1966 Alaska gubernatorial election

none related races 1966 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1966 Alaska gubernatorial election Alaska presidential no 1962 Alaska gubernatorial election 1962 1970 Alaska gubernatorial election 1970 November 8, 1966 Wally Hickel Walter J. Hickel.jpg 0.6 Republican Party (United States) Keith H. Miller 33,145 49.99% William A. Egan William A. Egan.jpg Democratic Party (United States) Hugh Wade 32,065 48.37% 1966 Alaska gubernatorial election by State House District.svg 400px Results by state house districtHickel: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Egan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor William A. Egan Democratic Party (United States) Wally Hickel Republican Party (United States) The 1966 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966, for the post of Governor of Alaska. Republican challenger Wally Hickel narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic governor William A. Egan, falling just 3 votes short of an overall majority. Hickel had defeated former State House Speaker Bruce B. Kendall and former Territorial Governor Mike Stepovich for the Republican nomination, while Egan was challenged in the Democratic primary by former House Speaker Wendell P. Kay. Results 1966 Alaska gubernatorial election https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/66GENR/66genr.pdf 1966 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Alaska 2009-08-31 Alaska Division of Elections 2010-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20100527095529/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/66GENR/66genr.pdf live Republican Party of Alaska Wally Hickel 33,145 49.99% +2.26% Alaska Democratic Party William A. Egan (inc.) 32,065 48.37% -3.90% Independent politician John Grasse 1,084 1.64% 1,080 1.63% 66,294 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Gubernatorial 1966 Alaska Category:November 1966 in the United States