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Alaska's 1st House of Representatives district

Alaska's 1st House of Representatives district is the first of 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives and was created in statehood in 1959. It is currently represented by Republican Bart LeBon.[1] Following redistricting in 2013, the district is currently composed of downtown Fairbanks and has a population of 17,182.[2][3]

Alaska's 1st State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Bart LeBon
R–Fairbanks
since January 15, 2019
Population (2020)17,182

The state legislature underwent redistricting following the 2020 census, which placed the first district in Southeast Alaska, covering the cities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Metlakatla.[4] The new district will come into effect upon the start of the 33rd legislature in 2023.[5]

Results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2014 Senate Begich 49.5% – 44.2%
House Young 50.2% – 39.7%
Governor Walker 50.9% – 42.4%
2016 President Trump 47.9% – 38.8%
Senate Murkowski 46.0% – 28.5%
House Young 47.1% – 37.9%
2018 House Galvin 52.4% – 47.1%
Governor Begich 49.3% – 45.8%
2020 President Trump 47.7% – 47.2%
Senate Sullivan 48.4% – 45.7%
House Galvin 51.3% – 48.4%

List of members

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Multi-member districts (1983–1993)

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Seat A
Representative Party Years of Service Residency Notes Ref
Ron Wendte Democratic 1983 – January 14, 1985 Ketchikan [6]
Robin L. Taylor Republican January 14, 1985 – June 10, 1992 Wrangell Resigned to join the Alaska Senate [7]
Carroll Fader Republican June 10, 1992 – January 11, 1993 Appointed [8]
Seat B
Representative Party Years of Service Residency Notes Ref
Jack McBride Democratic 1983 – April 16, 1984 Ketchikan Died in office [9]
John Sund Democratic April 16, 1984 – January 9, 1989 Ketchikan Appointed [10]
Cheri Davis Republican January 9, 1989 – January 11, 1993 Ketchikan [11]

Single-member districts (1993–present)

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Representative Party Years of Service Residency Notes Ref
Bill K. Williams Democratic January 11, 1993 – January 18, 2005 Saxman Switched party to Republican in 1999 [12]
Jim Elkins Republican January 18, 2005 – January 16, 2007 Ketchikan [13]
Kyle Johansen Republican January 16, 2007 – January 14, 2013 Ketchikan [14]
Doug Isaacson Republican January 14, 2013 – January 20, 2015 North Pole Redistricted to the 3rd district [15]
Scott Kawasaki Democratic January 20, 2015 – January 15, 2019 Fairbanks Redistricted from the 9th district [16]
Bart LeBon Republican January 15, 2019 – present Fairbanks Redistricted to the 31st district [17]

Recent election results

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2014

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Main article: 2014 Alaska House of Representatives election
2014 Alaska's 1st House of Representatives district election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Kawasaki (incumbent) 2,973 54.76
Republican Gregory Don Bringhurst 2,434 44.83
Write-in 22 0.41
Total votes 5,429 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

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Main article: 2016 Alaska House of Representatives election
2016 Alaska's 1st House of Representatives district election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Kawasaki (incumbent) 4,376 90.19
Write-in 476 9.81
Total votes 4,852 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

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Main article: 2018 Alaska House of Representatives election
2018 Alaska's 1st House of Representatives district election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bart LeBon 2,663 49.85
Democratic Kathryn Dodge 2,662 49.83
Write-in 17 0.32
Total votes 5,342 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

After originally being tied, a recount was ordered, which put LeBon ahead by only one vote. Dodge appealed the result to the Alaska Supreme Court.[21] However, the court denied Dodge's appeal, officially making LeBon the winner.[22]

2020

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Main article: 2020 Alaska House of Representatives election
2020 Alaska's 1st House of Representatives district election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bart LeBon (incumbent) 3,769 55.30
Democratic Kathryn Dodge 3,027 44.42
Write-in 19 0.28
Total votes 6,815 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Legislators by District" (PDF). 32nd Alaska State Legislature. January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Community/District List" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. July 14, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Alaska House of Representatives District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "HOUSE AND SENATE DISTRICT DESIGNATIONS" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. May 24, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Bohrer, Becky (May 17, 2022). "Alaska judge orders board adopt interim redistricting map". Associated Press. Alaska Public Media. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Representative Ron Wendte". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Representative Robin Taylor". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Representative Caroll Fader". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Representative Jack McBride". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Representative John Sund". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Representative Cheri Davis". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Representative William Williams". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Representative Jim Elkins". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "Representative Kyle Johansen". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Representative Doug Isaacson". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "Representative Scott Kawasaki". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "Representative Bart LeBon". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "2014 Alaska General Election" (PDF).
  19. ^ "2016 Alaska General Election" (PDF).
  20. ^ "2018 Alaska General Election" (PDF).
  21. ^ Bohrer, Becky (December 5, 2018). "Democrat who lost Alaska House race recount plans appeal". Associated Press.
  22. ^ Ballard, Shannon (January 4, 2019). "Alaska Supreme Court upholds Bart LeBon's 1-vote victory". KTVA.
  23. ^ "2020 Alaska General Election" (PDF).
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