1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Alaska State Senate election results, district by district
Every Alaska State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 20 seats
After the electionD 9 · R 11
Races9
Changed party3
Unopposed22%2 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 5 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-A | Robert H. Ziegler (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-C | Bill Ray (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-E | Terry Stimson (D) | 6.5 | Flipped |
| SD-F | Tim Kelly (R) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-H | Arliss Sturgulewski (R) | 14.7 | |
| SD-J | Ed Dankworth (R) | 35.0 | Flipped |
| SD-L | Bob Mulcahy (R) | 5.3 | Flipped |
| SD-O | Bettye Fahrenkamp · Don Bennett (DEM) | 4.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-P | Frank R. Ferguson (D) | 11.3 |
Alaska State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner