1972Final results
1972 election for Alaska Senate District I
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
John Sackett (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Leap (D) by 36.2 points.
John SackettRepublican · winner
68.1%2,597
LeapDemocrat
31.9%1,217
3,814 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