The Alaska Division of Elections has begun reporting initial preliminary results. The Clarion will update these throughout election night.
Preliminary, unofficial election results as of 11:00 p.m.
Senate District D (17 of 17 precincts reporting)
Jesse Bjorkman, 7,211 — 47.88%
Ben Carpenter, 6,195 — 41.13%
Tina Wegener, 1,620 — 10.76%
House District 6 (9 of 9 precincts reporting)
Sarah Vance, 4,300 — 47.72%
Brent Johnson, 3,859 — 42.83%
Dawson Slaughter, 833 — 9.25%
House District 7 (6 of 6 precincts reporting)
Justin Ruffridge, 3,912 — 59.37%
Ron Gillham, 2,617 — 39.72%
House District 8 (11 of 11 precincts reporting)
Bill Elam, 3,706 — 51.20%
John Hillyer, 3,430 — 47.39%
Ballot Measure #1 (283 of 402 precincts reporting)
Yes, 123,305 — 56.32%
No, 95,646 — 43.68%
Ballot Measure #2 (283of 402 precincts reporting)
Yes, 113,708 — 51.30%
No, 107,946 — 48.70%
