3 candidates are tracked for Alaska House District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Carolyn Hall, Phil Isley and Liz Vazquez. Candidate information follows official Anchorage Municipality election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Carolyn Hall (Democratic), Phil Isley (Undeclared), Liz Vazquez (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Alaska House District 16; Carolyn Hall is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official member table (akleg.gov). The field advanced from the August 18, 2026 top-four open primary; the general election uses ranked-choice voting, and the party shown is each candidate's registration as printed by the Division of Elections.
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Carolyn Hall represents Alaska House District 16, covering the Anchorage neighborhoods of Turnagain, Spenard and Sand Lake, per the Alaska Legislature. Before her 2024 election she worked as a television news photojournalist and served as Municipality of Anchorage communications director and in the governor's office, and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Alaska Anchorage, per her official legislative biography.
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Per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet.
Phil Isley, an undeclared candidate from Anchorage, is retired after 22 years in the Alaska Army National Guard and 21 years in the retired reserve, per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet. He previously worked as a union shop steward at Ketchikan Pulp Company and has held board positions with several veterans and community organizations, per the same statement.
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Per the campaign site.
Liz Vazquez has lived in Alaska more than 40 years, including 29 years in West Anchorage, per her campaign site. An attorney who has worked as a prosecutor and Assistant Attorney General, she represented Alaska House District 19 from 2015 to 2016 and has served as president of the Sand Lake Community Council and as a past board director and chair of Chugach Electric Association, per the same source.
Who is running for Alaska House District 16 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Alaska House District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Carolyn Hall, Phil Isley and Liz Vazquez. Candidate information follows official Anchorage Municipality election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Alaska House District 16 election in Alaska?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Alaska are on the Alaska election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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