1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Alaska House District 3
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
H. D. Meland (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Eliason (R) by 1.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
H. D. MelandDemocrat · winner
50.5%1,155
Richard EliasonRepublican · incumbent
49.5%1,133
2,288 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET