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  AK Governor - Open Primary
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Parents > United States > Alaska > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline ---
Polls Open August 22, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 22, 1978 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH July 05, 2009 10:05pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1974
NameJay S. Hammond Votes45,840 (47.67%)
Term12/02/1974 - 12/04/1978 Margin287 (+0.30%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1978
NameJay S. Hammond Votes49,580 (39.07%)
Term01/03/1979 - 01/03/1983 Margin16,025 (+12.63%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceAK Governor 11/07/1978

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name (I) Gov. Jay S. Hammond St. Sen. Chancy Croft Secretary of the Interior Walter J. "Wally" Hickel Speaker of the House Tom Fink Edward A. Merdes St. Sen. Jalmar M. "Jay" Kerttula Jimmie D. Lockhart
PartyRepublican Democratic Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Republican
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Certified Votes 31,921 (30.01%) 8,910 (8.38%) 31,823 (29.92%) 17,487 (16.44%) 8,655 (8.14%) 7,125 (6.70%) 451 (0.42%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -23,011 (-21.63%) -98 (-0.09%) -14,434 (-13.57%) -23,266 (-21.87%) -24,796 (-23.31%) -31,470 (-29.58%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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