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1996Final results

1996 election for Alaska House District 7

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Gail Phillips (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Joni Whitmore (D) by 3.4 points.

Gail PhillipsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%3,480
48.3%3,254
6,734 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+6.31990R+10.81992R+9.21994R+3.41996R+9.81998R+30.42000

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