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1978 election for Alaska Senate District J
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
Ed Dankworth (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Michael McHenry (D) by 35.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ed DankworthRepublican · winner
67.4%6,013
Michael McHenryDemocrat
32.5%2,896
8,918 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET