Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Alaska House District 21

2 candidates are tracked for Alaska House District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Donna Mears and Aimeé Sims. Candidate information follows official Anchorage Municipality election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Donna Mears (Democratic), Aimeé Sims (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Alaska House District 21; Donna Mears 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.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Donna Mears, is on the ballot.

Alaska › Anchorage Municipality › Alaska House District 21

Donna Mears

DemocraticIncumbent

Top priorities

Maintaining funding for revenue sharing to help keep property taxes down
Working on energy diversity and food security
Directing more resources to traffic safety and law enforcement

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Donna Mears represents Alaska House District 21, per the Alaska Legislature. She holds a bioenvironmental engineering degree from Rutgers University and a master's degree in urban planning from the University of Michigan, and has worked for the Anchorage Health Department and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, per her official legislative biography.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Aimeé Sims

Republican

Biography

Aimeé Sims is a public-school teacher who taught in Anchorage for almost three decades and has lived in Alaska for 41 years, per her Alaska Division of Elections candidate statement.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Next on your ballotAlaska House District 22

See your full ballot

Voting info and more

Questions about this race

Who is running for Alaska House District 21 in 2026?

When is the Alaska House District 21 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.

How do I see my exact Anchorage Municipality ballot?

Enter your ZIP code in the lookup at theballotbrief.com for the statewide and congressional races, or a full street address to add the county, city and district contests for that location.

Verify this race

Candidate roster from official Anchorage Municipality and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

Cross-check with the official Alaska election office, or see the full Anchorage Municipality sample ballot and your exact ballot by address.

The rest of your Anchorage Municipality ballot

20 tracked races in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska. Landed here from another county's search? Look up your own ballot below.

Also on your ballot

Alaska House District 23 Alaska House District 24 Alaska Senate District E See all 20 Anchorage Municipality races

Candidate profiles

Donna Mears, full profile Aimeé Sims, full profile Official Alaska election office