1980Final results
1980 election for Alaska House District 8
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
4 seats: Randy Phillips (R), Rick Halford (R), Terry Martin (R), Sam Cotten (D) won.
4 seatsRandy PhillipsRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.5%6,349
Rick HalfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.4%6,304
Terry MartinRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.4%6,295
Sam CottenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.4%5,047
Ramona KelleyDemocrat
9.6%3,934
Susan SullivanDemocrat
8.8%3,614
Chuck HutchinsLibertarian
6.5%2,654
Donald M. LeachRepublican
5.7%2,342
Nora CollettLibertarian
5.4%2,209
Tom StaudenmaierDemocrat
5.0%2,022
40,844 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