2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Alaska Senate District A
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
John B. Coghill Jr. (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Joe J. Thomas (D) by 21.0 points.
John B. Coghill Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
60.3%9,464
Joe J. ThomasDemocrat · incumbent
39.4%6,175
15,682 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET