1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Alaska House District 21
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Sharon M. Cissna (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Ryan (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sharon M. CissnaDemocrat · winner
53.0%2,568
Joe RyanRepublican · incumbent
47.0%2,279
4,847 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET