State House District 5
State House District 5; 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 · 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 18,132 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 18,132) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.11, 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".
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
Sheldon R.J. Prout is a registered Republican certified candidate for Alaska State House District 5 in the 2026 primary election. His campaign site describes him as a Kodiak-born commercial fisherman.
Nonpartisan · declared
Kathy C. Simpler is a nonpartisan certified candidate for Alaska State House District 5 in the 2026 primary election. Her campaign site describes her as an educator in Kodiak since 1996 with roots in coastal Alaska communities.
Records: Public Education Quality 1 for, Women's Reproductive Rights 1 for
Source: elections.alaska.gov