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1980 Alaska U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1980 Alaska U.S. House At-large Election?

Donald E. Young won the 1980 Alaska U.S. House At-large Election. Donald E. Young received 114,089 popular votes (73.79%). The main challenger was Kevin Pat Parnell (25.82%).

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

Young +48.0 pts · won by 74,167 votes
Donald E. YoungRepublicanWINNER73.79%
114,089 votes
Kevin Pat ParnellDemocratic25.82%
39,922 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.