State Representative
State House District 23; Alaska
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The State Representative general election in State House District 23; Alaska is on November 3, 2026. 4 candidates are running: Jamie Allard (Registered Republican), Jim Arlington (Registered Democrat), Lee E. Hammermeister (Registered Democrat), and Ruby Jones (Registered Republican). Jamie Allard is the incumbent. One vote here carries high 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: 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 17,582 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 17,582) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.26, 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".
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
Jamie Allard is an Army veteran from Eagle River who has served in the Alaska House since 2023 and on the Anchorage Assembly from 2020 to 2023. She focuses on public safety, resource development, cutting state spending, and giving parents a stronger voice in schools.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 9 for, 5 against, Public Education Quality 6 for, 7 against, Civil Rights 4 against,
Registered Democrat
Jim Arlington is an Eagle River energy executive with a law degree who heads the Alaska Natural Gas Corporation and served on the Anchorage School Board in 1992. He wants Alaska to get its fair share of oil and gas value to fund schools, create jobs, and lower energy prices.
Records: Election Integrity 1 for
Registered Democrat
Lee Hammermeister owns an Eagle River lawn and snow business and serves on the area's rural road service board. He wants full school funding, steady road upkeep, the full statutory Permanent Fund Dividend, and more health clinics close to home.
Records: Public Infrastructure 4 for, Government Efficiency 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against
Registered Republican
Ruby Jones is operations director at SafeLogic Alaska, which helps contractors run construction projects safely, and a lifelong Alaskan raising her family in Eagle River. She wants stable school funding, affordable energy, stronger public safety, and a growing private economy.
Source: elections.alaska.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.