1964 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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1964 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
Flag of Alaska.svg
  1962 November 3, 1964 1966  
  Ralph Julian Rivers.jpg Lowell Thomas, Jr. 1975.jpg
Nominee Ralph Rivers Lowell Thomas Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote34,59032,556
Percentage51.5%48.5%

1964 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska by State House District.svg
Results by state house district
Rivers:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Thomas:     50–60%

Representative at-large before election

Ralph Rivers
Democratic

Elected Representative at-large

Ralph Rivers
Democratic

The Alaska congressional election of 1964 was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1965. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1967. Incumbent representative Ralph Rivers won re-election to a fourth term by 3 percentage points. He greatly under-performed fellow Democrat, Lyndon B. Johnson in the concurrent presidential election by 28.8 percentage points.

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General election

Results

1964 Alaska's at-large congressional district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph Rivers (inc.) 34,590 51.51
Republican Lowell Thomas Jr. 32,55648.49
Total votes67,146 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF).