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1976 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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1976 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, At-large district

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Nominee Don Young Eben Hopson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 83,722 34,194
Percentage 70.83% 28.93%

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.

General election

Results

Alaska's At-large congressional district election, 1976[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Young (inc.) 83,722 70.83
Democratic Eben Hopson 34,194 28.93
Write-ins 292 0.25
Total votes 118,208 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - 404". clerk.house.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-02-06.