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1978 Alaska U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1978 Alaska U.S. House At-large Election?

Don Young won the 1978 Alaska U.S. House At-large Election. Don Young received 68,811 popular votes (55.41%). The main challenger was Patrick Rodey (44.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Young and Rodey

Young +11.0 pts · won by 13,635 votes
Don YoungRepublicanWINNER55.41%
68,811 votes
Patrick RodeyDemocratic44.43%
55,176 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.