1976 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

Summary

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.

1976 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

← 1974 November 2, 1976 1978 →
 
Nominee Don Young Eben Hopson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 83,722 34,194
Percentage 70.8% 28.9%

Results by state house district
Young:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hopson:      60–70%

Representative at-large before election

Don Young
Republican

Elected Representative at-large

Don Young
Republican

General election edit

Results edit

1976 Alaska's at-large congressional district election[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 edit

  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - 404". clerk.house.gov. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.