Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Alaska
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 [ edit ] Results overview [ edit ] 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
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