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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Alaska House District 27

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Cliff Davidson (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating David W. Thompson (R) by 7.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Cliff DavidsonDemocrat · winner
53.7%1,718
David W. ThompsonRepublican · incumbent
45.9%1,468
3,198 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+12.51990D+16.31992R+2.11994R+19.61996R+17.81998R+37.82000

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