Dustin Darden

Dustin Darden (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 15. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the primary on August 20, 2024.

Darden also ran for election for Mayor of Anchorage in Alaska. He lost in the general election on April 2, 2024.

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Biography

Dustin Darden was born in Anchorage, Alaska. Darden's professional experience includes working as a paralegal. He previously worked as a maintenance worker, journeyman carpenter, school bus driver, and farmer.^[1]^[2]

Elections

2024

State House

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 15

Dustin Darden, Denny Wells, and Mia Costello are running in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 15 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Dustin Darden (D)
		Denny Wells (D)
		Mia Costello (R)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15

Mia Costello, Denny Wells, and Dustin Darden advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15 on August 20, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mia Costello (R)	50.0	1,545
✔	Denny Wells (D)	45.6	1,408
✔	Dustin Darden (D)	4.4	136

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 3,089
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Thomas McKay (R)

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Anchorage mayor

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage

Suzanne LaFrance defeated incumbent David Bronson in the general runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage on May 14, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Suzanne LaFrance (Nonpartisan)	53.5	42,597
	David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	46.5	36,961

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,558
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General election

General election for Mayor of Anchorage

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Anchorage on April 2, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Suzanne LaFrance (Nonpartisan)	36.2	25,904
✔	David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	35.6	25,431
	Bill Popp (Nonpartisan)	16.7	11,968
	Chris Tuck (Nonpartisan)	7.9	5,650
	Jenny Di Grappa (Nonpartisan)	2.0	1,435
	Nick Danger (Nonpartisan)	0.5	326
	Phil Isley (Nonpartisan)	0.4	311
	Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	0.3	229
	Breck Craig (Nonpartisan)	0.2	154
	Darin Colbry (Nonpartisan)	0.1	88

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,496
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2023

General election

General election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat E

Anna Brawley defeated Brian Flynn and Dustin Darden in the general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat E on April 4, 2023.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Anna Brawley (Nonpartisan)	56.4	7,103
	Brian Flynn (Nonpartisan)	39.3	4,950
	Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	3.9	487
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	60

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,600
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

David Eibeck (Nonpartisan)

2022

U.S. Senate Alaska

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263,027
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 16, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lisa Murkowski (R)	45.0	85,794
✔	Kelly Tshibaka (R)	38.5	73,414
✔	Patricia Chesbro (D)	6.8	12,989
✔	Buzz Kelley (R)	2.1	4,055
	Pat Nolin (R)	1.1	2,004
	Edgar Blatchford (D)	1.0	1,981
	Ivan Taylor (D)	1.0	1,897
	Samuel Merrill (R)	0.8	1,529
	Sean Thorne (L)	0.7	1,399
	Shoshana Gungurstein (Independent)	0.4	853
	Joe Stephens (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.4	805
	John Schiess (R)	0.4	734
	Dustin Darden (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.3	649
	Kendall Shorkey (R)	0.3	627
	Karl Speights (R)	0.3	613
	Jeremy Keller (Independent)	0.2	405
	Sid Hill (Independent)	0.1	274
	Huhnkie Lee (Independent)	0.1	238
	David Darden (Independent)	0.1	198

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,458
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Sam Little (R)
Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)
Shellie Wyatt (Alaskan Independence Party)

Anchorage School Board Seat B

General election

General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B

Incumbent Kelly Lessens defeated Rachel Ries, Dustin Darden, and Benjamin Baldwin in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B on April 5, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kelly Lessens (Nonpartisan)	50.0	33,005
	Rachel Ries (Nonpartisan)	41.4	27,369
	Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	4.6	3,059
	Benjamin Baldwin (Nonpartisan)	3.3	2,171
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	458

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,062
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Cliff Murray (Nonpartisan)

2021

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage

David Bronson defeated Forrest Dunbar in the general runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage on May 11, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	50.7	45,937
	Forrest Dunbar (Nonpartisan)	49.3	44,744

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,681
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General election

General election for Mayor of Anchorage

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Anchorage on April 6, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	33.0	24,567
✔	Forrest Dunbar (Nonpartisan)	30.9	23,054
	Bill Falsey (Nonpartisan)	12.8	9,551
	Bill Evans (Nonpartisan)	9.5	7,073
	Mike Robbins (Nonpartisan)	7.7	5,766
	George Martinez (Nonpartisan)	3.7	2,753
	Heather Herndon (Nonpartisan)	0.6	451
	Jeffrey T. Brown (Nonpartisan)	0.4	307
	Anna Anthony (Nonpartisan)	0.4	306
	Albert Swank Jr. (Nonpartisan)	0.3	231
	Joe Westfall (Nonpartisan)	0.1	83
	Jacob Kern (Nonpartisan)	0.1	52
	Reza Momin (Nonpartisan)	0.1	52
	Jacob Versteeg (Nonpartisan)	0.1	43
	Darin Colbry (Nonpartisan)	0.0	31
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	205

