1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Alaska House District 21
Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska
Niilo Koponen (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Kenneth J. Fanning (Lib) by 22.9 points.
Niilo KoponenDemocrat · winner
61.4%3,499
Kenneth J. FanningLibertarian · incumbent
38.5%2,193
5,703 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