Jesse J. Bjorkman is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing District D since his election in 2022. Bjorkman represents the northern Kenai Peninsula including Kenai, Soldotna, Nikiski, and Sterling. He is the chair of the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee.
Bjorkman is a former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Member and government teacher at Nikiski High School.
Early life and education Bjorkman was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies from Michigan State University.
Personal life Bjorkman has resided in Nikiski, Alaska, since 2010 and previously in Kenai from 2009 to 2010. He is married to his wife Jamie and has two children.
Electoral history 2022
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |+ colspan=6 | 2022 Alaska Senate District D General election |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party ! rowspan=2 | Candidate ! colspan=3 | First choice ! colspan=3 | Round 1 ! colspan=3 | Round 2 |- ! Votes ! % ! Transfer ! Votes ! % ! Transfer ! Votes ! % |- ! style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left" | Republican | style="text-align:left" scope="row" | | 6,950 | 45.8 | +122 | 7,072 | 46.6 | +532 | 7,604 | 53.6 |- ! style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left" | Republican | style="text-align:left" scope="row" | | 6,311 | 41.6 | +20 | 6,331 | 41.7 | +263 | 6,594 | 46.4 |- ! style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left" | Independent | style="text-align:left" scope="row" | | 1,768 | 11.7 | +19 | 1,787 | 11.8 | -1,787 | colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center;"| Eliminated |- ! style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left" colspan=2 | Write-in | 140 | 0.9 | -140 | colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center;"| Eliminated |- class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! colspan=3 scope="row" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes ! colspan=3 |15,169 ! colspan=3 | 15,190 ! colspan=3 |14,198 |- class="sortbottom" |- class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! colspan=6 scope="row" style="text-align:right;" | Blank or inactive ballots ! colspan=2 | 1,046 | +992 ! colspan=2 | 2,038 |- class="sortbottom" style="background:#f6f6f6;" ! style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left" colspan=10 | Republican hold
2024
2024 Alaska Senate General election Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes %Coalition Republican 9,234 47.82% +23 9,257 47.92% +545 9,802 54.71% Republican 7,848 40.64% +17 7,865 40.71% +249 8,114 45.29% Democratic 2,182 11.3% +14 2,196 11.37% -2,196 Eliminated Write-in 47 0.24% -47 Eliminated Total votes19,311 19,31817,916 Blank or inactive ballots 820 +1,402 2,222 Republican hold Coalition hold
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