1980Final results
1980 election for Alaska House District 18
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Vern Hurlbert (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Don Harris (R) by 21.0 points.
Vern HurlbertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%1,216
Don HarrisRepublican
32.5%738
Write-ins and other votesOther party
14.0%319
2,273 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