1976 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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1976 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
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  1974 November 2, 1976 1978  
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Nominee Don Young Eben Hopson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote83,72234,194
Percentage70.8%28.9%

1976 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska by State House District.svg
Results by state house district
Young:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hopson:     60–70%

Representative at-large before election

Don Young
Republican

Elected Representative at-large

Don Young
Republican

The Alaska congressional election of 1976 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1977. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1979.

Contents

General election

Results

1976 Alaska's at-large congressional district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Young (inc.) 83,722 70.83
Democratic Eben Hopson 34,19428.93
Write-ins2920.25
Total votes118,208 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - 404". clerk.house.gov. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.