1996Final results
1996 election for Alaska Senate District I
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
Sean Parnell (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Pat Abney (Ind) by 16.8 points.
Sean ParnellRepublican · winner
58.4%7,656
Pat AbneyIndependent
41.6%5,450
13,106 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