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,525
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Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)

2020

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Sara Rasmussen defeated Stephen Trimble and David Nees in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sara Rasmussen (R)	54.8	4,954
	Stephen Trimble (Independent)	29.8	2,690
	David Nees (Alaskan Independence Party)	15.1	1,362
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	26

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,032
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Sara Rasmussen advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Rasmussen	100.0	1,769

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,769
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

David Nees defeated Dustin Darden in the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 18, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Nees	63.4	920
	Dustin Darden	36.6	530

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,450
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Jan Hardy (D)

2019

General election

General election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat D

Kameron Perez-Verdia defeated Liz Vazquez and Dustin Darden in the general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat D on April 2, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kameron Perez-Verdia (Nonpartisan)	50.5	6,161
	Liz Vazquez (Nonpartisan)	39.8	4,852
	Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	8.8	1,077
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	104

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,194
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2018

State House

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Sara Rasmussen defeated incumbent Jason Grenn and Dustin Darden in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sara Rasmussen (R)	47.1	3,478
	Jason Grenn (Independent)	41.1	3,031
	Dustin Darden (D)	11.7	860
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	9

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,378
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Sara Rasmussen defeated Liz Vazquez in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 21, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sara Rasmussen	53.3	1,014
	Liz Vazquez	46.7	890

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,904
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Dustin Darden advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dustin Darden	100.0	691

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 691
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City council

See also: Municipal elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2018)

General election

Special general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat E

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat E on August 7, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Austin Quinn-Davidson (Nonpartisan)	48.9	4,181
	Nikki Rose (Nonpartisan)	31.4	2,688
	Sam Moore (Nonpartisan)	10.0	858
	Tim Kelly (Nonpartisan)	4.5	382
	Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	2.3	198
	Nick Danger (Nonpartisan)	1.7	142
	David Darden (Nonpartisan)	0.5	46
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	53

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,548
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Mayoral

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2018)

General election

General election for Mayor of Anchorage

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Anchorage on April 3, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ethan Berkowitz (Nonpartisan)	55.4	42,639
	Rebecca Logan (Nonpartisan)	37.1	28,560
	Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	2.0	1,502
	Paul Kendall (Nonpartisan)	1.5	1,171
	Timothy Huit (Nonpartisan)	1.2	897
	Ron Stafford (Nonpartisan)	0.6	468
	Nelson Godoy (Nonpartisan)	0.6	446
	Matthew Mendonsa (Nonpartisan)	0.5	408
	Jacob Kern (Nonpartisan)	0.4	272
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	543

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,906
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2016

State House

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Jason Grenn defeated incumbent Liz Vazquez and Dustin Darden in the Alaska House of Representatives District 22 general election.^[3]^[4]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Unaffiliated	Jason Grenn	46.45%	3,561
	Republican	Liz Vazquez Incumbent	44.03%	3,375
	Alaskan Independent	Dustin Darden	9.52%	730
Total Votes				7,666
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Ed Cullinane ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 22 Democratic Primary.^[5]^[6]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Ed Cullinane (unopposed)

Incumbent Liz Vazquez defeated David Nees in the Alaska House of Representatives District 22 Republican Primary.^[5]^[6]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Liz Vazquez Incumbent	62.94%	992
	Republican	David Nees	37.06%	584
Total Votes				1,576

Anchorage City Council

Eric Croft defeated Adam Trombley, Ira Perman, and Dustin Darden in the election for Seat D in District 3 of the Anchorage City Council.^[7]

Anchorage City Council District 3, Seat D Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Eric Croft	47.06%	4,630
Adam Trombley	32.46%	3,193
Ira Perman	15.39%	1,514
Dustin Darden	4.73%	465
Write-in votes	0.37%	36
Total Votes (100 percent of precincts reporting)		9,838
Source: Municipality of Anchorage, "Election Summary Report," April 26, 2016

2015

See also: Anchorage, Alaska municipal elections, 2015

The municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, held election for mayor on April 7, 2015. A runoff election took place on May 5, 2015.^[8]^[9] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 13, 2015.^[10]

Candidates for the general election included Jacob Seth Kern, Dustin Darden, Amy Demboski, Timothy Huit, Christopher Jamison, Samuel Joseph Speziale III, Ethan Berkowitz, Andrew Halcro, Dan Coffey, Paul Bauer, Lance Ahern, and Spencer Halgren. Because no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates—Demboski and Berkowitz—faced each other in a runoff election on May 5. Berkowitz was the winner.^[11]^[12] Incumbent Dan Sullivan did not run for re-election.^[13]

Mayor of Anchorage, Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ethan Berkowitz	60.7%	42,835
Amy Demboski	39.3%	27,681
Total Votes		70,516
Source: Municipality of Anchorage, "Official general election results," accessed May 20, 2015

