2014 Alaska Senate election

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2014 Alaska Senate election
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  2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016  

14 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Senator John Coghill.jpg Hollis French (cropped).png
Leader John Coghill Hollis French
(Retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 15, 2013January 15, 2013
Leader's seatDistrict ODistrict I
Seats before137
Seats after146
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote98,15377,108
Percentage59.96%27.05%

2014 Alaska State Senate election.svg
Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election

President pro tempore before election

Peter Micciche
Republican

President pro tempore-designate

Peter Micciche
Republican

The 2014 Alaska Senate elections were held on Friday, November 4, 2014, with the primary elections on August 19, 2014. Voters in 14 districts of the Alaska Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for the state assembly.

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Overview

2014 Alaska Senate elections
General election — November 4, 2014
PartyVotesPercentageNot upContestedBeforeAfter+/–
Republican 98,15352.90%591314Increase2.svg 1
Democratic 77,10841.56%2576Decrease2.svg 1
Independent 8,3294.49%0200Steady2.svg
Write-ins 1,9451.05%01400Steady2.svg

Results

District A

2014 Alaska Senate district A election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Kelly 5,393 60.42%
Democratic Tamara Kruse Roselius3,48439.03%
Write-insWrite-ins490.55%
Total votes8,926 100%

District C

2014 Alaska Senate district C election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Click Bishop (incumbent) 8,424 64.01%
Democratic Dorothy J. Shockley4,65935.40%
Write-insWrite-ins770.59%
Total votes13,160 100%

District E

2014 Alaska Senate district E election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Dunleavy 9,058 64.65%
Independent Warren Keogh4,88834.89%
Write-insWrite-ins650.46%
Total votes14,011 100%

District F

2014 Alaska Senate district F election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Stoltze 11,338 73.08%
Democratic Patricia R. Chesbro4,11726.54%
Write-insWrite-ins590.38%
Total votes15,514 100%

District G

2014 Alaska Senate district G election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Anna Fairclough (incumbent) 9,897 77.10%
Democratic Jim Arlington2,87822.42%
Write-insWrite-ins610.48%
Total votes12,836 100%

District I

2014 Alaska Senate district I election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Berta Gardner 8,769 92.76%
Write-insWrite-ins6847.24%
Total votes9,453 100%

District K

2014 Alaska Senate district K election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mia Costello 8,529 56.50%
Democratic Clare Ross6,53143.26%
Write-insWrite-ins360.24%
Total votes15,096 100%

District M

2014 Alaska Senate district M election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Meyer (incumbent) 9,909 69.71%
Democratic Felix E. Rivera4,23929.82%
Write-insWrite-ins660.46%
Total votes14,214 100%

District N

2014 Alaska Senate district N election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cathy Giessel (incumbent) 9,657 54.70%
Democratic Harry Crawford 7,93844.97%
Write-insWrite-ins580.33%
Total votes17,653 100%

District O

2014 Alaska Senate district O election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Peter Micciche (incumbent) 11,306 76.22%
Independent Eric D. Treider3,44123.20%
Write-insWrite-ins860.58%
Total votes14,833 100%

District P

2014 Alaska Senate district P election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gary Stevens (incumbent) 9,889 71.57%
Democratic Robert "Moose" Henrichs3,86627.98%
Write-insWrite-ins620.45%
Total votes13,817 100%

District Q

2014 Alaska Senate district Q election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dennis Egan (incumbent) 12,521 72.14%
Republican Tom Williams4,75327.38%
Write-insWrite-ins830.48%
Total votes17,357 100%

District S

2014 Alaska Senate district S election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lyman Hoffman (incumbent) 8,727 96.28%
Write-insWrite-ins3373.72%
Total votes9,064 100%

District T

2014 Alaska Senate district T election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donny Olson (incumbent) 9,379 97.69%
Write-insWrite-ins2222.31%
Total votes9,601 100%

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