Alaska House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Alaska House District 8
A district of about 21,000 people, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+50.4 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every Alaska House of Representatives 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
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in Alaska. The black marker is District 8.
Lower than 77% of seats.
Highest of 40 seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Less dense than 72% 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 2927% college gradsR+46.3CountingDistrict 30
21% college gradsR+45.3CountingDistrict 27
AlaskaR+57.6Held RDistrict 26
26% college gradsR+56.2Held R
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
Who has held it
These lines took effect in 2022.
- Bill Elam (R)
2025– · Won 2024 by 4.6, 2026 by 58.7 - Ben Carpenter (R)
2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 93.2
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)