1974 Alaska gubernatorial election

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Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Alaska

For related races, see 1974 United States gubernatorial elections.

1974 Alaska gubernatorial election

← 1970 November 5, 1974 1978 →

Nominee Jay Hammond Bill Egan Party Republican Democratic Running mate Lowell Thomas Jr. Red Boucher Popular vote 45,840 45,553 Percentage 47.67% 47.37%

Results by state house district Hammond:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Egan:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Bill Egan Democratic Elected Governor Jay Hammond Republican

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The 1974 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974, for the post of Governor of Alaska. Republican challenger and mayor of Bristol Bay Borough Jay Hammond narrowly beat Democratic incumbent Bill Egan in a close race that was forced into a recount to verify the results. The formation of the new Alaskan Independence Party was considered to have a large impact on the race. Hammond had defeated former governors Wally Hickel and Keith Harvey Miller for the Republican nomination, while Egan defeated Eben Hopson and Don Wright for the Democratic nomination.

Results

1974 Alaska gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jay Hammond	45,840	47.67%	+1.54%
	Democratic	Bill Egan (inc.)	45,553	47.37%	-5.01%
	Independence	Joe Vogler	4,770	4.96%
Majority			287	0.30%
Turnout			96,163
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

1. ^ "1974 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Alaska" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2009.

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