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Results by state house district Egan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Miller: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bill Egan | 42,309 | 52.38% | +4.01% | |
Republican | Keith H. Miller (incumbent) | 37,264 | 46.13% | -3.86% | |
American Independent | Ralph Anderson | 1,206 | 1.49% | ||
Majority | 5,045 | 6.25% | |||
Turnout | 80,779 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
District | Bill Egan | Keith Miller (incumbent) | Ralph Anderson | Total votes | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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 |