State Senator, District A
State Senate District A; Alaska
My vote power
Below average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The State Senator, District A general election in State Senate District A; Alaska is on November 3, 2026. One candidate is on the ballot, Bert K. Stedman (Registered Republican), so the race is uncontested. Bert K. Stedman is the incumbent. One vote here carries below 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 35,510 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 35,510) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.01, 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: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Above average representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
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
Bert Stedman is a Sitka state senator who has served since 2003 and co-chairs the Senate Finance Committee. He focuses on fiscal discipline, protecting the Permanent Fund, lowering energy costs, and funding schools.
Records: Public Education Quality 4 for, 1 against, Government Spending Reduction 2 for, 2 against, Public Infrastructure 3 for,
Sources: elections.alaska.gov2
Last updated September 24, 2026.