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1986Final results

1986 election for Alaska Senate District M

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Johne Binkley (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Tony Vaska (D) by 11.9 points.

Johne BinkleyRepublican · winner
55.3%3,786
Tony VaskaDemocrat
43.4%2,974
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.2%85
6,845 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+67.91990R+56.22000D+14.32002D+25.42004R+24.52012R+40.12014

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