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2012Final results

2012 election for Alaska Senate District J

Alaska State Senate · Alaska

Hollis S. French (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Bell (R) by 0.3 points.

Hollis S. FrenchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.0%7,593
Bob BellRepublican
49.7%7,542
15,182 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

EvenD+0.31994D+0.72002D+22.32006D+16.72010D+0.32012D+34.12022

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