1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Alaska Senate District J
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
John Rader (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating McShea (R) by 18.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John RaderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%4,324
McSheaRepublican
40.8%2,974
7,298 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET