State Representative
State House District 37; Alaska
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The State Representative general election in State House District 37; Alaska is on November 3, 2026. 4 candidates are running: Brenda L. Wilson (Registered Republican), Cade J. Woods, Evelynn M. Trefon (Registered Democrat), and Mark Smith. 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 · 67 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 17,518 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 17,518) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.27, 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 Republican
Brenda Wilson is a King Cove chemical dependency counselor and social worker who serves on the Aleutians East Borough Assembly and the King Cove City Council. She focuses on ending ranked choice voting, smaller government and protecting the Permanent Fund dividend.
Records: Public Infrastructure 4 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 1 against, Government Spending Reduction 2 against
Nonpartisan
Cade Woods is a Dillingham fuel terminal manager and vessel operator who chairs the city Planning Commission and sits on the Nushagak Electric and Telephone Cooperative board. He focuses on protecting subsistence, local business growth and renewable energy.
Registered Democrat
Evelynn Trefon is a Newhalen school secretary and owner of E&A Produce Market who has served as Newhalen vice mayor and city council member. She focuses on rural schools, Alaska Native languages and subsistence, affordable energy and opposing the Pebble Mine.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, Public Education Quality 1 for
Nonpartisan
Mark Smith is a former mayor of Aleknagik who works in tug and barge operations and fishes commercially for Bristol Bay salmon. He focuses on the fishing economy, affordable energy, health care access and protecting the Permanent Fund dividend.
Source: elections.alaska.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.