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2010Final results

2010 election for Alaska Senate District D

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Joe J. Thomas (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Pete B. Higgins (R) by 14.6 points.

Joe J. ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%9,723
Pete B. HigginsRepublican
42.7%7,245
16,968 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+7.51994R+4.42002D+19.82006D+14.62010R+56.02020R+77.32024

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