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1996Final results

1996 election for Alaska Senate District O

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Gary R. Wilken (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating David Guttenberg (D) by 12.2 points.

Gary R. WilkenRepublican · winner
56.1%6,723
43.9%5,257
11,980 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+8.01978D+1.31980R+34.41992R+12.21996R+30.92000R+18.92002

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