Alaska's twelfth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Natasha A. Von Imhof.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 36,313 civilians reside within Alaska's twelfth state senate district. Alaska state senators represent an average of 35,512 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 31,347 residents.

About the office

Members of the Alaska State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Half of the senate is up for re-election every two years. All seats are up for election after redistricting occurs. Up until 1992, members of the Senate and House were elected to both single-member and multi-member districts. Since then, all Alaska legislators have been elected into single-member districts. The terms of Alaska legislators begin on the 4th Monday of the January following a November election.

Qualifications

Article II, Section 2 of the Alaska Constitution states: "A member of the legislature shall be a qualified voter who has been a resident of Alaska for at least three years and of the district from which elected for at least one year, immediately preceding his filing for office. A senator shall be at least twenty-five years of age."

Salaries

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor is responsible for selecting a replacement. The Governor must select the replacement within 30 days after the vacancy happened. The Governor cannot appoint a replacement if the vacancy happens before a new legislative session is schedule to convene.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Alaska State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 18, 2020. The filing deadline is June 1, 2020.

2016

Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Lesil McGuire (R) did not seek re-election.

Natasha A. Von Imhof defeated Forrest J. McDonald and Tom Johnson in the Alaska State Senate District L general election.

Alaska State Senate, District L General Election, 2016

Forrest J. McDonald defeated Roselynn Cacy in the Alaska State Senate District L Democratic Primary.

Alaska State Senate, District L Democratic Primary, 2016

Natasha A. Von Imhof defeated Craig W. Johnson and Jeff Landfield in the Alaska State Senate District L Republican Primary.

Alaska State Senate, District L Republican Primary, 2016

Primary election

Von Imhof, a former Anchorage School Board member, raised $150,000 before the primary election and outspent both of her opponents. She focused her campaign on the budget deficit and on not cutting the Alaska Permanent Fund Division (PFD). GOP spokesperson Suzanne Downing said that she was not surprised that Von Imhof defeated state Rep. Johnson because of the money she raised. "She had a lot of money. She raised a lot money. He came in quite late. He had about 60 days to run his race. He didn’t raise a lot of money. He raised his own money. He paid for it himself."

2012

Elections for the office of Alaska State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2012. Incumbent Kevin Meyer defeated Jacob Hale (D) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 28 primary elections.

Alaska State Senate, District 12 (L), General Election, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska State Senate District L raised a total of $749,586. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $57,660 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska State Senate District L