1978Final results
1978 election for Alaska House District 9
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
2 seats: Thelma Buchholdt (D), Joe McKinnon (D) won.
2 seatsThelma BuchholdtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.2%1,859
Joe McKinnonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.4%1,741
Roger JenkinsRepublican
24.1%1,586
Tom WeissRepublican
21.2%1,394
6,590 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