1980Final results
1980 election for Alaska House District 17
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Tony Vaska (D) won with 83.6% of the vote, defeating John F. Malone (R) by 67.2 points.
Tony VaskaDemocrat · winner
83.6%2,228
John F. MaloneRepublican
16.4%436
2,665 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET