David Nelson (Alaska)
2025 - Present
2027
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David Nelson (Republican Party) is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 18. He assumed office on January 21, 2025. His current term ends on January 19, 2027.
Nelson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 18. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
David Nelson was born in Orlando, Florida. Nelson served in the Alaska Army National Guard and reached the rank of second lieutenant. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Alaska at Anchorage in 2018. Nelson’s career experience includes working as a defense contractor. He served as president of the Mid-Town Rotary Club of Anchorage.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Nelson was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 18
The ranked-choice voting election was won by David Nelson in round 1 .
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Total votes: 3,737 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Cliff Groh and David Nelson advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 18 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cliff Groh (D) | 63.2 | 437 |
| ✔ |  | David Nelson (R) | 36.8 | 254 |
| Total votes: 691 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nelson in this election.
2022
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 18
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Cliff Groh in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 2,117 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent David Nelson, Cliff Groh, and Lyn Franks advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 18 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Nelson (R) | 40.8 | 480 |
| ✔ | | Cliff Groh (D) | 38.0 | 447 |
| ✔ |  | Lyn Franks (D) | 21.2 | 250 |
| Total votes: 1,177 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Walker (R)
2020
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 15
David Nelson defeated Lyn Franks and Patrick McCormack in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Nelson (R) | 50.8 | 2,541 |
| Lyn Franks (D) | 48.9 | 2,446 | |
| Patrick McCormack (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 5,000 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15
David Nelson defeated incumbent Gabrielle LeDoux in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Nelson | 67.3 | 628 |
 | Gabrielle LeDoux | 32.7 | 305 | |
| Total votes: 933 | |||
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15
Lyn Franks defeated Patrick McCormack and Rick Phillips in the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lyn Franks | 63.1 | 434 |
| Patrick McCormack | 19.3 | 133 | ||
| Rick Phillips | 17.6 | 121 | ||
| Total votes: 688 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
David Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
David Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 18.
2021
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In 2021, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 19.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Alaska House of Representatives District 18 |
Officeholder Alaska House of Representatives District 18 |
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Alaska House of Representatives District 18 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Gabrielle LeDoux (R) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 15 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Thomas McKay (R) |
