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 Wally Hickel. Miller had been appointed to fill the rest of Hickel's term after Hickel was nominated to be the U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Richard Nixon. Miller defeated Representative Howard Wallace Pollock for the Republican nomination.
Results
By district DistrictBill Egan DemocraticKeith Miller (incumbent) RepublicanRalph Anderson American IndependentTotal votes#%#%#%District 12,67559.8%1,77539.7%250.5%4,475District 298058.9%67840.8%50.3%1,663District 31,43862.1%85737.0%220.9%2,317District 43,52459.8%2,34139.7%260.5%5,891District 594271.5%36928.0%70.5%1,318District 61,10462.9%63236.0%191.1%1,755District 782033.5%1,58164.6%481.9%2,449District 814,23144.8%17,12653.9%4151.3%31,772District 943845.8%50853.1%101.1%956District 102,15451.6%1,87644.9%1483.5%4,178District 111,21866.9%58432.1%191.0%1,821District 1247366.8%21229.9%233.3%708District 1379268.6%33428.9%282.5%1,154District 141,47681.0%30516.7%412.3%1,822District 151,01954.8%79842.9%442.3%1,861District 166,13248.6%6,22749.3%2682.1%12,627District 171,18374.7%37023.4%301.9%1,583District 181,16068.8%51130.3%140.9%1,685District 1955073.9%18024.2%141.9%744Totals42,30952.4%37,26446.1%1,2061.5%80,779
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