1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Alaska House District 21
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Joe Ryan (R) won with 47.9% of the vote, defeating Ann M. Spohnholz (D) by 0.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joe RyanRepublican · winner
47.9%2,393
Ann M. SpohnholzDemocrat
47.7%2,380
Barbara J. MorganNatural Law
4.4%219
4,992 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET