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1978Final results

1978 election for Alaska House District 17

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Phil Guy (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating John F. Malone (R) by 2.0 points.

Phil GuyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%1,099
John F. MaloneRepublican
49.0%1,055
2,154 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+29.21974D+2.01978D+67.21980R+15.01982R+21.71984R+44.81988

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