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1978 election for Alaska Senate District E

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Terry Stimson (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Clifford J. Groh (R) by 6.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Terry StimsonDemocrat · winner
53.1%3,269
46.6%2,870
6,153 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+3.11972D+8.11974R+10.71976D+6.51978D+6.31980R+4.11982

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