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

Alaska House District 8

RCVTop four

Bill Elam has no major-party opponent.

Bill Elam has no major-party opponent.

Statewide map: Alaska House of Representatives

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 R+50: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+56.4R+58.6 vs. nation2020 presidentR+48.3R+52.8 vs. nation2024 presidentR+51.1R+49.6 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
20,688
People per km²
2
Adults with a B.A.+
24%
White, no degree
62%of adults
  • White 80%
  • Hispanic 4%
  • Black 1%
  • Asian 2%
  • Other / multiracial 13%

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

8,904 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Bill Elam (R)52.3%
John Hillyer (R)47.7%

2024 President Vote in this district

10,526 two-party votes · R+51.1 · R+49.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)75.5%
Kamala Harris (D)24.5%

2022

7,150 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Ben Carpenter (R)96.6%
Write-In (—)3.4%

2020 Earlier district lines

9,216 votes · R+63.5
✓ Kevin J McCabe (R)81.7%
Alma N Hartley (D)18.3%

2020 President Vote in this district

11,979 two-party votes · R+48.3 · R+52.8 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)74.1%
Joe Biden (D)25.9%

2016 President Vote in this district

9,655 two-party votes · R+56.4 · R+58.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)78.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)21.8%

Also on the ballot in Alaska

U.S. SenateMary PeltolaDan S. SullivanFlip riskFlip risk54%Dem.56%Dem. GovernorJonathan Kreiss-TomkinsDave BronsonD flipD flip76%Dem.75%Dem.

Neighboring districts

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