Total Amount
2006
In 32 contested races, the candidate with the most money won 27 House seats.
In the 8 uncontested races, the incumbants still raised $318,782.
An analysis of state legislative races held in 2005 and 2006 highlights that, in most instances, the key to victory in a legislative election is to be in office already. In others, having a fund-raising advantage almost assures electoral victory. In nearly every state, having one or both of these advantages all but guarantees victory at the ballot box. From: Followthemoney.org |
TABLE 1: House/Assembly Candidates
| |
Party |
↑District↑ |
Status |
Amount |
| ELKINS, JIM |
REPUBLICAN |
001 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$43,961 |
| JOHANSEN, KYLE |
REPUBLICAN |
001 |
Won |
$32,800 |
| STELZENMULLER, JAY |
DEMOCRAT |
002 |
Lost - General Election |
$14,307 |
| WILSON, PEGGY |
REPUBLICAN |
002 |
Won |
$47,192 |
| KERTTULA, BETH |
DEMOCRAT |
003 |
Won |
$30,580 |
| DOLL, ANDREA |
DEMOCRAT |
004 |
Won |
$54,034 |
| WANAMAKER, RANDY |
REPUBLICAN |
004 |
Lost - General Election |
$53,111 |
| ISAACS JR, AARON T |
DEMOCRAT |
005 |
Lost - General Election |
$24,175 |
| THOMAS JR, WILLIAM A (BILL) |
REPUBLICAN |
005 |
Won |
$70,584 |
| MORGAN JR, CARL |
REPUBLICAN |
006 |
Lost - General Election |
$21,800 |
| SALMON, WOODIE W |
DEMOCRAT |
006 |
Won |
$51,105 |
| SATTLER, WARD H |
REPUBLICAN |
006 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| AMES, MARK A |
GREEN |
007 |
Lost - General Election |
$0 |
| BEHNER, MICHAEL D (MIKE) |
REPUBLICAN |
007 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$10,346 |
| KELLY, MIKE |
REPUBLICAN |
007 |
Won |
$75,181 |
| WATTS, DAVE |
DEMOCRAT |
007 |
Lost - General Election |
$5,248 |
| CRAWFORD, JASON |
REPUBLICAN |
008 |
Lost - General Election |
$18,234 |
| GUTTENBERG, DAVID |
DEMOCRAT |
008 |
Won |
$98,734 |
| HOLM, JAMES A (JIM) |
REPUBLICAN |
009 |
Lost - General Election |
$64,964 |
| KAWASAKI, SCOTT J |
DEMOCRAT |
009 |
Won |
$86,399 |
| RAHOI, URBAN E |
REPUBLICAN |
010 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| RAMRAS, JAY |
REPUBLICAN |
010 |
Won |
$40,315 |
| COGHILL JR, JOHN B |
REPUBLICAN |
011 |
Won |
$32,455 |
| PILE SR, JOHN E |
DEMOCRAT |
011 |
Lost - General Election |
$17,767 |
| HARRIS, JOHN L |
REPUBLICAN |
012 |
Won |
$93,732 |
| JOHNSON, WILLIAM R (BILL) |
DEMOCRAT |
012 |
Lost - General Election |
$12,922 |
| PEARSON, MIKE |
REPUBLICAN |
012 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| GATTO, CARL J |
REPUBLICAN |
013 |
Won |
$41,873 |
| WARDMAN, JIM |
DEMOCRAT |
013 |
Lost - General Election |
$4,975 |
| HURLEY, KATIE |
DEMOCRAT |
014 |
Lost - General Election |
$39,152 |
| KOHRING, VIC |
REPUBLICAN |
014 |
Won |
$83,569 |
| LACY, NEAL T |
DEMOCRAT |
014 |
Withdrew |
$520 |
| HOLMES, DOYLE E |
REPUBLICAN |
015 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$200 |
| MOORE, L APRIL |
REPUBLICAN |
015 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| NEUMAN, MARK A |
REPUBLICAN |
015 |
Won |
$46,523 |
| THOMPSON, MYRL (BOONE) |
INDEPENDENT |
015 |
Lost - General Election |
$12,532 |
| CHESBRO, PATRICIA R |
DEMOCRAT |
016 |
Lost - General Election |
$11,332 |
| STOLTZE, BILL |
REPUBLICAN |
016 |
Won |
$53,877 |
| FAIRCLOUGH, ANNA I |
REPUBLICAN |
017 |
Won |
$90,458 |
| HUNTINGTON, KARLA F |
DEMOCRAT |
017 |
Lost - General Election |
$21,515 |
| KOTT, PETE |
REPUBLICAN |
017 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$67,696 |
| DAHLSTROM, NANCY A |
REPUBLICAN |
018 |
Won |
$68,529 |
| KENDALL, DAN |
REPUBLICAN |
018 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$10,369 |
| BEHYMER, DARREL B |
DEMOCRAT |
019 |
Withdrew |
$510 |
| PEDLOW, MARY L |
DEMOCRAT |
019 |
Lost - General Election |
