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1988Final results

1988 election for Alaska House District 17

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Richard Shultz (R) won re-election with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Nick Jackson (D) by 44.8 points.

Richard ShultzRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%2,930
Nick JacksonDemocrat
21.3%944
Robert PackardIndependent
12.4%550
4,436 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+15.01982R+21.71984R+44.81988R+27.11990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)