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1974 election for Alaska Senate District H

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Joseph Orsini (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Wright (D) by 13.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Joseph OrsiniRepublican · winner
56.5%4,247
WrightDemocrat
43.5%3,267
7,514 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+13.01974R+14.71978D+8.31984R+0.21986D+10.31988R+25.01990

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