Former Alaska House Rep. Bart LeBon of Fairbanks narrowly lost to Maxine Dibert in 2022, but is looking for a rematch in this year’s election. He filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission as a candidate on Tuesday, although his paperwork is not yet showing at the Division of Elections, another step candidates must take to get on the ballot.
LeBon is a Republican, Dibert is a Democrat.
LeBon originally won a seat in the Alaska House in 2018, when then-Rep. Scott Kawasaki ran for Senate. The former banker won by one vote against Kathryn Dodge, a Democrat.
He defended his seat in 2020 in what was the largest red wave in Alaska election history, but lost to Dibert in 2022 by 23 votes.
It was known as District 1 until redistricting in 2020. The district is now known as D-31. This western part of Fairbanks is considered a swing district, with boundary similar to what they were before redistricting.
