State Senator, Senate District C
State Senate District C; Alaska
My vote power
Above 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 · 63 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 37,952 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 37,952) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.7, 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.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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 · declared
Carrie L. Harris is an Anchor Point homesteader who has lived in Alaska since 1999. She previously served as an appointed member and vice chair of Homer's Cannabis Advisory Commission and has also volunteered to assist blind and low-vision people.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, 1 against
Nonpartisan · declared
Heath Smith is a current Homer Planning and Zoning Commissioner and served on the Homer City Council from 2015 to 2021. A lifelong Alaskan, he retired after a 28-year UPS career and previously owned heating-service and car-rental businesses.
Records: Public Infrastructure 4 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 2 against, Election Integrity 2 for,
Nonpartisan · declared
Louise B. Stutes is the current Alaska state representative for House District 5 and has served in the House since 2015. She was House speaker from 2021 to 2022, previously served on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, and owned a Kodiak business for 25 years.
Records: Public Education Quality 6 for, Anti-Corruption 3 for, Environment and Public Health 3 for,
Sources: elections.alaska.gov2