Alaska Senate district B
{{Short description|Alaskan legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox United States legislative district
|chamber=Senate
|state=Alaska
|district=B
|image=file:Alaska Senate District B.svg
|representative=Jesse Kiehl
|party=Democratic
|incumbentsince=January 15, 2019
|percent_white=63
|percent_black=0.9
|percent_native_american=10.3
|percent_hispanic=6.1
|percent_asian=5.9
|percent_pacific_islander=1.3
|percent_other_race=0.6
|percent_multiracial=12
|population=36,317{{cite web |title=Total Population |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Population%20Total&g=040XX00US02$6100000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=17 August 2024}}
|population_year=}}
Alaska Senate district B is one of 20 districts of the Alaska Senate. It is represented by Democrat Jesse Kiehl since 2019.{{Cite web |title=Alaska State Legislature |url=https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/33?code=kie |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=www.akleg.gov}} District B is located in Southeast Alaska and encompasses the entirety of Alaska's 3rd House of Representatives district and 4th House of Representatives district, including the cities of Juneau and Skagway.{{cite web |title=HOUSE AND SENATE DISTRICT DESIGNATIONS |publisher=Alaska Division of Elections |date=May 24, 2022 |access-date=June 16, 2022 |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/forms/H07.pdf}}
From 2013 to 2022, district B covered part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area - these parts are now encompassed by district Q and district R.
Election results (2022 boundaries)
=2024=
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| title = Nonpartisan primary{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2024 |title=OFFICIAL RESULTS |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/24PRIM/ElectionSummaryReport.pdf |website=Alaska Division of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jesse Kiehl (incumbent)
| votes =6,256
| percentage =100.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes =6,256
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jesse Kiehl (incumbent)
| votes = 15,508
| percentage = 96.51
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 561
| percentage = 3.49
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16,069
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold no change
| winner = Coalition
| color = #ff95b3ff
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=2022=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Nonpartisan primary{{cite web |title=Official Results |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/22PRIM/ElectionSummaryReportRPT.pdf |website=Alaska Division of Elections |date=August 16, 2022}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jesse Kiehl (incumbent)
| votes = 8921
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 8921
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/22GENR/ElectionSummaryReportRPT.pdf|title=Official Results|date=November 18, 2022|work=Alaska Division of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jesse Kiehl (incumbent)
| votes = 12724
| percentage = 95.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Write-in
| candidate = Write-ins
| votes = 554
| percentage = 4.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 13278
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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Election results (2012 boundaries)
=2020=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Myers Jr.
| votes = 1,739
| percentage = 50.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = John Coghill (incumbent)
| votes = 1,725
| percentage = 49.8
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,462
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Myers Jr.
| votes = 10,187
| percentage = 57.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent Party (United States)
| candidate = Marna Sanford
| votes = 6,610
| percentage = 37.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent Party (United States)
| candidate = Evan Eads (unofficially withdrew){{cite news |title=State Senate Seat B candidate Evan Eads withdrawals from race, endorses Marna Sanford |url=https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2020/10/18/state-senate-seat-b-candidate-evan-eads-withdrawals-from-race-endorses-marna-sanford/ |access-date=14 December 2024 |date=18 October 2020 |language=en |work=KTVF}}
| votes = 986
| percentage = 5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Write-in
| candidate = Write-ins
| votes = 67
| percentage = 0.4
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 17,867
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
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| title = Republican primary{{cite web|title=2016 PRIMARY ELECTION Election Summary Report August 16, 2016 Official Results|url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/16PRIM/data/Results.pdf}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John Coghill (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,421
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,421
| percentage= 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary{{cite web|title=2016 PRIMARY ELECTION Election Summary Report August 16, 2016 Official Results|url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/16PRIM/data/Results.pdf}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Luke Hopkins
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 1,036
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,036
| percentage= 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election{{cite web|title=Alaska Election Summary|url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/16GENR/data/results.pdf}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John Coghill (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 8,429
| percentage = 52.96
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Luke Hopkins
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 7,336
| percentage = 46.09
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{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = Write-ins
| votes = 151
| percentage = 0.95
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15,916
| percentage= 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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Election results (2012 boundaries)
= 2012 =
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| title = Republican primary{{cite web |title=State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/12PRIM/data/results.htm |website=Alaska Division of Elections |access-date=28 December 2024}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Pete Kelly
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2,386
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,386
| percentage= 100.0
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Paskvan (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 1,224
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,224
| percentage= 100
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election{{cite web |title=State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/12GENR/data/results.htm |website=Alaska Division of Elections |access-date=21 December 2024}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Pete Kelly
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 6,232
| percentage = 54.11
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Paskvan (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 5,249
| percentage = 45.58
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{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = Write-ins
| votes = 36
| percentage = 0.31
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 11,517
| percentage= 100
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{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner=Republican Party (United States)
|loser=Democratic Party (United States)
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List of senators representing the district
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| Senators
! Party ! Years served ! Electoral history ! Area represented |
|---|
| align=left|100px John Coghill {{small|(Fairbanks)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 22, 2017 – |Redistricted from District A and re-elected in 2016. |rowspan=2| Fairbanks North Star Borough |
| align=left| Robert Myers Jr. {{small|(North Pole)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 18, 2021 – |Elected in 2020. |
| align=left|100px Jesse Kiehl {{small|(Juneau)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 17, 2023 – |Redistricted from District Q and re-elected in 2022. |
References
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Category:Alaska Senate districts