Mayor of Anchorage, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ethan Berkowitz	37%	20,451
Amy Demboski	24.1%	13,337
Andrew Halcro	21.6%	11,956
Dan Coffey	14.4%	7,960
Dustin Darden	1%	571
Lance Ahern	0.7%	395
Paul Bauer	0.4%	217
Timothy Huit	0.2%	120
Write-in	0.2%	120
Jacob Seth Kern	0.1%	57
Christopher Jamison	0.1%	45
Samuel Joseph Speziale III	0.1%	31
Total Votes		54,275
Source: Municipality of Anchorage - Official general election results

Campaign themes

2024

State House

2024

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Anchorage mayor

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and savior

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I appreciate our freedoms, Look up 2 cases I’m litigating Pro Se regards to my warning people of the imminent danger ⚠️ of the experimental covid-19 injection in 2021 and the assaults and constitutional violations I suffered • Darden v Crowd Management service Case: 24-325 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT • Dustin Darden vs. Crowd management Services Case No. 3AN-23-08112 CI IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT ANCHORAGE
Life starts at conception
The first amendment protects the second the second defends the first

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Loving kindness

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Jesus Christ

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Holy Bible, Dark waters,

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The experimental covid-19 injection is deadly bioweapon don’t get the jab

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

End poisoning of water supply

What legacy would you like to leave?

To love everyone

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Helping my father stack lumber

A mayor is a leader in his or her city. What does that mean to you?

Look up 2 cases I’m litigating Pro Se regards to my warning people of the imminent danger ⚠️ of the experimental covid-19 injection in 2021 and the assaults and constitutional violations I suffered
• Darden v Crowd Management service Case: 24-325
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
• Dustin Darden vs. Crowd management Services Case No. 3AN-23-08112 CI
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT ANCHORAGE

If the mayor in your city is a member of the city council and there's a city manager appointed to handle the day-to-day administration of the city government, what do you believe should be the mayor's top priority in office?

Helping people

Tell us your favorite joke.

2 peanuts 🥜 are walking 🚶‍♂️ 🚶‍♂️ One punches the other in the arm.

What’s the difference between the 2 peanuts?

One was A-🧂- ed

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Law Help AK

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Don’t spend money behind close doors with money you don’t have

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2023

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2019

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Dustin Darden campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Alaska House of Representatives District 15	On the Ballot general	$0	$0
2022	U.S. Senate Alaska	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2018	Alaska House of Representatives District 22	Lost general	$100,055	N/A**
Grand total			$100,055	N/A**
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* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
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Alaska House of Representatives District 15

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Alaska House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Cathy Tilton

Majority Leader:Dan Saddler

Minority Leader:Calvin Schrage

Representatives

District 1

Daniel Ortiz (I)

District 2

Rebecca Himschoot (I)

District 3

Andi Story (D)

District 4

Sara Hannan (D)

District 5

Louise Stutes (R)

District 6

Sarah Vance (R)

District 7

Justin Ruffridge (R)

District 8

Ben Carpenter (R)

District 9

Laddie Shaw (R)

District 10

Craig Johnson (R)

District 11

Julie Coulombe (R)

District 12

Calvin Schrage (N)

District 13

Andrew Josephson (D)

District 14

Alyse Galvin (I)

District 15

Thomas McKay (R)

District 16

Jennifer Armstrong (D)

District 17

Zack Fields (D)

District 18

Cliff Groh (D)

District 19

Genevieve Mina (D)

District 20

Andrew Gray (D)

District 21

Donna Mears (D)

District 22

Stanley Wright (R)

District 23

Jamie Allard (R)

District 24

Dan Saddler (R)

District 25

DeLena Johnson (R)

District 26

Cathy Tilton (R)

District 27

David Eastman (R)

District 28

Jesse Sumner (R)

District 29

George Rauscher (R)

District 30

Kevin McCabe (R)

District 31

Maxine Dibert (D)

District 32

Will Stapp (R)

District 33

Glenn Prax (R)

District 34

Frank Tomaszewski (R)

District 35

Ashley Carrick (D)

District 36

Mike Cronk (R)

District 37

Bryce Edgmon (I)

District 38

Conrad McCormick (D)

District 39

Neal Foster (D)

District 40

Thomas Baker (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (13)

Independent (4)

Nonpartisan (1)

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[2] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 5, 2024

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Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Lisa Murkowski	53.7	136,330	20,571	Won (3)
Kelly Tshibaka	46.3	117,534	2,224	3
Patricia Chesbro	0.0	0	-29,134	3
Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	0	2
Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Lisa Murkowski	44.5	115,759	1,641	Won (3)
Kelly Tshibaka	44.3	115,310	3,209	3
Patricia Chesbro	11.2	29,134	901	3
Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	-8,575	2
Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Lisa Murkowski	43.4	114,118	0	Won (3)
Kelly Tshibaka	42.6	112,101	0	3
Patricia Chesbro	10.7	28,233	0	3
Buzz Kelley	3.3	8,575	0	2
Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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