1966 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

1966 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

←  1964 November 8, 1966 1968  →

Nominee Howard Wallace Pollock Ralph Rivers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 34,040 31,867 Percentage 51.6% 48.4%

Results by state house district Pollock:     50–60%     60–70% Rivers:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Representative at-large before election Ralph Rivers Democratic Elected Representative at-large Howard Wallace Pollock Republican

The Alaska congressional election of 1966 was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1966. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1967. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1969. Incumbent representative Ralph Rivers lost re-election to a fifth term by a margin of 3.2%.

General election

Results

1968 Alaska's at-large congressional district election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Wallace Pollock	34,040	51.6
	Democratic	Ralph Rivers (inc.)	31,867	48.4
Total votes			65,907	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1966 United States Senate election in Alaska

References

1. https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf