Tag: alaska
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On this day in 1956, Alaska voters passed the Tennessee Plan to gain statehood. How is that plan being used today?
On April 24, 1956, Alaska voters passed Proposition 2, otherwise known as the Tennessee Plan Measure, which led to Alaska’s statehood. The measure was approved with 61% of voters supporting the proposition and 39% of voters rejecting it. The Tennessee Plan refers to the strategy of a territory electing senators and representatives to send to…
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Alaska voters may decide on campaign finance and ranked-choice voting repeal ballot initiatives in 2026
Alaska voters may decide on two citizen-initiated measures in 2026—one measure that would enact new campaign finance limits, and another that would repeal top-four ranked choice voting in the state. Both measures are citizen-initiated ballot measures, meaning they were proposed by citizens rather than the state legislature. In Alaska, citizens have the power to initiate…
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All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives are up for election this year
Elections for all 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives are taking place on Nov. 5, 2024. Ballotpedia identified elections in 15 districts as battleground elections. Members of the Alaska House have formed multipartisan majority coalitions including both Democrats and Republicans after every election since 2016. Although Republicans won a majority of seats in…
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Eight presidential tickets will appear on the ballot in Alaska this November
Alaska’s Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature eight presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: Alaska is one of two states, along with Maine, that will use ranked-choice voting in the 2024 presidential election. Jill Stein is the Green Party’s presidential nominee, but will appear on Alaska’s ballot as Undeclared. Robert F.…
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Incumbent Mary Peltola (D), Eric Hafner (D), Nicholas Begich (R), and John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party) are running in the general election for U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska
Incumbent Mary Peltola (D), Eric Hafner (D), Nicholas Begich (R), and John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party) are running in the general election for U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska on Nov. 5, 2024. Peltola and Begich lead in polling, fundraising, and local media attention. Peltola defeated Begich and Sarah Palin (R) in a special election…
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General elections for half of the Alaska Senate’s twenty seats will take place in November
General elections for the Alaska state Senate will take place on Nov. 5, 2024. Ten of the chamber’s 20 seats are up for election. Senators serve four-year terms, and half of the Senate is up for election every two years. Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats hold five and Republicans hold five.…
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Voters in Juneau, Alaska, to decide on initiative banning cruise ships on Saturdays and July 4
Voters in Juneau, Alaska, will decide on three ballot measures on Oct. 1, including two bond measures and an initiative that would ban cruise ships in the city on Saturdays. Proposition 2, an initiative sponsored by Ship-Free Saturdays, would ban cruise ships with 250 passengers or more from docking, mooring, or disembarking passengers in Juneau…
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Alaska has two contested top-four state legislative primaries in 2024. Here is a closer look
Alaska has two contested top-four state legislative primaries on August 20, 2024. This is the second state legislative primary since Alaska voters approved a ballot measure to establish a top-four primary system in 2020. Under the system, the top four vote-getters in the primary, regardless of partisan affiliation, advance to the general election. The state’s…
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Twelve candidates are running for Alaska’s At-Large U.S. House district this year—the second-most in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Alaska was June 1, 2024. Twelve candidates are running for Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District, including two Democrats, four Republicans, two non-major party candidates, three nonpartisan candidates, and one undeclared candidate. Twenty-two candidates ran in 2022, six candidates ran in 2020, and seven ran in 2018.…
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Suzanne LaFrance defeated incumbent David Bronson in the nonpartisan general runoff election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
Suzanne LaFrance won the nonpartisan general runoff election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 14, 2024. LaFrance defeated incumbent David Bronson, 53.5% to 46.5%. Bronson and LaFrance advanced to the runoff from the nonpartisan general election on April 2. LaFrance received 36.3% of the vote and Bronson received 35.0%. The two advanced to a…