The main problem is that not enough people bother to vote - Alaska (and many L48) elections usually get voter turn outs of less than 25%. 
 Those that vote the most in recent years are the highly motivated anti-women's choice, anti-minority, anti-LGBT, anti-planet protecting, Bible thumping, saber rattling older white folks.
  They exercise their voting rights with diligence and their candidates win the elections. Simple as that. 
I can understand that many are disgruntled with our voting system, but on the local and state levels, every vote counts! One person =one vote!  If you don't vote, you've surrendered.