Alaska Senate district D
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Senator
| Jesse Bjorkman R–Nikiski | |
| since 2023 | |
Population36,936[1]
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| Population | 36,936[1] | ||||
Alaska Senate district D is one of 20 districts of the Alaska Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jesse Bjorkman since 2023. District D is located in the Kenai Peninsula and encompasses the entirety of Alaska's 7th House of Representatives district and 8th House of Representatives district, including Kenai and Soldotna.[2]
From 2013 to 2022, the district covered a portion of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley - this area is now encompassed by district N and district O.
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition Republican | Jesse Bjorkman (incumbent) | 2,924 | 44.3 | |
| Republican | Ben Carpenter | 2,660 | 40.3 | |
| Democratic | Tina Wegener | 845 | 12.8 | |
| Independence | Andy Cizek (withdrew) | 172 | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | 6,601 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | First choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||
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| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | ||||||
| Coalition Republican | Jesse Bjorkman | 9,234 | 47.82% | +23 | 9,257 | 47.92% | +545 | 9,802 | 54.71% | ||||
| Republican | Ben Carpenter | 7,848 | 40.64% | +17 | 7,865 | 40.71% | +249 | 8,114 | 45.29% | ||||
| Democratic | Tina Wegener | 2,182 | 11.30% | +14 | 2,196 | 11.37% | -2,196 | Eliminated | |||||
| Write-in | 47 | 0.24% | -47 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Total votes | 19,311 | 19,318 | 17,916 | ||||||||||
| Blank or inactive ballots | 820 | +1,402 | 2,222 | ||||||||||
| Republican hold | |||||||||||||
| Coalition hold | |||||||||||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tuckerman Babcock | 5,157 | 49.3 | |
| Republican | Jesse Bjorkman | 3,754 | 35.9 | |
| Independent | Andy Cizek | 1,543 | 14.8 | |
| Total votes | 10,454 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | First choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
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| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | ||||
| Republican | Jesse Bjorkman | 6,950 | 45.82 | +122 | 7,072 | 46.56 | +532 | 7,604 | 53.56 | ||
| Republican | Tuckerman Babcock | 6,311 | 41.60 | +20 | 6,331 | 41.68 | +263 | 6,594 | 46.44 | ||
| Independent | Andy Cizek | 1,768 | 11.66 | +19 | 1,787 | 11.76 | -1,787 | Eliminated | |||
| Write-in | 140 | 0.92 | -140 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Total votes | 15,169 | 15,190 | 14,198 | ||||||||
| Blank or inactive ballots | 1,046 | +992 | 2,038 | ||||||||
| Republican hold | |||||||||||
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