Ken McCarty
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =
| office = Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
| predecessor = Sharon Jackson
| party = Republican
| constituency = 13th district
| birth_name = Kennith Earl McCarty
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1958}}
| birth_place = Eureka, California
| residence = Eagle River, Alaska
| alma_mater = Biola University
Western Seminary
| occupation = Marital therapist
| term_start = January 19, 2021
| term_end = January 17, 2023
| successor = Andy Josephson (redistricting)
}}
Kennith Earl McCarty (born 1958) is an American Republican politician from Alaska. He represented District 13 as a Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-03|title=Candidate Q&A: Alaska House District 13 — Ken McCarty|url=https://www.adn.com/politics/2020/10/03/candidate-qa-alaska-house-district-13-ken-mccarty/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Anchorage Daily News|language=en-US}}
Electoral history
{{Incomplete list|date=February 2025}}{{Election box begin no change
| title = Nonpartisan primary
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Coalition Republican
| color = #ff95b3ff
| candidate = Kelly Merrick (incumbent)
| votes =2,332
| percentage =33.9
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jared Goecker
| votes =2,247
| percentage =32.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Lee Hammermeister
| votes =1,003
| percentage =14.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ken McCarty (withdrew)
| votes =779
| percentage =11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Sharon Jackson (withdrew)
| votes =513
| percentage =7.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =6,874
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
After the primary, McCarty withdrew from the race and endorsed Goecker. This would normally mean that Jackson, the fifth place finisher, would move up, but she also withdrew and endorsed Goecker.{{cite news|url=https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/08/28/ken-mccarty-drops-out-eagle-river-senate-race-endorses-incumbents-challenger/|title=Ken McCarty drops out of Eagle River Senate race, endorses incumbent's challenger|last=Kirch|first=Steve|date=August 28, 2024|accessdate=August 30, 2024|work=KTUU-TV}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|+ colspan=6 | 2024 Alaska Senate General election |
| 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|Kelly|Merrick}} | 9,050 | 46.3% | +42 | 9,092 | 46.5% | +800 | 9,892 | 55.5% |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |
| style="text-align:left" | Republican | style="text-align:left" scope="row" | {{sortname|Jared|Goecker|nolink=1}} | 7,685 | 39.3% | +13 | 7,698 | 39.4% | +241 | 7,939 | 44.5% |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |
| style="text-align:left" | Democratic | style="text-align:left" scope="row" | {{sortname|Lee|Hammermeister|nolink=1}} | 2,754 | 14.1% | +16 | 2,770 | 14.2% | -2,770 | colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center;"| Eliminated |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Write-in}}" |
| style="text-align:left" colspan=2 | Write-in | 51 | 0.3% | -51 | 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 |19,540 ! colspan=3 |19,560 ! colspan=3 |17,831 |
| class="sortbottom" |
| class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F6F6F6"
! colspan=6 scope="row" style="text-align:right;" | Blank or inactive ballots ! colspan=2 | 780 | +1,729 ! colspan=2 | 2,509 |
| 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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External links
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Ken_McCarty Ken McCarty] at Ballotpedia
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Category:Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature
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