1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Alaska election results
Every race on Alaska's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races34
Changed party5
Unopposed18%6 races
Incumbents defeated3
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Ted Stevens (R) | 51.5 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Jay Hammond (R) | 12.6 |
U.S. House
R 1
Alaska State Senate
D 5 · R 5 · 3 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-A | Robert H. Ziegler (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-C | Bill Ray (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-E | Terry Stimson (D) | 6.5 | Flipped |
| SD-F | Tim Kelly (R) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-H | Arliss Sturgulewski (R) | 14.7 | |
| SD-J | Ed Dankworth (R) | 35.0 | Flipped |
| SD-L | Bob Mulcahy (R) | 5.3 | Flipped |
| SD-O | Bettye Fahrenkamp · Don Bennett (DEM) | 4.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-P | Frank R. Ferguson (D) | 11.3 |
Alaska House of Representatives
D 25 · R 14 · Other 1 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | Oral Freeman · Terry Gardiner (D) | 19.0 | |
| HD-2 | Ernie J. Haugen (R) | 15.2 | |
| HD-3 | Richard Eliason (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-4 | Jim Duncan · Mike M. Miller (D) | 18.9 | |
| HD-5 | Margaret Branson (R) | 2.7 | |
| HD-6 | Pat Carney (D) | 31.9 | |
| HD-7 | Russ Meekins · Bill Miles · M. F. Beirne · Bill Parker (DEM) | 1.9 | |
| HD-8 | Randy Phillips · Sam Cotten · Terry Martin · Rick Halford (REP) | 0.2 | |
| HD-9 | Thelma Buchholdt · Joe McKinnon (D) | 2.4 | |
| HD-10 | Ramona L. Barnes · C. V. Chatterton (R) | 4.2 | |
| HD-11 | Joyce Munson · Ray Metcalfe (DEM) | 0.4 | |
| HD-12 | Joe D. Montgomery · Joe L. Hayes (R) | 15.4 | |
| HD-13 | Hugh Malone · Patrick M. Oconnell (DEM) | 1.7 | |
| HD-14 | Fred F. Zharoff (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-15 | Alvin Osterback (D) | 23.5 | |
| HD-16 | Nels Anderson (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| HD-17 | Phil Guy (D) | 2.0 | |
| HD-18 | Vern Hurlbert (D) | 17.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-19 | H. Pappy Moss (D) | 4.1 | |
| HD-20 | Sarah J. Smith · Charles H. Parr · Fred Brown · Robert H. Bettisworth · Brian Rogers · Richard Randolph (DEM) | 0.4 | |
| HD-21 | Leo P. Schaeffer (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 | John G. Fuller (D) | 64.3 |
Alaska
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab