Elections for the 2nd Alaska Legislature
The 1960 Alaska House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 1960, concurrently with the 1960 United States elections to elect members of the Alaska House of Representatives to the 2nd Alaska State Legislature. It was Alaska's first House election as a state. All 40 seats of the House were up for election, with 20 seats being won by Democrats, one by Independent Democrat Robert I. Ditman, and 19 by Republicans.[1] Republicans gained a net total of 13 Democratic seats, mostly from Anchorage and Fairbanks, and future governor Jay S. Hammond switched from an independent to a Republican.[2]
After the House first convened on January 23, 1961, Warren A. Taylor from Fairbanks was once again elected House speaker.[3]
Results by district
District 1
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 1[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Alfred E. Widmark | 224 | 50.7 |
| Democratic | Charles M. Jones (incumbent) | 218 | 49.3 |
Total votes | 442 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 2
District 2 elected 2 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 2[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Walter L. Kubley | 2,215 | 54.0 |
| Republican | William K. Boardman | 2,083 | 50.7 |
| Democratic | Zerbetz | 1,768 | 43.1 |
| Democratic | Oral E. Freeman (incumbent) | 1,711 | 41.7 |
Total votes | 4,105 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 3
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 3[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John E. Longworth (incumbent) | 1,019 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 1,019 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 4
District 4 elected 2 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 4[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Andrew Hope (incumbent) | 1,296 | 55.2 |
| Democratic | Frank E. Cashel (incumbent) | 1,206 | 51.3 |
| Republican | Yaw | 999 | 42.5 |
| Republican | Mitrovitch | 912 | 38.8 |
Total votes | 2,349 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 5
District 5 elected 2 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 5[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Marcus F. Jensen | 2,333 | 52.0 |
| Democratic | Dora M. Sweeney (incumbent) | 2,290 | 51.1 |
| Republican | Hermann | 2,156 | 48.1 |
| Republican | Druxman | 1,581 | 35.2 |
Total votes | 4,486 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 6
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 6[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Morgan W. Reed (incumbent) | 693 | 63.1 |
| Republican | Mattson | 406 | 36.9 |
Total votes | 1,099 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 7
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 7[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Harold Z. Hansen (incumbent) | 419 | 72.5 |
| Write-in | David | 159 | 27.5 |
Total votes | 578 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 8
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 8[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent Democrat | Robert I. Ditman | 439 | 57.6 |
| Republican | Ashby | 323 | 42.4 |
Total votes | 762 | 100.0 |
| Independent Democrat gain from Republican |
District 9
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 9[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jalmar M. Kerttula | 1,110 | 51.3 |
| Republican | Reid | 1,055 | 48.7 |
Total votes | 2,165 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 10
District 10, based in Anchorage, elected 8 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 10[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | R. W. Stratton, Jr. | 12,081 | 57.5 |
| Republican | Bruce Kendall | 11,529 | 54.9 |
| Republican | Harold D. Strandberg | 11,395 | 54.2 |
| Republican | James C. Parsons | 11,003 | 52.4 |
| Republican | Henry S. Pratt | 10,233 | 48.7 |
| Republican | William H. Sanders | 10,205 | 48.5 |
| Republican | Bennie Leonard | 9,456 | 45.0 |
| Democratic | John S. Hellenthal (incumbent) | 9,385 | 44.6 |
| Democratic | Colver | 9,360 | 44.5 |
| Democratic | Peter J. Kalamarides (incumbent) | 9,295 | 44.2 |
| Democratic | James E. Fisher (incumbent) | 9,213 | 43.8 |
| Democratic | Alcantra | 8,867 | 42.2 |
| Republican | Martin | 8,262 | 39.3 |
| Democratic | James E. Norene (incumbent) | 8,211 | 39.1 |
| Democratic | Russ Meekins (incumbent) | 7,738 | 36.8 |
| Democratic | McSmith | 7,377 | 35.1 |
Total votes | 20,998 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 11
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 11[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | William M. Erwin (incumbent) | 674 | 57.3 |
| Republican | James | 502 | 42.7 |
Total votes | 1,176 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 12
Jay S. Hammond was originally elected in 1958 as an independent, switching to the Republican party for the 1960 election.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 15[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Leo F. Rhode | 1,104 | 53.0 |
| Democratic | Benton | 978 | 47.0 |
Total votes | 2,082 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 13
District 13, based in Kodiak, elected 2 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 13[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gilbert A. Jarvela | 1,138 | 74.2 |
| Democratic | Peter M. Deveau (incumbent) | 933 | 60.9 |
| Republican | Trent | 422 | 27.5 |
| Republican | Knudsen | 325 | 21.2 |
Total votes | 1,533 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 14
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 14[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Arthur J. Harris | 391 | 68.1 |
| Write-in (Democratic) | Charles J. Franz (incumbent) | 182 | 31.8 |
Total votes | 573 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 15
Jay S. Hammond was originally elected in 1958 as an independent, switching to the Republican party for the 1960 election.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 15[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jay S. Hammond (incumbent) | 506 | 51.6 |
| Democratic | Harrison | 475 | 48.4 |
Total votes | 981 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 16
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 16[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Raymond C. Christiansen | 533 | 57.4 |
| Republican | James Hoffman (incumbent) | 396 | 42.6 |
Total votes | 929 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 17
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 17[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Donald Harris (incumbent) | 410 | 65.8 |
| Democratic | Rogers | 213 | 34.2 |
Total votes | 623 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 18
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 18[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Grant H. Pearson (incumbent) | 472 | 51.3 |
| Republican | Mercer | 449 | 48.7 |
Total votes | 921 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 19
District 19, based in Fairbanks, elected 5 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 19[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Charles M. "Jim" Binkley | 5,508 | 57.8 |
| Democratic | Frank X. Chapados (incumbent) | 4,834 | 50.8 |
| Republican | Edgar I. Baggen | 4,800 | 50.4 |
| Republican | Forbes L. Baker | 4,682 | 49.2 |
| Democratic | Warren A. Taylor (incumbent) | 4,559 | 47.9 |
| Republican | Ringstead | 4,464 | 46.9 |
| Democratic | Robert E. Sheldon (incumbent) | 4,353 | 45.7 |
| Republican | Gayley | 4,199 | 44.1 |
| Democratic | Richard J. Greuel (incumbent) | 4,092 | 43.0 |
| Democratic | Bob Giersdorf (incumbent) | 3,632 | 38.1 |
Total votes | 9,513 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 20
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 20[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Write-in (Republican) | Kenneth A. Garrison | 210 | 57.4 |
| Democratic | R.S. McCombe (incumbent) | 107 | 29.2 |
| Republican | King | 49 | 13.4 |
Total votes | 366 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 21
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 21[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John Nusunginya (incumbent) | 356 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 356 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 22
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 22[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jacob A. Stalker | 449 | 55.0 |
| Republican | John E. Curtis (incumbent) | 368 | 45.0 |
Total votes | 817 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 23
District 23 elected 2 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 23[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert R. Blodgett (incumbent) | 982 | 52.5 |
| Republican | Arthur D. Johnson | 909 | 48.6 |
| Democratic | Charles E. Fagerstrom (incumbent) | 782 | 41.8 |
| Republican | M. Johnson | 695 | 37.2 |
Total votes | 1,868 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 24
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 24[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Write-in (Democratic) | Segundo Llorente | 210 | 53.3 |
| Write-in | A. Johnson | 93 | 23.6 |
| Democratic | Paquette | 91 | 23.0 |
Total votes | 394 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
See also
Notes
- ^ Includes independent Robert I. Ditman
- ^ Jay S. Hammond switched to the Republican party after election
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "STATE OF ALASKA SECRETARY OF STATE OFFICIAL RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION (November 8, 1960)" (PDF). Alaska Elections. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Carey, Michael (5 August 2005). "Jay Hammond: man, myth, legend and, yes, politician" (PDF). University of Alaska. Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Taxes Fund Budget". Alaska Legislature. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
External links
- Alaska 2nd State Legislature – Member information
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