$8,618 |
| ROSES, BOB |
REPUBLICAN |
019 |
Won |
$42,295 |
| GRUENBERG JR, MAX F |
DEMOCRAT |
020 |
Won |
$69,079 |
| KOHLHAAS, SCOTT A |
LIBERTARIAN |
020 |
Lost - General Election |
$5,074 |
| MOON, MATT |
REPUBLICAN |
020 |
Lost - General Election |
$76,646 |
| CRAWFORD JR, HARRY T |
DEMOCRAT |
021 |
Won |
$134,586 |
| GONNASON, JEFF |
REPUBLICAN |
021 |
Lost - General Election |
$108,410 |
| CISSNA, SHARON M |
DEMOCRAT |
022 |
Won |
$12,680 |
| GARA, LES S |
DEMOCRAT |
023 |
Won |
$33,520 |
| GARDNER, BERTA |
DEMOCRAT |
024 |
Won |
$135,619 |
| PETERSON, DARWIN R |
REPUBLICAN |
024 |
Lost - General Election |
$100,592 |
| SMITH, DON |
REPUBLICAN |
024 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$23,174 |
| DOOGAN, MIKE |
DEMOCRAT |
025 |
Won |
$80,598 |
| HIGGINS, THOMAS M |
DEMOCRAT |
025 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| LAMB, THOMAS A |
REPUBLICAN |
025 |
Lost - General Election |
$0 |
| CONSENSTEIN, DANNY |
DEMOCRAT |
026 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$55,680 |
| DUBAY, BUD |
DEMOCRAT |
026 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$25,524 |
| HOLMES, LINDSEY S |
DEMOCRAT |
026 |
Won |
$108,324 |
| PAWLOWSKI, MIKE |
REPUBLICAN |
026 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$21,264 |
| STRAIT, STEVE |
REPUBLICAN |
026 |
Lost - General Election |
$29,603 |
| ACHBERGER, CHUCK |
REPUBLICAN |
027 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$8,795 |
| BUCH, ROBERT L (BOB) |
DEMOCRAT |
027 |
Won |
$73,577 |
| MOFFATT, TOM |
REPUBLICAN |
027 |
Lost - General Election |
$123,605 |
| STRAUBE, PHELAN B |
REPUBLICAN |
027 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$56,061 |
| BAFFONE, VALERIE |
DEMOCRAT |
028 |
Lost - General Election |
$82,562 |
| JOHNSON, CRAIG W |
REPUBLICAN |
028 |
Won |
$62,660 |
| SAMUELS, RALPH |
REPUBLICAN |
029 |
Won |
$77,048 |
| TUCK, CHRIS |
DEMOCRAT |
029 |
Lost - General Election |
$34,387 |
| MEYER, KEVIN |
REPUBLICAN |
030 |
Won |
$81,210 |
| LYNN, BOB |
REPUBLICAN |
031 |
Won |
$42,923 |
| ABNEY, PAT A |
DEMOCRAT |
032 |
Lost - General Election |
$57,330 |
| BARTEE, WILLIAM (BILL) |
GREEN |
032 |
Lost - General Election |
$0 |
| HAWKER, MIKE |
REPUBLICAN |
032 |
Won |
$114,438 |
| KOY, MIKE |
DEMOCRAT |
032 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| CAREY, DAVE |
REPUBLICAN |
033 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| OLSON, KURT |
REPUBLICAN |
033 |
Won |
$66,566 |
| OSBORNE, JOHN G (OZZIE) |
ALASKA INDEPENDENCE |
033 |
Lost - General Election |
$0 |
| POPE, ROBERT A (BOB) |
ALASKA INDEPENDENCE |
033 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| RICHARDS, DAVID L (DAVE) |
REPUBLICAN |
033 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| SPRAGUE, PETE |
DEMOCRAT |
033 |
Lost - General Election |
$37,399 |
| CHENAULT, CHARLES M (MIKE) |
REPUBLICAN |
034 |
Won |
$53,806 |
| SEATON, PAUL |
REPUBLICAN |
035 |
Won |
$38,610 |
| SIEMINSKI, ANTHONY K |
DEMOCRAT |
035 |
Lost - General Election |
$0 |
| LEDOUX, GABRIELLE |
REPUBLICAN |
036 |
Won |
$165,175 |
| OGG, DAN |
INDEPENDENT |
036 |
Lost - General Election |
$25,342 |
| BOWERS, RON |
REPUBLICAN |
037 |
Lost - General Election |
$6,283 |
| EDGMON, BRYCE |
DEMOCRAT |
037 |
Won |
$29,026 |
| FAITH, JOSEPH R |
REPUBLICAN |
037 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$6,280 |
| MOSES, CARL E |
DEMOCRAT |
037 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$41,982 |
| TUTIAKOFF SR, VINCENT M |
REPUBLICAN |
037 |
Lost - Primary Election |
$0 |
| KAPSNER, MARY SATTLER |
DEMOCRAT |
038 |
Won |
$21,240 |
| FOSTER, RICHARD |
DEMOCRAT |
039 |
Won |
$12,050 |
| JOULE, REGGIE |
DEMOCRAT |
040 |
Won |
$30,773 |
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