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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Alaska House District 7

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Mike Szymanski (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Bernie Bylsma (R) by 14.3 points.

Mike SzymanskiDemocrat · winner
57.1%2,673
Bernie BylsmaRepublican · incumbent
42.8%2,002
4,678 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

EvenR+8.41976R+11.41978R+0.91980D+14.31982D+24.81984R+4.71986

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