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1996Final results

1996 election for Alaska House District 6

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Alan D. Austerman (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Nelson (D) by 39.6 points.

Alan D. AustermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%3,251
30.2%1,406
4,657 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

EvenD+25.91986D+14.31990R+6.51994R+39.61996R+14.51998R+11.62000

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