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Copper River Census Area, Alaska

Alaska House District 36

2 candidates are tracked for Alaska House District 36 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Crystal Jones and Rebecca A. Schwanke. Candidate information follows official Copper River Census Area election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Crystal Jones (Nonpartisan), Rebecca A. Schwanke (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Alaska House District 36; Rebecca A. Schwanke 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, Rebecca A. Schwanke, is on the ballot.

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Crystal Jones

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Supports voting for the full, statutory Permanent Fund Dividend and a constitutional fix
  • Supports protecting subsistence access, including banning trawling and backing tribal co-management
  • Supports bringing down rural energy costs

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Crystal Jones is running for Alaska House District 36, per her campaign site. She and her family moved from Kodiak to Nelchina, an unorganized borough, after being priced out by rising property taxes, and she lives in a tiny house she is expanding by hand while heating with wood, per her campaign site. She says the experience has given her firsthand knowledge of the cost of rural living in Alaska, per her campaign site.

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Rebecca A. Schwanke

Rebecca A. Schwanke

Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Supporting a balanced and sustainable state budget
  • Supporting access to wild game and wild caught fish and reliable, affordable energy
  • Supporting quality public education

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Rebecca Schwanke represents Alaska House District 36, per the Alaska Legislature. She holds degrees in natural resources and wildlife biology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, formerly worked as a state wildlife biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and owns Talarik LLC, a wildlife and policy consulting business, per her official legislative biography.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Alaska House District 36 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Alaska House District 36 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Crystal Jones and Rebecca A. Schwanke. Candidate information follows official Copper River Census Area election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Alaska House District 36 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 Copper River Census Area ballot?

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Candidate roster from official Copper River Census Area and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Crystal Jones, full profileRebecca A. Schwanke, full profileOfficial Alaska election office