Ken McCarty
American politician (born 1958)
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Kennith Earl McCarty (born 1958) is an American Republican politician from Alaska. He represented District 13 as a Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.[1]
Preceded bySharon Jackson
Succeeded byAndy Josephson (redistricting)
Constituency13th district
BornKennith Earl McCarty
1958 (age 67–68)
1958 (age 67–68)
Ken McCarty | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
| In office January 19, 2021 – January 17, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sharon Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Andy Josephson (redistricting) |
| Constituency | 13th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kennith Earl McCarty 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Biola University Western Seminary |
| Occupation | Marital therapist |
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition Republican | Kelly Merrick (incumbent) | 2,332 | 33.9 | |
| Republican | Jared Goecker | 2,247 | 32.7 | |
| Democratic | Lee Hammermeister | 1,003 | 14.6 | |
| Republican | Ken McCarty (withdrew) | 779 | 11.3 | |
| Republican | Sharon Jackson (withdrew) | 513 | 7.5 | |
| Total votes | 6,874 | 100.0 | ||
After the primary, McCarty withdrew from the race and endorsed Goecker. This would normally mean that Jackson, the fifth place finisher, would move up, but she also withdrew and endorsed Goecker.[2]
| Party | Candidate | First choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | ||||||
| Coalition Republican | Kelly Merrick | 9,050 | 46.3% | +42 | 9,092 | 46.5% | +800 | 9,892 | 55.5% | ||||
| Republican | Jared Goecker | 7,685 | 39.3% | +13 | 7,698 | 39.4% | +241 | 7,939 | 44.5% | ||||
| Democratic | Lee Hammermeister | 2,754 | 14.1% | +16 | 2,770 | 14.2% | -2,770 | Eliminated | |||||
| Write-in | 51 | 0.3% | -51 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Total votes | 19,540 | 19,560 | 17,831 | ||||||||||
| Blank or inactive ballots | 780 | +1,729 | 2,509 | ||||||||||
| Republican hold | |||||||||||||
| Coalition hold | |||||||||||||
