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1998Final results

1998 election for Alaska House District 16

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

J. Allen Kemplen (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Randy C. Smith (R) by 8.3 points.

J. Allen KemplenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.0%1,579
Randy C. SmithRepublican
43.8%1,328
William S. ToienLibertarian
4.2%127
3,034 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+28.31992D+22.51994D+16.01996D+8.31998D+23.12000R+43.42004

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

The candidates

J. Allen Kemplen (D)Randy C. Smith (R)

Also on the ballot: William S. Toien (Libertarian), 4.2%