Alaska state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Aside from its party-run Democratic presidential primary held on April 10 (not including the
Republican Party presidential primary which was cancelled by the state party), its primary elections were held on August 18, 2020.
In addition to the
U.S. presidential race, Alaska voters elected the Class II U.S. Senator from Alaska, its at-large seat to the
House of Representatives
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, 1 of 5 seats on the
Alaska Supreme Court, 1 of 3 seats on the
Alaska Court of Appeals, all of the seats of the
Alaska House of Representatives, and 11 of 20 seats in the
Alaska Senate
The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or reje ...
. There were also two ballot measures which were voted on.
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To vote by mail, registered Alaska voters had to request a ballot by October 24, 2020.
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Federal offices
President of the United States
Alaska has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College
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.
United States Class II Senate Seat
United States House of Representatives
State offices
State judiciary
Incumbent Susan M. Carney was reelected for a 10-year term in the state Supreme Court. She was appointed by Governor Bill Walker.
Incumbent Tracey Wollenberg was also reelected for her seat in the state Court of Appeals. She was appointed by Bill Walker.
State legislature
All 40 seats of the Alaska House of Representatives and 11 of 20 seats of the Alaska Senate
The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or reje ...
were up for election. The outcome of this election could affect partisan balance during post-census
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congressional redistricting
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.
State senate
Before the election the composition of the Alaska Senate was:
The composition of the Alaska Senate remained the same after the election. Two Republicans lost reelection.
House of Representatives
Before the election the composition of the Alaska State House was:
After the election the composition of the Alaska State House was:
Ballot measures
Measure 1
The North Slope Oil Production Tax Increase Initiative would increase taxation on production of oil in the North Slope in fields
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Music
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which have already produced at least 400 million barrels of oil and produced at least 40,000 barrels in the last year.
Polling
Results
Measure 2
The Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting and Campaign Finance Laws Initiative, would mandate the following changes to the state's election policies: increasing disclosure requirements for " dark money" political contributions of greater than $2000 which themselves are derived from donations to the donors, replacing all partisan primaries with one open primary ballot (and allowing the top four vote-getters to proceed to the general election) and implementing ranked-choice voting in all general elections.
Polling
Results
See also
* Bilingual elections requirement for Alaska (per Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006)
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links
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