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1968Final results

1968 election for Alaska House District 7

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Jalmar Kerttula (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Purbaugh (R) by 32.5 points.

Jalmar KerttulaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%1,435
PurbaughRepublican
33.7%731
2,166 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+7.11972R+13.51974R+8.41976R+11.41978R+0.91980D+14.31982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET