Election Name: | 2020 Alaska elections |
Country: | Alaska |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 Alaska elections |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
Next Election: | 2022 Alaska elections |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Turnout: | 60.67%[1] |
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[2]), its primary elections were held on August 18, 2020.[3]
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, 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. There were also two ballot measures which were voted on.[3]
To vote by mail, registered Alaska voters had to request a ballot by October 24, 2020.
See main article: 2020 United States presidential election in Alaska.
See also: 2020 Alaska Democratic presidential primary. Alaska has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
See main article: 2020 United States Senate election in Alaska.
See main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska.
Incumbent Susan M. Carney was reelected for a 10-year term in the state Supreme Court. She was appointed by Governor Bill Walker.[4]
Incumbent Tracey Wollenberg was also reelected for her seat in the state Court of Appeals. She was appointed by Bill Walker.[5]
All 40 seats of the Alaska House of Representatives and 11 of 20 seats of the Alaska Senate were up for election. The outcome of this election could affect partisan balance during post-census congressional redistricting.
See main article: 2020 Alaska Senate election. Before the election the composition of the Alaska Senate was:
Party |
| ||
---|---|---|---|
Majority caucus | 14 | ||
Minority caucus | 6 | ||
Total | 20 | ||
See main article: 2020 Alaska House of Representatives election.
Before the election the composition of the Alaska State House was:
Party |
| ||
---|---|---|---|
Majority caucus | 23 | ||
Minority caucus | 16 | ||
Non-caucusing (Republican) | 1 | ||
Total | 40 | ||
Party |
| ||
---|---|---|---|
Majority caucus | 22 | ||
Minority caucus | 18 | ||
Non-caucusing (Republican) | 1 | ||
Total | 40 | ||
The North Slope Oil Production Tax Increase Initiative would increase taxation on production of oil in the North Slope in fields which have already produced at least 400 million barrels of oil and produced at least 40,000 barrels in the last year.[6]
See main article: 2020 Alaska 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.[7]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | For Ballot Measure 2 | Against Ballot Measure 2 | Undecided | |
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Alaska Survey Research | September 26 – October 4, 2020 | 696 (LV) | – | 51% | 30% | 19% | |
Mercury Analytics/Claster Consulting /Alaskans for Better Elections | September 22–27, 2020 | 803 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 59% | 17% | 24% |