Alaska gubernatorial election, 1970

Alaska gubernatorial election, 1970

November 3, 1970

Nominee Bill Egan Keith H. Miller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 42,309 37,264 Percentage 52.38% 46.13%

Governor before election Keith H. Miller Republican Elected Governor Bill Egan Democratic

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 Walter Hickel. Miller had been appointed to fill the rest of Hickel's term after Hickel was nominated to be the US Secretary of the Interior under President Richard Nixon.

Results

1970 gubernatorial election, Alaska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Egan	42,309	52.38%
	Republican	Keith H. Miller (inc.)	37,264	46.13%
	American Independent	Ralph Anderson	1,206	1.49%
Majority			5,045	6.25%
Turnout			80,779
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing