2016 Alaska Senate election

2016 Alaska Senate election
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10 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate; 11 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Democratic hold Republican hold ; No election
President pro tempore before election; Peter Micciche; Republican	President pro tempore-designate ; Peter Micciche; Republican

The 2016 Alaska Senate election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on August 16, 2016. Voters in the 10 districts of the Alaska Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state assembly.

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In Alaska, congressional and state-level elections use a top-four primary system. This means all candidates compete in one primary election, and the four who receive the most votes — no matter their political party — move on to the general election.^[1]

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2016 Alaska Senate election General election — November 8, 2016
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Contested	Before	After	+/–
	Republican	80,123	59.96%	7	7	14	14
	Democratic	36,138	27.05%	3	3	6	6
	Independent	14,610	10.93%	0	3	0	0
	Write-ins	2,749	2.05%	0	10	0	0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Coghill (incumbent)	8,429	52.96%
	Democratic	Luke Hopkins	7,336	46.09%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	151	0.95%
Total votes			15,916	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David S. Wilson	11,689	96.44%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	431	3.56%
Total votes			12,120	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Hughes	12,284	71.73%
	Independent	Tim Hale	4,750	27.74%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	92	0.54%
Total votes			17,126	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Wielechowski (incumbent)	6,125	56.56%
	Republican	Kevin D. Kastner	4,674	43.16%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	30	0.28%
Total votes			10,829	100%

2016 Alaska Senate election

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Begich (incumbent)	8,103	93.49%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	564	6.51%
Total votes			8,667	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Natasha von Imhof	7,645	51.81%
	Democratic	Forrest J. McDonald	5,971	40.46%
	Independent	Tom Johnson	1,088	7.37%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	53	0.36%
Total votes			14,757	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy Giessel (incumbent)	9,570	51.90%
	Independent	Vince Beltrami	8,772	47.57%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	98	0.53%
Total votes			18,440	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Stevens (incumbent)	12,950	96.40%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	484	3.60%
Total votes			13,434	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Stedman (incumbent)	12,882	95.73%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	574	4.27%
Total votes			13,456	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donny Olson (incumbent)	8,603	96.94%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	272	3.06%
Total votes			8,875	100%