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Alaska › Alaska House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Alaska House District 13

RCVTop four

Lisa Keller has no major-party opponent.

Lisa Keller has no major-party opponent.

How this race is decided

Top-four primary

All candidates run in one primary regardless of party; the four with the most votes advance to November.

Ranked-choice voting

Voters rank the finalists. If nobody has a majority of first choices, last-place candidates are eliminated and their votes move to each voter's next choice. The forecast models the final two-candidate round.

The candidates

The district

Lean D+2: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+7.2R+9.4 vs. nation2020 presidentD+3.9R+0.6 vs. nation2024 presidentD+1.3D+2.8 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
17,294
People per km²
1,197
Adults with a B.A.+
29%
White, no degree
35%of adults
  • White 47%
  • Hispanic 10%
  • Black 5%
  • Asian 9%
  • Other / multiracial 29%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

7,009 votes · D+6.8
✓ Andrew L "andy" Josephson (D)53.4%
Heather Gottshall (R)46.6%

2024 President Vote in this district

7,271 two-party votes · D+1.3 · D+2.8 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)50.6%
Donald Trump (R)49.4%

2022

5,528 votes · D+5.1
✓ Andy Josephson (D)52.5%
Katherine J Henslee (R)47.4%

2020 Earlier district lines

6,980 votes · R+35.5
✓ Ken McCarty (R)67.8%
James A Canitz Sr (D)32.2%

2020 President Vote in this district

9,076 two-party votes · D+3.9 · R+0.6 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)52.0%
Donald Trump (R)48.0%

2016 President Vote in this district

7,452 two-party votes · R+7.2 · R+9.4 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)53.6%
Hillary Clinton (D)46.4%