1972Final results
1972 election for Alaska Senate District D
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
Jalmar Kerttula (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Bartko (R) by 26.7 points.
Jalmar KerttulaDemocrat · winner
63.4%4,065
BartkoRepublican
36.6%2,351
6,416 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