Jesse Bjorkman
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of the Alaska Senate
| term_start = January 17, 2023
| predecessor = Peter Micciche
| constituency = D
| party = Alaska Republican Party
}}
Jesse Bjorkman is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing District D since his election in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Jesse Bjorkman |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jesse_Bjorkman |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} Bjorkman represents the northern Kenai Peninsula including Kenai, Soldotna, Nikiski, and Sterling. He is the chair of the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-29 |title=Republican State Senator-elect Bjorkman joins bipartisan coalition |url=https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2022-11-28/republican-state-senator-elect-bjorkman-joins-bipartisan-coalition |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=KDLL Public Radio for the Central Kenai Peninsula |language=en}}
Bjorkman is a former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Member and government teacher at Nikiski High School.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-13 |title=Rookie Sen. Bjorkman on three months in Juneau |url=https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2023-04-13/rookie-sen-bjorkman-on-three-months-in-juneau |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=KDLL Public Radio for the Central Kenai Peninsula |language=en}}
Electoral history
{{Incomplete list|date=February 2025}}{{Election box begin no change
| title = Nonpartisan primary
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{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Coalition Republican
| color = #ff95b3ff
| candidate = Jesse Bjorkman (incumbent)
| votes =2,924
| percentage =44.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ben Carpenter
| votes =2,660
| percentage =40.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tina Wegener
| votes =845
| percentage =12.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Alaskan Independence Party
| candidate = Andy Cizek (withdrew)
| votes =172
| percentage =2.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =6,601
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|+ colspan=6 | 2024 Alaska Senate General election{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/24GENR/RCV-SenD.pdf|title=Senate District D RCV Detailed Report|date=November 30, 2024|access-date=November 30, 2024|website=Alaska Division of Elections}} |
| colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party
! rowspan=2 | Candidate ! colspan=3 | First choice ! colspan=3 | Round 1 ! colspan=3 | Round 2 |
|---|
| Votes
! % ! Transfer ! Votes ! % ! Transfer ! Votes ! % |
| style="background-color:#ff95b3ff" |
| style="text-align:left" |Coalition Republican | style="text-align:left" scope="row" |{{sortname|Jesse|Bjorkman}} | 9,234 | 47.82% | +23 | 9,257 | 47.92% | +545 | 9,802 | 54.71% |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |
| style="text-align:left" | Republican | style="text-align:left" scope="row" | {{sortname|Ben|Carpenter}} | 7,848 | 40.64% | +17 | 7,865 | 40.71% | +249 | 8,114 | 45.29% |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |
| style="text-align:left" | Democratic | style="text-align:left" scope="row" | {{sortname|Tina|Wegener|nolink=1}} | 2,182 | 11.3% | +14 | 2,196 | 11.37% | -2,196 | colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center;"| Eliminated |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Write-in}}" |
| style="text-align:left" colspan=2 | Write-in | 47 | 0.24% | -47 | colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center;"| Eliminated |
| class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F6F6F6"
! colspan=3 scope="row" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes ! colspan=3 |19,311 ! colspan=3 | 19,318 ! colspan=3 |17,916 |
| class="sortbottom" |
| class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F6F6F6"
! colspan=6 scope="row" style="text-align:right;" | Blank or inactive ballots ! colspan=2 | 820 | +1,402 ! colspan=2 | 2,222 |
| class="sortbottom" style="background:#f6f6f6;"
! style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | | colspan="13" style="text-align:left" | Republican hold |
| style="background-color:#ff95b3ff" |
| colspan="13" style="text-align:left" | Coalition hold |
References
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