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1996Final results

1996 election for Alaska House District 19

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Jerry Sanders (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Patti C. Higgins (D) by 5.3 points.

Jerry SandersRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%2,818
47.4%2,536
5,354 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+2.81990R+6.21992R+10.71994R+5.31996R+2.71998R+29.92000

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