Ray Metcalfe
Ray Metcalfe (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District M. He lost in the special Republican primary on August 18, 2020.
Metcalfe was also a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Alaska.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Alaska state legislative special elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for Alaska State Senate District M
Incumbent Josh Revak defeated Andy Holleman in the special general election for Alaska State Senate District M on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Revak (R) | 57.6 | 10,410 |
 | Andy Holleman (Independent)  | 42.1 | 7,607 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 18,073 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anita Thorne (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District M
Incumbent Josh Revak defeated Ray Metcalfe and Harold Borbridge in the special Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District M on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Revak | 66.3 | 2,499 |
 | Ray Metcalfe | 24.2 | 911 | |
| Harold Borbridge | 9.6 | 362 | ||
| Total votes: 3,772 | |||
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Special Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District M
Anita Thorne defeated Nicholas Willie in the special Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District M on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anita Thorne | 87.5 | 2,732 | |
| Nicholas Willie | 12.5 | 389 | ||
| Total votes: 3,121 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Alaska's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lisa Murkowski defeated Ray Metcalfe (D), Joe Miller (L), Breck Craig (I), Ted Gianoutsos (I), and Margaret Stock (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Murkowski defeated Paul Kendall, Thomas Lamb, and Bob Lochner in the Republican primary, while Metcalfe defeated Edgar Blatchford to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 16, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Lisa Murkowski Incumbent |
44.4% | 138,149 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Miller | 29.2% | 90,825 | |
| Independent | Margaret Stock | 13.2% | 41,194 | |
| Democratic | Ray Metcalfe | 11.6% | 36,200 | |
| Independent | Breck Craig | 0.8% | 2,609 | |
| Independent | Ted Gianoutsos | 0.6% | 1,758 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 706 | |
| Total Votes | 311,441 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lisa Murkowski Incumbent |
71.5% | 39,545 | ||
| Bob Lochner | 15.3% | 8,480 | ||
| Paul Kendall | 7.7% | 4,272 | ||
| Thomas Lamb | 5.4% | 2,996 | ||
| Total Votes | 55,293 | |||
| Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ray Metcalfe |
60.1% | 15,228 | ||
| Edgar Blatchford | 39.9% | 10,090 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,318 | |||
| Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ray Metcalfe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
