State House District 17
State House District 17; 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 16,940 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 16,940) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.43, 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
Bradley, Daniel L.
AdvancedRegistered Republican · advanced
Daniel L. Bradley is the registered Republican certified candidate for Alaska House District 17 in the 2026 primary. The Alaska Division of Elections lists him as certified for House District 17 and provides his campaign mailing address, phone number, and email, but no campaign website.
Fields, William Z. “Zack”
AdvancedRegistered Democrat · Incumbent · advanced
Zack Fields earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Virginia and has worked as an outdoors writer and as a legislative and policy staffer at the local, state and federal levels. He is affiliated with Anchorage Youth Court and the Anchorage NAACP.
Records: Public Education Quality 5 for, Social Programs and Welfare 4 for, 1 against, Corporate Accountability 4 for,
Salisbury, Matthew H.
AdvancedNonpartisan · advanced
Matthew H. Salisbury is the nonpartisan certified candidate for Alaska House District 17 in the 2026 primary. The Alaska Division of Elections candidate list gives his Anchorage campaign mailing address, phone number, email at jointhemoose.com, and campaign website.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Fields, William Z. “Zack” (Registered Democrat), Bradley, Daniel L. (Registered Republican), Salisbury, Matthew H. (Nonpartisan)
Source: elections.alaska.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Source: elections.alaska.gov