2020 Alaska Senate election
2020 elections in the US state of Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2020 Alaska Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Voters in Alaska elected state senators in 11 of the state's 20 senate districts – the usual ten plus one special election. State senators serve four-year terms in the Alaska Senate, with half seats up for election every two years. Primary elections on August 18, 2020, determined which candidates appeared on the general election ballot on November 3, 2020.
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11 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Democratic hold Republican hold No election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the previous election in 2018, Republicans had control of the Alaska Senate with 13 seats to Democrats' 7 seats. One Democrat caucused with the Republicans, giving them a governing majority of 14 seats.