1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Alaska House District 18
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Vern Hurlbert (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating William Akers (R) by 17.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Vern HurlbertDemocrat · winner
58.5%1,134
William AkersRepublican · incumbent
41.1%796
1,937 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET