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1986Final results

1986 election for Alaska House District 6

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Bette Cato (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Leary (R) by 25.9 points.

Bette CatoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%2,284
Robert A. LearyRepublican
36.9%1,342
3,636 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+31.91978D+1.51980D+5.41982D+25.91986D+14.31990R+6.51994

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