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1978Final results

1978 election for Alaska Senate District H

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Arliss Sturgulewski (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Bruce Kendall (D) by 14.7 points.

Arliss SturgulewskiRepublican · winner
56.0%5,278
41.2%3,891
J. W. PlattIndependent
2.8%261
9,433 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

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

The candidates

Arliss Sturgulewski (R)Bruce Kendall (D)

Also on the ballot: J. W. Platt (Independent), 2.8%