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1984 election for Alaska Senate District E

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Jalmar Kerttula (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Barbara Lacher (R) by 3.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jalmar KerttulaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%11,970
Barbara LacherRepublican
47.8%11,061
23,128 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+6.51978D+6.31980R+4.11982D+3.91984R+1.41984 specialD+6.01986

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