1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Alaska Senate District E
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
Vic Fischer (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating William B. Sumner (R) by 6.3 points.
Vic FischerDemocrat · winner
52.8%3,960
William B. SumnerRepublican · incumbent
46.5%3,489
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%47
7,496 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET