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2008Final results

2008 election for Alaska House District 17

Alaska House of Representatives · Alaska

Anna I. Fairclough (R) won with 80.4% of the vote, defeating William Gossweiler (D) by 60.7 points.

Anna I. FaircloughRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.4%6,857
19.6%1,675
8,532 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+40.81994R+21.61996R+42.52006R+60.72008D+21.22012D+19.22018

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