State Representative
State House District 26; Alaska
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The State Representative general election in State House District 26; Alaska is on November 3, 2026. 2 candidates are running: Jeanne Troshynski (Registered Democrat) and Steve J. St. Clair (Registered Republican). Steve J. St. Clair is the incumbent. One vote here carries high weight compared with other races.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus whether more candidates are running than there are seats.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 20,411 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 20,411) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.57, measured against a statewide vote in AK (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Who is running?
Registered Democrat
Jeanne Troshynski is a retired Wasilla teacher who helped found the Midnight Sun Family Learning Center charter school and has led the Friends of Wasilla Public Library since 2002. She wants higher, steady school funding, early childhood education, and more renewable energy.
Registered Republican · Incumbent
Steve St. Clair is an Army veteran and former legislative aide who was appointed to the Alaska House in December 2025. He supports paying the full statutory Permanent Fund Dividend, school funding that follows the student, spending cuts, and gun rights.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 4 for, Public Education Quality 4 against, Election Integrity 2 against,
Source: elections.alaska.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.