State House District 25
State House District 25; Alaska
My vote power
High
Election date
August 18, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the 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 the number of candidates.
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 20,024 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 20,024) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.65, measured against a statewide vote in AK (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, 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".
About this office
- 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,
Candidates
Registered Republican · declared
Michael Bowles describes himself as a common sense Conservative who would work for fiscal responsibility in government. He advocates lower taxes, a full PFD, and industry growth and natural resource development throughout Alaska.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 2 for
Registered Republican · Incumbent · declared
DeLena Johnson grew up in Talkeetna, a community of fewer than 900 people, and graduated from Susitna Valley High School in 1981. She has served as House Minority Whip and as Minority Leader in the Alaska Legislature.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Public Education Quality 1 for, 1 against, Data Privacy 1 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Steven L. Merritt is the nonpartisan certified candidate for Alaska House District 25 in the 2026 primary. The official Alaska Division of Elections roster lists his campaign mailing address in Palmer and campaign email address; focused searches found no reliable official campaign website, hard identifier, current public office, or additional source-backed public biography.
Source: elections.alaska.gov