1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Alaska House District 8
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
4 seats: Tim Kelly (R), Sam Cotten (D), R. E. Bradley (D), Randy Phillips (R) won.
4 seatsTim KellyRepublican · winner
14.8%4,706
Sam CottenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%4,457
R. E. BradleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.7%4,022
Randy PhillipsRepublican · winner
11.7%3,720
Susan SullivanDemocrat · incumbent
11.3%3,594
Robert C. KallenbergDemocrat
10.8%3,444
Rick HalfordRepublican
10.3%3,281
Chuck HutchinsRepublican
10.0%3,168
E. D. DitlevsonIndependent
4.2%1,345
31,765 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Tim Kelly (R)Sam Cotten (D)R. E. Bradley (D)Randy Phillips (R)Susan Sullivan (D)Robert C. Kallenberg (D)Rick Halford (R)Chuck Hutchins (R)
Also on the ballot: E. D. Ditlevson (Independent), 4.2%