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1984 election for Alaska Senate District H

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Joe Josephson (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Ward (R) by 8.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Joe JosephsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%9,524
Jerry WardRepublican
45.6%8,054
17,650 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

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