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1958 Alaska House of Representatives election
The 1958 Alaska House of Representatives election was held on November 26, 1958, in Alaska 's last days as a territory to elect members of the 1st Alaska State Legislature . All 40 seats of the House were up for election, with 33 seats being won by Democrats , one by Independent Democrat Harold Z. Hansen, five by Republicans , and one by political independent and future Republican Governor Jay S. Hammond .
Warren A. Taylor from Fairbanks was elected House speaker on January 26, 1959, three weeks after Alaska became the 49th state .
Only candidate's last names are listed on the official general election returns.
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 263 64.6 Independent 144 35.4 407 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 2,048 31.3 Democratic 1,954 29.9 Republican 1,483 22.7 Republican 1,054 16.1 6,539 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican 1,054 60.5 Democratic 687 39.5 1,741 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 1,297 32.3 Democratic 1,208 30.1 Republican 896 22.3 Republican 614 15.3 4,015 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 2,252 31.7 Democratic 2,101 29.6 Republican 2,010 28.3 Republican 740 10.4 7,103 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 603 53.9 Independent 446 39.9 Republican 70 6.3 1,119 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Democrat 267 40.4 Democratic 245 37.1 Republican 149 22.5 661 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican 333 45.3 Democratic 320 43.5 Independent Ewan 82 11.1 735 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 891 57.5 Independent 370 23.9 Republican 288 18.6 1,549 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 9,846 8.5 Democratic 9,411 8.1 Democratic 9,075 7.9 Democratic 8,487 7.3 Democratic 8,373 7.2 Democratic 8,336 7.2 Democratic 8,088 7.0 Democratic 8,036 7.0 Republican 7,006 6.1 Republican 6,559 5.7 Republican 5,221 4.5 Republican 5,062 4.4 Republican 4,787 4.1 Republican 4,761 4.1 Republican 4,661 4.0 Independent 4,415 3.8 Republican 3,485 3.0 115,609 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 599 57.8 Republican 438 42.2 1,037 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 824 54.5 Republican 688 45.5 1,512 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 751 36.1 Democratic 554 26.6 Republican 425 20.4 Republican 352 16.9 2,082 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 357 75.3 Independent 117 24.7 474 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent 350 49.5 Independent 190 26.9 Republican 167 23.6 707 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican 563 100.0 563 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican 295 50.6 Democratic 288 49.4 583 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 472 54.5 Republican 394 45.5 866 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 5,294 13.3 Democratic 4,835 12.1 Democratic 4,698 11.8 Democratic 4,616 11.6 Democratic 4,591 11.5 Republican 3,315 8.3 Republican 3,084 7.7 Republican 3,037 7.6 Republican 3,010 7.6 Republican 2,497 6.3 Independent Purvis 299 0.8 Independent 258 0.7 Independent 211 0.5 Independent 121 0.3 39,866 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 318 65.3 Republican 169 34.7 487 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 290 100.0 290 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican 395 50.8 Democratic 383 49.2 778 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 831 30.7 Democratic 761 28.1 Republican 586 21.6 Republican 530 19.6 2,708 100.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 265 100.0 265 100.0
1st Alaska State Legislature
1958 Alaska Senate election
1958 United States elections
Alaska 1st State Legislature – Member information
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