1982Final results
1982 election for Alaska House District 17
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Richard Shultz (R) won with 42.1% of the vote, defeating Tom Craig (D) by 15.0 points.
Richard ShultzRepublican · winner
42.1%1,947
Tom CraigDemocrat
27.2%1,255
Laurene StoutLibertarian
20.1%928
George L. ProbertIndependent
10.6%491
4,621 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET