Alaska gubernatorial election, 1974

November 5, 1974



Nominee	Jay Hammond	Bill Egan	Joe Vogler
Party	Republican	Democratic	Alaskan Independence
Popular vote	45,840	45,553	4,770
Percentage	47.67%	47.37%	4.96%

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.

Results

1974 gubernatorial election, Alaska^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Hammond	45,840	47.67%
	Democratic	Bill Egan (inc.)	45,553	47.37%
	Alaskan Independence	Joe Vogler	4,770	4.96%
Majority			287	0.30%
Turnout			96,163
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

↑ "1974 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Alaska" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-31.

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