Elections / 1978 · Governor · AK
Alaska — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorAlaska · GovernorJay HammondR+19.2
Candidates
Alaska 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jay Hammond✓Republican49,58039.8%
- Wally HickelWrite-in candidate33,55527.0%
- Chancy CroftDemocratic25,65620.6%
- Tom KellyIndependent politician15,65612.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+22.3Governor 1978R+19.2vs. baselineD+3.0
Alaska's 1978 governor race ran 3.0 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978AK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.