1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Alaska House District 18
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
I. Lavell Wilson (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Leslie E. Swanson (D) by 5.2 points.
I. Lavell WilsonRepublican · winner
52.6%1,055
Leslie E. SwansonDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%951
2,006 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET