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2000Final results

2000 election for Alaska Senate District E

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Jerry Ward (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Mike Szymanski (D) by 13.5 points.

Jerry WardRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%7,923
41.0%5,958
4.5%647
14,528 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+21.11988D+6.21990R+10.01996R+13.52000R+42.92002R+23.72004

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

The candidates

Jerry Ward (R)Mike Szymanski (D)

Also on the ballot: William Bartee (Green), 4.5%