State Senator, District E
State Senate District E; Alaska
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The State Senator, District E general election in State Senate District E; Alaska is on November 3, 2026. 3 candidates are running: Cathy Giessel (Registered Republican), Gretchen W. Stoddard (Registered Republican), and Jason "Jace" White (Registered Republican). Cathy Giessel is the incumbent. One vote here carries above average weight compared with other races.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power 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 whether more candidates are running than there are seats.
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 35,592 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 35,592) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64, 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.
What does this office do?
- 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,
Who is running?
Registered Republican · Incumbent
Cathy Giessel is an Anchorage state senator and nurse practitioner who served in the Senate from 2011 to 2020 and again since 2023. She focuses on a balanced budget, school funding, Alaska hire in resource jobs, and a limited pension for public workers.
Records: Healthcare Affordability 6 for, Social Programs and Welfare 5 for, Environment and Public Health 4 for,
Registered Republican
Gretchen Stoddard is a South Anchorage environmental specialist with oil industry experience and a past board chair of the Huffman O'Malley Community Council. She focuses on responsible resource development including Alaska LNG, careful state spending, and school accountability.
Registered Republican
Jace White is an Anchorage resident with a background in construction and project management. His priorities are protecting personal data privacy, making state spending and contracts easier to see, and keeping housing and energy affordable.
Sources: elections.alaska.gov2
Last updated September 24, 2026.