State Senator, District O
State Senate District O; Alaska
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The State Senator, District O general election in State Senate District O; Alaska is on November 3, 2026. 3 candidates are running: George Rauscher (Registered Republican), Peter Bauer (Registered Democrat), and Ryan W. Sheldon (Registered Republican). George Rauscher 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 · 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 38,167 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 38,167) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.67, 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
George Rauscher is a Sutton business owner who was appointed to the state Senate in 2025 after eight years in the Alaska House. He focuses on low-cost reliable energy, in-state resource development, fewer regulations, lower crime, and protecting the PFD.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, 2 against, Public Education Quality 1 for, 3 against, Corporate Accountability 1 for, 1 against,
Registered Democrat
Peter Bauer is a retired physician and retired Air Force colonel who worked in NASA medicine from 2006 to 2017. He focuses on health care access for everyone, more school funding and a teacher pension, cheaper energy including renewables, and small business.
Registered Republican
Ryan Sheldon is a Talkeetna property developer who sits on the borough's Talkeetna sewer and water board and was a chief of staff in the Legislature. He focuses on lowering living costs through the Alaska gas line and hydroelectric projects, and on well-funded schools.
Records: Public Education Quality 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: elections.alaska.gov2
Last updated September 24, 2026.