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1980Final results

1980 election for Alaska House District 16

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Joseph Chuckwuk (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Dan Ohara (R) by 1.2 points.

Joseph ChuckwukDemocrat · winner
50.5%1,163
Dan OharaRepublican
49.3%1,136
2,302 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+8.91972D+1.21980D+10.01982D+1.01984R+15.81986D+4.51988

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