1996Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Alaska Senate District E
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
Jerry Ward (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Judith Salo (D) by 10.0 points, a seat another party won last time.
Jerry WardRepublican · winner
55.0%6,451
Judith SaloDemocrat · incumbent
45.0%5,283
11,734 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET