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1978Final results

1978 election for Alaska House District 2

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Ernie J. Haugen (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Dick McCormick (D) by 15.2 points.

Ernie J. HaugenRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%1,503
42.3%1,106
2,613 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

EvenR+26.21972R+30.71976R+15.21978R+9.41980D+15.01982D+7.71984

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