1980 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

Summary

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.

1980 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

← 1978 November 4, 1980 1982 →
 
Nominee Don Young Kevin Parnell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 114,089 39,922
Percentage 73.8% 25.8%

Results by state house district
Young:      60–70%      70–80%

Representative at-large before election

Don Young
Republican

Elected Representative at-large

Don Young
Republican

General election edit

Results edit

1980 Alaska's at-large congressional district election[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 edit

  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - 404". clerk.house.gov. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2014.