2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Alaska House District 19
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Pete Petersen (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Roses (R) by 3.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Pete PetersenDemocrat · winner
51.8%3,376
Bob RosesRepublican · incumbent
48.2%3,141
6,517 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET