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Alaska State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Alaska Senate District H

A district of about 37,000 people, 44% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+6.7 relative to the nation for president.

Matt Claman (D) · since Nov 8, 2022Next election Nov 7, 2028

2024 election

Nov 5, 2024
  1. Matt Claman (D) · won55.4%
  2. Liz Vazquez (R)44.6%

Full results →

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET

Where it sits among all 20 seats

Every Alaska State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+6.75th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican11th seat · the majority lineDistrict H

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every election for this seat

20 races since 1968; the seat changed party 5 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2024Matt Claman (D)Liz Vazquez (R)10.8
2022Matt Claman (D)Mia Costello (R)3.9
Lines first used in 2012
2020Bill Wielechowski (D)Madeleine Gaiser (R)15.6
2016Bill Wielechowski (D)Kevin D. Kastner (R)13.4
2012Berta Gardner (D)Don Smith (R)18.9
Lines first used in 2002
2010Charlie R. Huggins (R)—Unopposed
2006Charlie R. Huggins (R)Jay Cross (I)38.3
2002Scott Ogan (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
1998Johnny Ellis (D)Jared Petersen (R)31.1
1994Johnny Ellis (D)Don Cather (R)23.1
1992Johnny Ellis (D)William Webb (R)29.2
Lines first used in 1982
1990Rick Uehling (R)FlipJohn Havelock (D)25.0
1988Pat Pourchot (D)FlipBrad Phillips (R)10.3
1986Rick Uehling (R)FlipVic Fischer (D)0.2
1984Joe Josephson (D)FlipJerry Ward (R)8.3
1982Tim Kelly · Rick Halford (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1972
1978Arliss Sturgulewski (R)Bruce Kendall (D)14.7
1974Joseph Orsini (R)FlipWright (D)13.0
1972George Hohman (D)Hoffman (R)16.7
Lines first used in 1962
1968Jay Hammond (R)Leslie E. Swanson (D)9.0

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Districts that overlap District H

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District H's area in each.

U.S. House
AK-AL 100%
Alaska House of Representatives
HD-16 88%, HD-15 12%

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 20 seats. Small marks are other seats in Alaska. The black marker is District H.

Adults with a bachelor's degree44% 89th pct · 3rd of 20 in AK

Higher than 89% of seats.

White adults without a degree35% 42nd pct · 12th of 20 in AK

Lower than 58% of seats.

Hispanic residents7% 47th pct · 11th of 20 in AK

Lower than 53% of seats.

Black residents3% 63rd pct · 8th of 20 in AK

Higher than 63% of seats.

Asian residents9% 74th pct · 6th of 20 in AK

Higher than 74% of seats.

People per square mile308 63rd pct · 8th of 20 in AK

Denser than 63% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District E
51% college gradsR+0.4Held RDistrict F
36% college gradsR+1.2Not up in 2026District G
31% college gradsD+11.7Held DDistrict B
40% college gradsD+26.3Not up in 2026

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET