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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Alaska House District 15

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

2 seats: Randy Phillips (R), John J. Liska (R) won.

2 seats
Randy PhillipsRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.1%5,910
John J. LiskaRepublican · winner
25.7%4,598
Sam CottenDemocrat · incumbent
24.9%4,454
15.9%2,850
17,873 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+35.21974D+23.51978R+14.81980R+1.61982D+5.21984D+20.51986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET