State Representative
State House District 6; Alaska
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The State Representative general election in State House District 6; Alaska is on November 3, 2026. 2 candidates are running: Brent Johnson and Sarah L. Vance (Registered Republican). Sarah L. Vance 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 · 66 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 19,820 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 19,820) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.7, 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?
Nonpartisan
Brent Johnson is a Cook Inlet commercial setnet fisherman from Clam Gulch who served four terms on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, including as its president. He lists education funding, growing the Permanent Fund, and the economy as priorities.
Records: Environment and Public Health 5 for, Election Integrity 3 for, Public Infrastructure 2 for,
Registered Republican · Incumbent
Sarah Vance is a Homer small-business owner with degrees in small business and accounting who has served in the Alaska Legislature since 2019. She lists protecting the Permanent Fund dividend and supporting fisheries among her priorities.
Records: Public Education Quality 3 for, 4 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 6 for, Civil Rights 4 for, 1 against,
Source: elections.alaska.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.