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1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1998 election for Alaska House District 9

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Harold V. Smalley (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Mark Hodgins (R) by 4.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Harold V. SmalleyDemocrat · winner
52.3%2,652
Mark HodginsRepublican · incumbent
47.7%2,421
5,073 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+3.91992D+2.51994R+14.31996D+4.61998R+10.12000R+4.42002

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