State House District 8
State House District 8; 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 18,524 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 18,524) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.01, 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: 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
Registered Republican · Incumbent · declared
Bill Elam and his wife Sandra are raising their three sons on the Kenai Peninsula, where the family spends much of its time outdoors hunting, fishing and exploring Alaska's wilderness. He represents Kenai Peninsula residents in the Alaska House of Representatives.
Records: Public Education Quality 4 for, 1 against, Anti-Corruption 1 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for,
Nonpartisan · declared
Frank Quinn is a nonpartisan certified candidate for Alaska State House District 8 in the 2026 primary election. His campaign website identifies the campaign as AlaskaQuinn and emphasizes common-sense solutions, perspective change, and civic participation.
Nonpartisan · declared
Nissa Savage is a nonpartisan certified candidate for Alaska State House District 8 in the 2026 primary election.
Source: elections.alaska.gov