With 100% of precincts reporting, and roughly 4,100 early and absentee votes yet to be tabulated, here is where the Mat-Su Borough election results from Nov. 8 stand.
SCHOOL BOARD
It looks like the already conservative Mat-Su School Board has moved a bit more into the red after the Nov. 8 Mat-Su elections.
Conservatives Kendel Kruse, Kathryn McCollum and Jacob Butcher all won their races, as did less known Ted Swanson. Longtime school board member Ole Larson won unopposed. Perhaps the biggest change is the fact that the most left-leaning member, retiring Dwight Probasco, is no longer on the board.
The Mat-Su School Board has stood out among other districts with its willingness to prohibit males from competing on all-female sports teams, resist critical race theory in curriculum and empower parents. The board has also been a firm supporter of publicly funded homeschool options and recently passed a policy that requires each school day to begin with a moment of silence.
ASSEMBLY
In the Mat-Su Assembly races, solid conservative Brian Endle has likely lost his bid to unseat the more “moderate” incumbent Tim Hale. Likewise, the most left-leaning Assembly member, Stephanie Nowers, appears to have easily retained her seat. The mostly conservative Assembly, however, remains in tact.
VOTE COUNTS
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 1
— Tim Hale – 3,124 votes
— Brian Endle – 2,345 votes
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 2
— Stephanie Nowers – 2,043 votes
— Meghan Trupp – 1,329 votes
— Dana Raffaniello – 961 votes
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 2
— Kendal Kruse – 2,267 votes
— Ray Michaelson – 1,942 votes
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 3
— Kathryn McCollum – 3,648 votes
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5
— Jacob Butcher – 2,018 votes
— Shirley Akelkok – 765 votes
— Kimmie Elrod – 603 votes
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 6
— Ole Larson – 3,541 votes
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 7
— Ted Swanson – 2,314 votes
— Christiana Sitbon – 1,608 votes
6 Comments
Glad the Mat-Su still has real Americans that believe in GOD! The school board will do the right thing and keep normalcy in their area’s. The radical liberals will have to try again next time!
Amen Neil!
Well the school board is heartening news! As for the newly reapportioned assembly district one, many of us feel a bit disenfranchised as that district now encompasses Fishhook, Sutton and the Butte. Three strikingly different areas. In he former district that encompassed Fishhook, Endle would likely have won. As for Stephanie – I would not categorize her as left leaning. Moderate maybe but not left. She is not my representative but I follow the assembly pretty closely and find her to be very thoughtful in her decision making, not afraid to go against the tide. She has a strong work ethic also and is not one to be swayed by other ‘strong personalities’ on the assembly, but focuses on the issue.
Wish Anchorage was more conservative on the assembly and school board. I have voted conservative on the assembly and school board, but really question about the municipal clerk. She’s very partisan when it comes to the elections. More questions than answers!
Amen Neil!
Trupp, the most fiscally conservative candidate in any assembly race, did just as well and Endle and in the liberal liberal Palmer district with a split vote! let’s give some credit where it’s due.