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1970Final results

1970 election for Alaska Senate District G

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Bill M. Poland (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Lester (R) by 53.5 points.

Bill M. PolandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.8%1,914
LesterRepublican
23.2%579
2,493 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 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+39.41976D+10.71982R+4.01984D+8.11986R+12.11988D+7.91990

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