1968 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
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| | | Nominee | Howard Wallace Pollock | Nick Begich | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Popular vote | 43,577 | 36,785 | Percentage | 54.2% | 45.8% | |
Results by state house district Pollock: 50–60% 60–70% Begich: 50–60% 60–70% |
Representative at-large before election Howard Wallace Pollock Republican | Elected Representative at-large Howard Wallace Pollock Republican | |
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The Alaska congressional election of 1968 was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1969. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1971. Incumbent Republican Representative Howard W. Pollock defeated Democratic State Senator Nick Begich, by a margin of 8.4%, winning re-election to a second term.[1]
General election
Results
1968 Alaska's at-large congressional district election[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Howard Wallace Pollock (inc.) | 43,577 | 54.2 |
| Democratic | Nick Begich | 36,785 | 45.8 |
Total votes | 80,362 | 100.00 |
| Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ Chinn, Ronald E. “The 1968 Election in Alaska.” The Western Political Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 3, 1969, pp. 456–61. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/446336. Accessed 14 Mar. 2023.
- ^ Chinn, Ronald E. (1969). "The 1968 Election in Alaska". Western Political Quarterly. 22 (3): 456–461. doi:10.1177/106591296902200302. S2CID 159343438.