1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Alaska House District 9
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
5 seats: Richard Urion (R), Robert Hartig (R), Joseph Orsini (R), Milo Fritz (R), Earl D. Hillstrand (D) won.
5 seatsRichard UrionRepublican · winner
12.4%5,454
Robert HartigRepublican · winner
12.2%5,364
Joseph OrsiniRepublican · winner
11.8%5,195
Milo FritzRepublican · winner
10.2%4,487
Earl D. HillstrandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%4,340
WingroveDemocrat
9.7%4,273
Joshua J. WrightDemocrat · incumbent
9.6%4,235
HelmsRepublican
8.9%3,906
KelleyDemocrat
8.3%3,648
VossDemocrat
7.0%3,068
43,970 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