Alaska's 1st House of Representatives district is the first of 40 districts of the

Alaska House of Representatives The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per ...

and was created in statehood in 1959. It is currently represented by Republican

Bart LeBon Barton S. "Bart" LeBon is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives and retired banker. He defeated Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of governm ...

. Following

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in 2013, the district is currently composed of downtown

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and has a population of 17,182. The

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underwent

following the 2020 census, which placed the first district in

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, covering the cities of

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, Wrangell, and Metlakatla. The new district will come into effect upon the start of the 33rd legislature in 2023.

Results from statewide races

List of members

Multi-member districts (1983–1993)

;Seat A ;Seat B

Single-member districts (1993–present)

Recent election results

2014

2016

2018

After originally being tied, a recount was ordered, which put LeBon ahead by only one vote. Dodge appealed the result to the

Alaska Supreme Court The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court for the U.S. state of Alaska. Its decisions are binding on all other Alaska state courts, and the only court its decisions may be appealed to is the Supreme Court of the United States. The Alas ...

. However, the court denied Dodge's appeal, officially making LeBon the winner.

2020

References

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