United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 1980

The Alaska Congressional election of 1980 was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1981. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1983.

General election

Results

Alaska's At-large congressional district election, 1980[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Young (inc.) 114,089 73.79
Democratic Kevin Parnell 39,922 25.82
Write-ins 607 0.39
Total votes 154,618 100.00
Republican hold

References


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