1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Alaska election results
Every race on Alaska's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races35
Changed party4
Unopposed23%8 races
Incumbents defeated5
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Ronald Reagan (R) | 27.9 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Frank Murkowski (R) | 7.8 |
U.S. House
R 1
Alaska State Senate
D 5 · R 5 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-B | Richard Eliason (R) | 32.9 | Flipped |
| SD-D | Jalmar Kerttula (D) | 19.6 | |
| SD-E | Vic Fischer (D) | 6.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-F | W. E. Bradley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-G | Patrick M. Rodey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-I | Mike Colletta (R) | 12.4 | |
| SD-K | Don Gilman (R) | 48.7 | |
| SD-M | George Hohman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-N | John Sackett (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-O | Charles H. Parr (D) | 1.3 | Incumbent lost |
Alaska House of Representatives
D 22 · R 16 · Other 2 · 3 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | Terry Gardiner · Oral Freeman (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-2 | Ernie J. Haugen (R) | 9.4 | |
| HD-3 | Ben Grussendorf (D) | 9.1 | Flipped |
| HD-4 | Jim Duncan · Mike M. Miller (D) | 19.4 | |
| HD-5 | Bette Cato (D) | 18.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-6 | Pat Carney (D) | 1.5 | |
| HD-7 | Russ Meekins · Dave Cuddy · Don Clocksin · M. F. Beirne (DEM) | 0.2 | |
| HD-8 | Randy Phillips · Rick Halford · Terry Martin · Sam Cotten (REP) | 2.7 | |
| HD-9 | Mitch Abood · Thelma Buchholdt (REP) | 0.7 | |
| HD-10 | Charles G. Anderson · Ramona L. Barnes (R) | 6.6 | |
| HD-11 | Bernie Bylsma · Ray Metcalfe (R) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-12 | Joe L. Hayes · Joe D. Montgomery (R) | 12.2 | |
| HD-13 | Patrick M. Oconnell · Hugh Malone (REP) | 0.1 | |
| HD-14 | Fred F. Zharoff (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-15 | Eric Sutcliffe (R) | 14.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-16 | Joseph Chuckwuk (D) | 1.2 | |
| HD-17 | Tony Vaska (D) | 67.2 | |
| HD-18 | Vern Hurlbert (D) | 21.0 | |
| HD-19 | H. Pappy Moss (D) | 9.7 | |
| HD-20 | Richard Randolph · Brian Rogers · Robert H. Bettisworth · Kenneth J. Fanning · Fred Brown · Sarah J. Smith (LIB) | 0.0 | |
| HD-21 | Al Adams (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 | John G. Fuller (D) | Unopposed |
Alaska
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab