Bipartisan-minded legislators are on track to hold onto their majority in the Senate and take control of the House, according to early election results from Tuesday’s voting.
The coalition of Democrats, independents and moderate Republicans performed well throughout the state, and if current results hold, the alliance is slated to expand its presence in the House, picking up three seats in Anchorage and one on the North Slope.
In Anchorage, three conservative party loyalist Republicans will be replaced by more moderate legislators.
In East Anchorage, GOP Rep. Stanley Wright trails Democratic challenger Ted Eisched by about three percentage points (48.5-51.3). In South Anchorage, an open seat will flip from Republican hands to independent Ky Holland, who has a roughly six-point lead over Republican Lucy Bauer (53-46.6). In West Anchorage, moderate Republican Chuck Kopp repeated his primary election trouncing of Republican Rep. Craig Johnson, beating the powerful House Majority Rules Chair by more than 20 points (61-38).