This is the 2008 race. The latest: 2026 →

2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

2008 election for Alaska Senate District E

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Joe Paskvan (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Cynthia Henry (R) by 3.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Joe PaskvanDemocrat · winner
51.8%5,923
Cynthia HenryRepublican
48.2%5,504
11,427 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

EvenR+13.52000R+42.92002R+23.72004D+3.72008R+55.62012R+48.52018

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