1978Final results
1978 election for Alaska House District 8
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
4 seats: Randy Phillips (R), Sam Cotten (D), Terry Martin (R), Rick Halford (R) won.
4 seatsRandy PhillipsRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.2%5,089
Sam CottenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%4,808
Terry MartinRepublican · winner
13.6%4,273
Rick HalfordRepublican · winner
13.2%4,146
Ramona KelleyDemocrat
13.0%4,074
Bill MoffattRepublican
10.1%3,182
Fred KesslerDemocrat
9.9%3,113
Tom StaudenmaierDemocrat
8.4%2,641
31,353 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