1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Alaska Senate District E
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
William B. Sumner (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Genie Chance (D) by 10.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William B. SumnerRepublican · winner
55.2%3,832
Genie ChanceDemocrat · incumbent
44.6%3,092
6,939 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET