of this election could affect partisan balance during post-census congressional redistricting .[8]
State senate
Before the election the composition of the Alaska Senate was:
Party
# of seats
Majority caucus
14
Republican
13
Democratic
1
Minority caucus
6
Democratic
6
Total
20 [a]
The composition of the Alaska Senate remained the same after the election. Two Republicans lost reelection.
House of Representatives
Before the election the composition of the Alaska State House was:
Party
# of seats
Majority caucus
23
Democratic
15
Republican
5
Independent
2
Minority caucus
16
Republican
16
Non-caucusing (Republican)
1
Total
40 [b]
After the election the composition of the Alaska State House was:
Party
# of seats
Majority caucus
22
Democratic
15
Republican
4
Independent
2
Minority caucus
18
Republican
18
Non-caucusing (Republican)
1
Total
40 [c]
Ballot measures
Measure 1
The North Slope Oil Production Tax Increase Initiative would increase taxation on production of oil in the North Slope in fields which have already produced at least 400 million barrels of oil and produced at least 40,000 barrels in the last year.[9]
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[d]
Margin of error
For Ballot Measure 1
Against Ballot Measure 1
Undecided
Alaska Survey Research
September 26 – October 4, 2020
696 (LV)
–
36%
40%
24%
Results
Ballot Measure 1
Choice
Votes
%
No
199,667
57.86
Yes
145,392
42.14
Measure 2
The Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting and Campaign Finance Laws Initiative, would mandate the following changes to the state's election policies: increasing disclosure requirements for "dark money " political contributions of greater than $2000 which themselves are derived from donations to the donors, replacing all partisan primaries with one open primary ballot (and allowing the top four vote-getters to proceed to the general election) and implementing ranked-choice voting in all general elections.[10]
Polling
Results
Ballot Measure 2
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
174,032
50.55
No
170,251
49.45
See also
Notes
^ Including 1 vacancy
^ Including 1 vacancy
^ Including 1 vacancy
^ a b Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
Partisan clients
^ This poll's sponsor, Alaskans for Better Elections, endorsed the measure prior to the poll's sampling period
References
^ a b c "2020 GENERAL ELECTION Election Summary Report - Official Results" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections . Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
^ Cole, Devan. "Alaska GOP cancels its 2020 presidential primary in show of support for Trump" . CNN . Retrieved October 1, 2020 .
^ a b "Alaska elections, 2020" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved October 2, 2020 .
^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts" , Wired.com , archived from the original on October 6, 2020
^ "Alaska Certificate of Ascertainment" (PDF) . National Archives. Retrieved December 10, 2020 .
^ "Susan M. Carney" . Alaska Judicial Council . Retrieved October 1, 2020 .
^ "Tracey Wollenberg" . Alaska Judicial Council . Retrieved October 1, 2020 .
^ Wendy Underhill; Ben Williams (December 4, 2019), "Election Dates for Legislators and Governors Who Will Do Redistricting" , Ncsl.org , Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures
^ "Alaska North Slope Oil Production Tax Increase Initiative" . Vote Smart . Retrieved October 5, 2020 .
^ Resneck, Jacob (September 22, 2020). "Measure 2 seeks to open primaries to all, restrict 'dark money' in Alaska elections" . KTOO . Retrieved October 2, 2020 .
^ "Covered Areas for Voting Rights Bilingual Election Materials—2015" , Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203 , Federal Register , retrieved October 13, 2020 , A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016
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