1980Final results
1980 election for Alaska Senate District K
Alaska State Senate · Alaska
Don Gilman (R) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Alex Shadura (D) by 48.7 points.
Don GilmanRepublican · winner
73.1%6,806
Alex ShaduraDemocrat
24.4%2,273
Write-ins and other votesOther party
2.4%226
9,305 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