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1988Final results

1988 election for Alaska Senate District J

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

John B. Coghill (R) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Betty Rollins (D) by 47.7 points.

John B. CoghillRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.8%8,659
26.1%3,059
11,733 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+35.01978D+5.91982R+67.31984R+47.71988D+2.21992D+0.31994

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