Alaska State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Alaska Senate District L
A district of about 35,000 people, 47% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+26.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Kelly Merrick (R) · won46.4%
- Jared D. Goecker (R)39.4%
- Lee E. Hammermeister (D)14.1%
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.
Democratic
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
17 races since 1974; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Kelly Merrick (R) | Jared D. Goecker (R) | 7.0 |
| 2022 | Kelly Merrick (R) | Ken McCarty (R) | 16.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Natasha Von Imhof (R) | Roselynn Cacy (D) | 20.6 |
| 2016 | Natasha A. Von Imhof (R) | Forrest J. McDonald (D) | 11.3 |
| 2012 | Kevin Meyer (R) | Jacob O. Hale (D) | 45.0 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Johnny Ellis (D) | Richard M. Wanda (R) | 23.0 |
| 2006 | Johnny Ellis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Johnny Ellis (D) | Harold Heinze (R) | 5.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Randy Phillips (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Randy Phillips (R) | Damon Cruz (I) | 70.9 |
| 1992 | Randy Phillips (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Al Adams (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 special | Al Adams (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Frank R. Ferguson (D) | Leo B. Rasmussen (R) | 34.6 |
| 1982 | Frank R. Ferguson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Bob Mulcahy (R)Flip | Edward Naughton (D) | 5.3 |
| 1974 | Kathryn Poland (D) | Fisk (R) | 69.8 |
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 L
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District L's area in each.
- U.S. House
- AK-AL 100%
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 L.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Higher than 58% of seats.
Lower than 58% of seats.
Higher than 58% of seats.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Less dense than 53% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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35% college gradsR+7.6Not up in 2026District C
32% college gradsR+14.5Counting
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