Organized communities around Alaska hold local elections on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The exceptions are Anchorage and the Mat-Su Borough — Anchorage votes in April, and Mat-Su has moved to align with the November General Election.
People from all walks of life have stepped up to serve their communities. Here’s a sampling of some of the people on the ballots the top seats (mayoral and assembly/council) that are open in their communities:
Aleutians East Borough
Assembly Seat C: Chris Babcock, Glen Gardner Jr.
Assembly Seat D: Dailey J.N. Schaack, Brenda Lee Wilson
Bristol Bay Borough
Assembly: Clyde E. Clark, Mary Swain
Bristol Bay Borough sample ballot at this link
Delta Junction
Seat A:
Seat B: Erin Catterson
Seat D:
Seat E:
Delta Junction election information here
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Mayor: Chris Ludtke, Robert J. Shields, Bryce J. Ward
Assembly Seat A: David Guttenberg, Kevin M. McKinley
Assembly Seat F: Savannah Fletcher, Patricia Silva
Assembly Seat G: Lance Roberts, Kristan Kelly
Fairbanks Borough complete list of candidates at this link
Fairbanks City
City Council: Jerry Cleworth, Jonathan Bagwil
Fairbanks Conservatives have recommended this slate:
Haines Borough
Assembly: Richard Clement, Tyler Huling, Brenda Josephson, Debra Schnabel
Houston
City Council Seat C: Ron Bass, Carter Cole, Shanie Heger
City Council Seat D: Tony Kuse, Lance Wilson
City Council Seat G: Mike Adams, David Johnson, Gina Jorgensen
Juneau City and Borough
Mayor: Beth Weldon
Assembly Seat 1: Barbara Blake, Paul Kelly, Troy Wuyts-Smith
Assembly Seat 2: Michelle Bonnet Hale, Kelly Fishler
Juneau sample ballot at this link
Kenai Borough
Assembly Seat 1: Brent Hibbert
Assembly Seat 2: Kenn Carpenter, Cindy L. Eckland
Assembly Seat 9: Ashton Callahan, Dawson Slaughter, Mike Tupper
Kenai Borough candidate information at this link
Kenai City
City Council: Jim Duffield, Alexander Douthit, James Baisden, Deborah Sounart, Victoria Askin
Kenai sample ballot at this link
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly
Assembly: Jason Button, Darlene d-Svenson, Grant EchoHawk
Ketchikan voter information pamphlet at this link
Ketchikan City
Mayor: Dave Kiffer
City Council: Jai Mahtani, Janalee Gage, Lallette Kistler
Ketchikan City candidate list at this link
Kodiak Borough
Assembly: Scott Smiley, Sarah Sundsten, Eric Sundsten, Dennis Symmons, James Turner
Kodiak Borough sample ballot at this link
Kodiak City
Mayor: Pat Branson
City Council: Rich Walker, Tracy Craig, Terry Haines
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Mayor: Glen R. Alsworth Sr.
Mat-Su Borough
Mayor: Edna DeVries, Matt Beck (Cottle has withdrawn)
Assembly District 7: Ron Bernier, Tamara Boeve
Mat-Su sample ballot at this link
Northwest Arctic Borough
Mayor: Dicki Moto Sr., Lucy S. Nelson, Clement Richards Sr.
Assembly Seat A: Elmer Armstrong Jr.
Assembly Seat B: Austin Swan Sr.
Assembly Seat J: Gia Hanna, Derek B. Haviland, Reid Paaluk Magdanz
Assembly Seat K: Johnson Greene, Walter Sampson
Palmer
City Council: Julie Berberich, Steve Carrington, Lee Henrickson, Pam Melin
Palmer sample ballot at this link
Petersburg Borough
Assembly (2 seats): Paul Anderson, Lars Christensen, Thomas Fine-Walsh, Bob Lynn, Marc Martinson, Brandi Thynes, Dana Thynes, Jim Vick
Petersburg sample ballot at this link
Rural Alaska districts – run by State
Very small communities have assistance from the State to run elections. They are known as REAAs — Regional Educational Attendance Areas.
Information on elections in rural areas at this State of Alaska link
Sitka City and Borough
Assembly: David E. Miller, Rachel Moreno, Kevin Mosher
Sitka sample ballot at this link
Skagway
Mayor: Andrew Cremata, Christy Murphy
Assembly: Jay L. Burnham, William F. Lockette II, Deb Potter
Skagway sample ballot at this link
Wasilla
City Council Seat A: Jordan Rausa, Colleen Sullivan-Leonard
City Council Seat B: Stuart Graham, DaJonee Hale
Wrangell City and Borough
Assembly 3-year: Jim DeBord, Bob Dalrymple, David Powell
Assembly 1-year: Donald McConachie Sr, David Powell
