From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1970 Alaska gubernatorial election
Results by state house districtEgan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Miller: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 1970 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970, for the post of Governor of Alaska . Former governor and Democratic candidate Bill Egan was able to defeat incumbent Republican governor Keith H. Miller after having lost his position in the previous election to Wally Hickel . Miller had been appointed to fill the rest of Hickel's term after Hickel was nominated to be the U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Richard Nixon . Miller defeated Representative Howard Wallace Pollock for the Republican nomination.
Results by district [ edit ]
District[ 2]
Bill Egan
Democratic
Keith Miller (incumbent)
Republican
Ralph Anderson
American Independent
Total votes
#
%
#
%
#
%
District 1
2,675
59.8%
1,775
39.7%
25
0.5%
4,475
District 2
980
58.9%
678
40.8%
5
0.3%
1,663
District 3
1,438
62.1%
857
37.0%
22
0.9%
2,317
District 4
3,524
59.8%
2,341
39.7%
26
0.5%
5,891
District 5
942
71.5%
369
28.0%
7
0.5%
1,318
District 6
1,104
62.9%
632
36.0%
19
1.1%
1,755
District 7
820
33.5%
1,581
64.6%
48
1.9%
2,449
District 8
14,231
44.8%
17,126
53.9%
415
1.3%
31,772
District 9
438
45.8%
508
53.1%
10
1.1%
956
District 10
2,154
51.6%
1,876
44.9%
148
3.5%
4,178
District 11
1,218
66.9%
584
32.1%
19
1.0%
1,821
District 12
473
66.8%
212
29.9%
23
3.3%
708
District 13
792
68.6%
334
28.9%
28
2.5%
1,154
District 14
1,476
81.0%
305
16.7%
41
2.3%
1,822
District 15
1,019
54.8%
798
42.9%
44
2.3%
1,861
District 16
6,132
48.6%
6,227
49.3%
268
2.1%
12,627
District 17
1,183
74.7%
370
23.4%
30
1.9%
1,583
District 18
1,160
68.8%
511
30.3%
14
0.9%
1,685
District 19
550
73.9%
180
24.2%
14
1.9%
744
Totals
42,309
52.4%
37,264
46.1%
1,206
1.5%
80,779
Alaska gubernatorial elections
