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1972Final results

1972 election for Alaska House District 3

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Richard Eliason (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Flynn (D) by 3.5 points.

Richard EliasonRepublican · winner
51.8%1,551
FlynnDemocrat
48.2%1,445
2,996 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

EvenR+3.51972R+17.41974R+16.61976D+9.11980D+27.71988D+40.01992

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