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2006 election for Alaska Senate District D

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Joe J. Thomas (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Ralph C. Seekins (R) by 19.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Joe J. ThomasDemocrat · winner
58.5%8,992
Ralph C. SeekinsRepublican · incumbent
38.8%5,952
2.7%415
15,359 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+5.41992R+7.51994R+4.42002D+19.82006D+14.62010R+56.02020

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

The candidates