1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Alaska House District 3
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Ben Grussendorf (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Roberley R. Potter (R) by 9.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ben GrussendorfDemocrat · winner
54.4%2,089
Roberley R. PotterRepublican
45.3%1,740
3,841 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