Alaska's D State Senate district
Alaska's D State Senate district
Jesse Bjorkman R –Nikiski
since 2023
Population 36,936
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 .
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 .
Election results (2022 boundaries) 2024 Nonpartisan primary 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
General election Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 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 holdCoalition hold
2022 Nonpartisan primary Party Candidate Votes % 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
General election Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 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
Election results (2013 boundaries) Map of District D of the Alaska Senate from 2013 to 2022 2020 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican David S. Wilson (incumbent)1,734 33.9 Republican Stephen Wright 1,325 25.9 Republican Loy "Santa" Thurman 1,134 22.2 Republican Bee Rupright 469 9.2 Republican Chandra McCain-Finch 340 6.7 Republican Huhnkie Lee 110 2.2 Total votes 5,112 100.0
Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Independent Thomas Lamb 1,329 100.0 Total votes 1,329 100.0
General election Party Candidate Votes % Republican David S. Wilson (incumbent)12,600 69.2 Nonpartisan James D. "Dan" Mayfield 2,618 14.4 Democratic Thomas Lamb 2,613 14.3 Write-in Write-ins 386 2.1 Total votes 18,217 100.0 Republican hold
2016 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican David S. Wilson 1,748 51.78 Republican Lynn Gattis 1,628 51.78 Total votes 3,376 100
General election Party Candidate Votes % Republican David S. Wilson 11,689 96.44 Write-ins Write-ins 431 3.56 Total votes 12,120 100 Republican hold
Election results (2012 boundaries) Map of District D of the Alaska Senate from 2012 to 2013 2012 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mike Dunleavy 2,802 57.42 Republican Linda Menard (incumbent)2,078 42.58 Total votes 4,880 100
General election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mike Dunleavy 11,724 94.24 Write-ins Write-ins 716 5.76 Total votes 12,440 100 Republican hold
