1972Final results
1972 election for Alaska House District 16
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Lawrence D. Petersen (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Charlie (R) by 8.9 points.
Lawrence D. PetersenDemocrat · winner
54.5%1,040
CharlieRepublican
45.5%870
1,910 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET