1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Alaska Senate District E
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
Mike Szymanski (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Barbara Lacher (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mike SzymanskiDemocrat · winner
52.9%11,777
Barbara LacherRepublican
46.9%10,441
22,269 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET