Selwyn Carrol

Carrol won the Republican Party nomination for a seat on the Alaska House of Representatives during the 1970 election cycle, but lost in the general election.[6][7] He was elected a state representative in the 1972 election.[8] Upon taking office, Carrol became the first African American member of the Alaska Legislature to be affiliated with the Republican Party.[3] In his single term on the Alaska House of Representatives, Carrol chaired the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee and was a member of the Labor and Management Committee.[9] Carrol sought an Alaska Senate seat in 1974, finishing first in a Republican Party primary,[10] though he lost a close three-way race to incumbent John Butrovich.[11][12] Carrol's 1976 campaign for reelection to the state house reported no deficit in September 1976.[13] He received $8,050 in total donations during the election cycle, and spent the same amount on his campaign.[14] Expenditures included a fine of $10, assessed by the Alaska Public Offices Commission.[15] Carrol finished tenth of twelve total candidates for the seat.[16]

Carrol moved to Hampton County, South Carolina, in 1977, where he remained for the rest of his life and served as county auditor.[3] Carrol died on December 21, 2010,[1] and was buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort.