1970 United States Senate special election in Alaska

The 1970 United States Senate special election in Alaska was held on November 3, 1970. Republican U.S. Senator Ted Stevens was appointed on December 24th, 1968 following the death of Bob Bartlett in the middle of his second term. Stevens won the special election for the right to serve the remainder of Bartlett's term, which expired on January 3rd, 1973. After completing his term, Stevens would go on to serve 6 more full terms until his defeat in 2008.

Primary election

Candidates

Republican

Fritz Singer
Ted Stevens, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1968, former Solicitor of the Interior

Democratic

Joe Josephson, state senator
Wendell P. Kay, Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives

Results

Open primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Stevens (incumbent)	39,062	55.91
	Democratic	Wendell P. Kay	16,729	23.94
	Democratic	Joe Josephson	12,730	18.22
	Republican	Fritz Singer	1,349	1.93
Total votes			69,870	100.00

General election

Results overview

Special election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ted Stevens (incumbent)	47,908	59.61%	+35.15
	Democratic	Wendell P. Kay	32,456	40.39%	–35.15
Total votes			80,364	100.00%
	Republican hold

Results by district

District results^[3]
District	Ted Stevens (incumbent) Republican		Wendell P. Kay Democratic		Total votes
District	#	%	#	%	Total votes
District 1	2,299	51.6%	2,160	48.4%	4,459
District 2	995	60.2%	659	39.8%	1,654
District 3	1,104	47.9%	1,203	52.1%	2,307
District 4	3,053	52.3%	2,790	47.7%	5,843
District 5	686	52.6%	617	47.4%	1,303
District 6	1,016	58.7%	714	41.3%	1,730
District 7	1,780	73.1%	656	26.9%	2,436
District 8	20,502	64.9%	11,104	35.1%	31,606
District 9	592	62.6%	354	37.4%	946
District 10	2,535	61.2%	1,604	38.8%	4,139
District 11	1,028	57.0%	777	43.0%	1,805
District 12	389	54.9%	319	45.1%	708
District 13	660	57.3%	492	42.7%	1,152
District 14	828	45.4%	994	54.6%	1,822
District 15	1,068	57.8%	781	42.2%	1,849
District 16	7,432	58.9%	5,181	41.1%	12,613
District 17	701	44.6%	871	55.4%	1,572
District 18	835	49.8%	841	50.2%	1,676
District 19	405	54.4%	339	45.6%	744
Totals	47,908	59.6%	32,456	40.4%	80,364

References

^ State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct: Primary Election August 25, 1970 (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Division of Elections. 1970. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct: General Election November 3, 1970 (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Division of Elections. 1970. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ Scammon, Richard M. (1972). America Votes 9: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-87187-033-9.

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[1] State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct: Primary Election August 25, 1970 (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Division of Elections. 1970. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[2] State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct: General Election November 3, 1970 (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Division of Elections. 1970. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[3] Scammon, Richard M. (1972). America Votes 9: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-87187-033-9.

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