1970 Alaska gubernatorial election
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 Walter 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.
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Bill Egan | 42,309 | 52.38% | ||
| Republican | Keith H. Miller (inc.) | 37,264 | 46.13% | ||
| American Independent | Ralph Anderson | 1,206 | 1.49% | ||
| Majority | 5,045 | 6.25% | |||
| Turnout | 80,779 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
References
- "1970 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Alaska" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
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