Political party strength in Alaska

The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of Alaska:

Governor, including pre-statehood governors, who were appointed by the U.S. president and usually of the same political party; and
Lieutenant Governor

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

Territorial and State Senate
Territorial and State House of Representatives
State delegation to the United States Senate
State delegation to the United States House of Representatives, including non-voting delegates elected pre-statehood

For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1884–1958)

Year	Executive offices	Territorial Legislature^[1]		United States Congress
Year	Governor	Senate	House	Delegate
1884	John Henry Kinkead (R)	no such bodies		no such office
1885	Alfred P. Swineford (D)
…
1888
1889	Lyman Enos Knapp (R)
…
1892
1893	James Sheakley (D)
…
1896
1897	John Green Brady (R)
…
1905
1906	Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (R)			Frank Hinman Waskey (D)^[a]
1907				Thomas Cale (I)^[a]
1908				Thomas Cale (I)^[a]
1909	Walter Eli Clark (R)			James Wickersham (R)^[a]
1910
1911
1912
1913	John Franklin Alexander Strong (D)	3NP, 2D, 1I, 1IR, 1R	10NP, 2R, 1D, 1IR, 1PH, 1 vac.
1914		3NP, 2D, 1I, 1IR, 1R	10NP, 2R, 1D, 1IR, 1PH, 1 vac.
1915		3D, 3NP, 1I, 1Prog	7NP, 3D, 3I, 1H, 1ID, 1R
1916		3D, 3NP, 1I, 1Prog	7NP, 3D, 3I, 1H, 1ID, 1R
1917		3D, 2NP, 1IR, 1Prog, 1R	7D, 6R, 2I, 1PD	Charles A. Sulzer (D)^[a]^[b]
1918	Thomas Riggs Jr. (D)	3D, 2NP, 1IR, 1Prog, 1R	7D, 6R, 2I, 1PD	Charles A. Sulzer (D)^[a]^[b]
1919		5D, 2NP, 1IR	11D, 4R, 1I	James Wickersham (R)^[a]
				Charles A. Sulzer (D)^[a]^[c]
				vacant
1920				vacant
1920				George B. Grigsby (D)^[a]^[b]
1921	Scott Cordelle Bone (R)	4D, 3R, 1IR	11R, 2I, 1D, 1ID, 1IR	James Wickersham (R)^[a]
1921				Daniel Sutherland (R)^[a]
1922
1923		5R, 2I, 1D	11R, 4I, 1D
1924		5R, 2I, 1D	11R, 4I, 1D
1925	George Alexander Parks (R)	4R, 2D, 2I	9R, 4D, 2I, 1IR
1926		4R, 2D, 2I	9R, 4D, 2I, 1IR
1927		5R, 2I, 1D	12R, 3D, 1I
1928		5R, 2I, 1D	12R, 3D, 1I
1929		5R, 2D, 1I	9R, 3D, 3I, 1IR
1930		5R, 2D, 1I	9R, 3D, 3I, 1IR
1931		4D, 4R	11R, 4D, 1I	James Wickersham (R)^[a]
1931		4R, 3D, 1 vac.^[d]
1932		4R, 3D, 1 vac.^[d]
1933	John Weir Troy (D)	6D, 2R	12D, 4R	Anthony Dimond (D)^[a]
1934		6D, 2R	12D, 4R
1935		8D	15D, 1R
1936			15D, 1R
1937			14D, 2R
1938			14D, 2R
1939		7D, 1R	16D
1940	Ernest Gruening (D)		16D
1941			14D, 2R
1942			14D, 2R
1943			16D
1944			16D
1945		14D, 2R	20D, 4R	Bob Bartlett (D)^[a]
1946		14D, 2R	20D, 4R
1947		9D, 7R	13R, 11D
1948			13R, 11D
1949			19D, 5R
1950			19D, 5R
1951			14D, 10R
1952			14D, 10R
1953	B. Frank Heintzleman (R)	11R, 5D	19R, 5D
1954		11R, 5D	19R, 5D
1955		12D, 4R	21D, 3R
1956		12D, 4R
1957	Waino Hendrickson (acting) (R)	11D, 5R
1957	Mike Stepovich (R)
1958	Mike Stepovich (R)
1958	Waino Hendrickson (acting) (R)

1959–present

Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials

Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J) National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)

Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix), States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F) Pro-Administration (PA)

Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)

Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O) Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)

Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)

Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Delegate from Territory of Alaska.
^ ^a ^b Election successfully contested.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Died in office.
^ A Democratic senator died 17 days after the legislative session began. The seat was left vacant and the legislature continued with a Democratic Senate president.
^ Resigned following electoral defeat.
^ ^a ^b The House elected a Republican as Speaker.
^ Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.
^ Initially elected in a special election.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ascended to office following the resignation of predecessor.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Senate elected a Republican as President.
^ Led by a coalition with a Republican House speaker, Tom Fink.
^ The "no party" member, Frank R. Ferguson, was elected as a write-in after losing the Democratic primary as an incumbent. He served in the previous and following legislatures as a Democrat.
^ ^a ^b Initially elected in a special election.
^ ^a ^b The Senate elected a Democrat as president.
^ Resigned December 2, 2002 to take office as Governor of Alaska.
^ The Democratic Speaker of the House, Jim Duncan, was voted out on June 16, 1981, eight days before the end of session. He was replaced by a tri-partisan coalition of Republicans, native Bush Democrats, and Libertarians (the Libertarians later dropped out) led by Republican Joe Hayes, which remained through the end of this Legislature. The overall partisan composition of the House remained unchanged, and the coalition led by Hayes was preserved in a slightly different form in the next Legislature as well.^[3]^[4]
^ Led by a coalition with a Republican House Speaker, Ramona L. Barnes.^[5]
^ The representative elected under the AKIP banner, Carl E. Moses, switched his party affiliation to Democratic on May 24, 1994, shortly after Hickel's party switch, but the coalition that elected the Republican Speaker stayed in place.
^ One senator was elected under the Republican Moderate Party banner, but switched his party affiliation to Republican before the actual start of his term.
^ ^a ^b Appointed to fill a vacancy.
^ ^a ^b Resigned.
^ A coalition of six Republicans and the Senate's nine Democrats made up the majority caucus.
^ From 2009-2011, six Republicans joined the ten Democrats to form a governing coalition. From 2011-2013, five Republicans governed with the ten Democrats.
^ ^a ^b ^c Four Democrats caucused with the Republican majority.
^ Two Democrats caucused with the Republican majority.
^ ^a ^b One Democrat caucused with the Republican majority.
^ Three Republicans and both Independents caucused with the Democrats to form a governing coalition.
^ Six Republicans and both Independents caucused with the Democrats to form a governing coalition.
^ Two Republicans and all Independents caucused with all Democrats to form a governing coalition. Two Republicans are not members of a caucus.
^ Seat was vacant from March 18–September 13, 2022
^ Eight Republicans and all nine Democrats caucused together to form the governing coalition.
^ Nineteen Republicans, two Democrats, and two Independents caucused together to form the governing coalition.

References

^ Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013
^ Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013
^ p. 59-62
^ "Steve Haycox: Alaskans know something about legislative upheaval". Anchorage Daily News. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
^ p. 71-72
^ Zak, Annie; Hanlon, Tegan; DeMarban, Alex (October 16, 2018). "Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns following "inappropriate comments"". Anchorage Daily News.

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[terr-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Delegate from Territory of Alaska.

[contested-3] Election successfully contested.

[died-4] Died in office.

[5] A Democratic senator died 17 days after the legislative session began. The seat was left vacant and the legislature continued with a Democratic Senate president.

[7] Resigned following electoral defeat.

[RepSpeaker-8] The House elected a Republican as Speaker.

[9] Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.

[10] Initially elected in a special election.

[ascended-11] Ascended to office following the resignation of predecessor.

[RepPres-12] The Senate elected a Republican as President.

[13] Led by a coalition with a Republican House speaker, Tom Fink.

[14] The "no party" member, Frank R. Ferguson, was elected as a write-in after losing the Democratic primary as an incumbent. He served in the previous and following legislatures as a Democrat.

[special-15] Initially elected in a special election.

[DemPres-16] The Senate elected a Democrat as president.

[17] Resigned December 2, 2002 to take office as Governor of Alaska.

[20] The Democratic Speaker of the House, Jim Duncan, was voted out on June 16, 1981, eight days before the end of session. He was replaced by a tri-partisan coalition of Republicans, native Bush Democrats, and Libertarians (the Libertarians later dropped out) led by Republican Joe Hayes, which remained through the end of this Legislature. The overall partisan composition of the House remained unchanged, and the coalition led by Hayes was preserved in a slightly different form in the next Legislature as well.^[3]^[4]

[22] Led by a coalition with a Republican House Speaker, Ramona L. Barnes.^[5]

[23] The representative elected under the AKIP banner, Carl E. Moses, switched his party affiliation to Democratic on May 24, 1994, shortly after Hickel's party switch, but the coalition that elected the Republican Speaker stayed in place.

[24] One senator was elected under the Republican Moderate Party banner, but switched his party affiliation to Republican before the actual start of his term.

[app-25] Appointed to fill a vacancy.

[resigned-26] Resigned.

[27] A coalition of six Republicans and the Senate's nine Democrats made up the majority caucus.

[28] From 2009-2011, six Republicans joined the ten Democrats to form a governing coalition. From 2011-2013, five Republicans governed with the ten Democrats.

[coalition-29] Four Democrats caucused with the Republican majority.

[30] Two Democrats caucused with the Republican majority.

[onedem-32] One Democrat caucused with the Republican majority.

[33] Three Republicans and both Independents caucused with the Democrats to form a governing coalition.

[34] Six Republicans and both Independents caucused with the Democrats to form a governing coalition.

[35] Two Republicans and all Independents caucused with all Democrats to form a governing coalition. Two Republicans are not members of a caucus.

[36] Seat was vacant from March 18–September 13, 2022

[37] Eight Republicans and all nine Democrats caucused together to form the governing coalition.

[38] Nineteen Republicans, two Democrats, and two Independents caucused together to form the governing coalition.

[1] Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013

[6] Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013

[18] . 59-62

[19] "Steve Haycox: Alaskans know something about legislative upheaval". Anchorage Daily News. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2021-06-19.

[21] . 71-72

[31] Zak, Annie; Hanlon, Tegan; DeMarban, Alex (October 16, 2018). "Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns following "inappropriate comments"". Anchorage Daily News.

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Pre-statehood (1884–1958)

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