State Senator, Senate District A
State Senate District A; Alaska
My vote power
Below average
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: Above average · 64 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 35,510 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 35,510) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.01, 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: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Above average representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
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
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Bert Stedman represents District A from Sitka and serves as Co-Chair of Senate Finance. He is a member of the Senate Rules, Transportation, Legislative Budget & Audit and Legislative Council committees.
Records: Public Education Quality 4 for, 1 against, Government Spending Reduction 2 for, 2 against, Public Infrastructure 3 for,
Sources: elections.alaska.gov2