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Alaska › Alaska State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alaska State Senate District C
R vs RRCVTop fourSame-party general election. Two Republicans advanced to November: the seat stays Republican.
Louise Stutes has no major-party opponent.
Louise Stutes has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
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.
Staggered Senate
Senators serve four-year terms; half the seats are on the ballot each election.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+15: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 46,293
- People per km²
- 1
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 32%
- White, no degree
- 46%of adults
- White 68%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 1%
- Asian 8%
- Other / multiracial 18%
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 President Vote in this district
19,157 two-party votes · R+15.4 · R+13.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)57.7%
Kamala Harris (D)42.3%
2022
13,975 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Gary Stevens (R)56.3%
Heath Smith (R)31.1%
Walter H Jones (R)11.6%
Write-In (—)0.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
19,441 two-party votes · R+11.7 · R+16.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)55.9%
Joe Biden (D)44.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
10,896 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Click Bishop (R)92.1%
Writein (—)7.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
15,236 two-party votes · R+17.9 · R+20.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)58.9%
Hillary Clinton (D)41.1%
2014 Earlier district lines
13,083 votes · R+28.8✓ Click Bishop (R)64.4%
Dorothy J Shockley (D)35.6%