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2012 Alaska Senate election

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19 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Coghill Johnny Ellis
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 15, 2013 January 15, 2013
Leader's seat District A
(redistricted)
District I
(redistricted)
Seats before 10 10
Seats after 13 7
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Note: the Democratic gain was through redistricting - no election took place in district P

President pro tempore before election

Gary Stevens
Republican

President pro tempore-designate

Charlie Huggins
Republican

The 2014 Alaska Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, with the primary elections on August 28, 2012. 19 of the 20 districts of the Alaska Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, the Senate was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with 6 Republicans joining the Democrats in coalition.[1] Following redistricting, the Republican Party gained 3 seats to take control of the Senate.

Overview

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2014 Alaska Senate elections
General election — November 4, 2014
Party Votes Percentage Not up Contested Before After +/–
Republican 0 10 13 Increase 3
Democratic 1 10 7 Decrease 3
Independent 8,329 4.49% 0 0 0 Steady
Write-ins 0 19 0 0 Steady

Results

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District ADistrict BDistrict CDistrict DDistrict EDistrict FDistrict GDistrict HDistrict IDistrict J
District KDistrict LDistrict MDistrict NDistrict ODistrict QDistrict RDistrict S

District A

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2014 Alaska Senate district A election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete Kelly 5,393 60.42%
Democratic Tamara Kruse Roselius 3,484 39.03%
Write-ins Write-ins 49 0.55%
Total votes 8,926 100%
  1. ^ "Redistricting could lead to shift in Legislature control". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Alaska Election Summary" (PDF).