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1980 election for Alaska Senate District B
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
Richard Eliason (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Alan Dill (D) by 32.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard EliasonRepublican · winner
66.4%4,697
Alan DillDemocrat
33.5%2,369
7,074 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