1978 Alaska gubernatorial election
The 1978 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978, for the post of governor of Alaska. Republican incumbent Jay Hammond defeated four opponents: former Governor of Alaska and write-in candidate Walter Hickel, Alaska Senator and Democratic nominee Chancy Croft, former Commissioner of Natural Resources and Independent candidate Tom Kelly and Alaskan Independence Party nominee Don Wright. After losing to Hammond in the Republican primary, Hickel ran as a write-in candidate and was able to outperform Croft.
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As of 2019, this is the earliest gubernatorial election in Alaska in which at least one candidate is still living.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Jay Hammond (inc.) | 49,580 | 39.07% | ||
Write-in | Walter Hickel (write-in) | 33,555 | 26.44% | ||
Democratic | Chancy Croft | 25,656 | 20.22% | ||
Independent | Tom Kelly | 15,656 | 12.34% | ||
Alaskan Independence | Don Wright | 2,463 | 1.94% | ||
Majority | 16,025 | 12.63% | |||
Turnout | 126,910 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
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References
- "1978 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Alaska" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
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