Mark Fish
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Mark Fish (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 8. Fish lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Fish is a longtime Alaska resident. He graduated from Anchorage School District in 1977.[1]
In 1984, Fish joined the Alaska Army National Guard. He served until 2003.[1] He rose to the rank of staff sergeant and worked as a military technician.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Fish submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[1]
| “ | I believe individuals have an unalienable right to Life, Liberty and Property. Government's only legitimate role is to ensure those rights.[3] | ” |
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Mark Neuman defeated James Chesbro Jr. and Mark Fish in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Neuman (R) | 72.3 | 5,126 |
| James Chesbro Jr. (D) | 16.7 | 1,184 | ||
 | Mark Fish (L) | 10.8 | 767 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 7,091 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Mark Neuman defeated Andy Murr in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 8 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Neuman | 75.4 | 1,903 |
| Andy Murr | 24.6 | 621 | ||
| Total votes: 2,524 | |||
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 8
James Chesbro Jr. and Mark Fish advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 8 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Chesbro Jr. | 67.2 | 310 | |
| ✔ | | Mark Fish | 32.8 | 151 |
| Total votes: 461 | |||
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2014
Fish ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Alaska. Fish was defeated by Thom Walker in the Libertarian primary on August 19, 2014.[4] After the primary, Walker withdrew from the race and Fish replaced him on the ballot.[5] He was defeated by incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Dan Sullivan |
48% | 135,445 | |
| Democratic | Mark Begich Incumbent | 45.8% | 129,431 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Fish | 3.7% | 10,512 | |
| Independent | Ted Gianoutsos | 2% | 5,636 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.5% | 1,376 | |
| Total Votes | 282,400 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thom Walker |
61% | 3,167 | ||
| Mark Fish | 24.9% | 1,290 | ||
| Scott Kohlhaas | 14.1% | 734 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,191 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State |
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on June 4, 2014
- ↑ Mark Fish, Alaskan Libertarian for US Senate, "About Mark," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "2014 PRIMARY ELECTION - Unofficial Results," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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