State House District 16
State House District 16; 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 18,434 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 18,434) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.04, 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
Hall, Carolyn
AdvancedRegistered Democrat · Incumbent · advanced
Carolyn Hall represents the Turnagain, Spenard and Sand Lake neighborhoods and has fought for fully funding public education and protecting affordable housing. She introduced legislation to create a paid parental leave program and to protect public employees' private data.
Records: Corporate Accountability 2 for, 1 against, Public Education Quality 3 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for,
Isley, Phil
AdvancedUndeclared · advanced
Phil Isley is the undeclared certified candidate for Alaska House District 16 in the 2026 primary. The Alaska Division of Elections lists him as certified for House District 16 and provides his campaign mailing address, phone number, and email, but no campaign website.
Vazquez, Liz
AdvancedRegistered Republican · advanced
Liz Vazquez is an attorney who has lived in Anchorage since 1983 and has served as an Administrative Law Judge, Assistant Attorney General and prosecutor. She holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, two MBAs from Alaska Pacific University and a BA from the State University of New York at Albany.
Records: Government Efficiency 4 for, Election Integrity 3 for, Healthcare Affordability 1 for, 1 against,
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Hall, Carolyn (Registered Democrat), Vazquez, Liz (Registered Republican), Isley, Phil (Undeclared)
Source: elections.alaska.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Source: elections.alaska.gov