1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Alaska Senate District I
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
2 seats: Terry Miller (R), Edward A. Merdes (D) won.
2 seatsTerry MillerRepublican · winner
31.6%7,358
Edward A. MerdesDemocrat · winner
26.5%6,173
V. Maurice SmithRepublican · incumbent
26.1%6,073
GillamDemocrat
15.9%3,700
23,304 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET