1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Alaska House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every Alaska House of Representatives district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 14 · 1 other
Races22
Changed party2
Unopposed18%4 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 25 · R 14 · Other 1
| 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 House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner