1958 Alaska House of Representatives election

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election
elected members →
All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Democratic gain Independent Democrat gain; Independent gain Republican gain; Multi-member districts:; Majority Democratic
Alaska House Speaker before election; Office established;	Elected Alaska House Speaker ; Warren A. Taylor; Democratic

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.^[1]

Warren A. Taylor from Fairbanks was elected House speaker on January 26, 1959, three weeks after Alaska became the 49th state.^[2]

Results by district

Only candidate's last names are listed on the official general election returns.

District 1

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 1^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles M. Jones	263	64.6
	Independent	Widmark	144	35.4
Total votes			407	100.0

District 2

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 2^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oral E. Freeman	2,048	31.3
	Democratic	James R. "J. Ray" Roady	1,954	29.9
	Republican	Placentia	1,483	22.7
	Republican	Tobin	1,054	16.1
Total votes			6,539	100.0

District 3

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 3^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John E. Longworth	1,054	60.5
	Democratic	Lee	687	39.5
Total votes			1,741	100.0

District 4

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 4^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank E. Cashel	1,297	32.3
	Democratic	Andrew Hope	1,208	30.1
	Republican	Van Horn	896	22.3
	Republican	Sarvela	614	15.3
Total votes			4,015	100.0

District 5

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 5^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dora M. Sweeney	2,252	31.7
	Democratic	Douglas Gray	2,101	29.6
	Republican	McLean	2,010	28.3
	Republican	Krause	740	10.4
Total votes			7,103	100.0

District 6

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 6^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morgan W. Reed	603	53.9
	Independent	McLean	446	39.9
	Republican	Krause	70	6.3
Total votes			1,119	100.0

District 7

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 7^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Democrat	Harold Z. Hansen	267	40.4
	Democratic	Buck	245	37.1
	Republican	Rosswog	149	22.5
Total votes			661	100.0

District 8

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 8^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce B. Kendall	333	45.3
	Democratic	Welch	320	43.5
	Independent^[b]	Ewan	82	11.1
Total votes			735	100.0

District 9

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 9^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James J. Hurley	891	57.5
	Independent	Ewan	370	23.9
	Republican	McKinley	288	18.6
Total votes			1,549	100.0

District 10

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 10^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. Rader	9,846	8.5
	Democratic	Earl D. Hillstrand	9,411	8.1
	Democratic	John S. Hellenthal	9,075	7.9
	Democratic	Helen Fischer	8,487	7.3
	Democratic	Edward R. "Russ" Meekins	8,373	7.2
	Democratic	Peter J. Kalamarides	8,336	7.2
	Democratic	James E. Fisher	8,088	7.0
	Democratic	James E. Norene	8,036	7.0
	Republican	Waldron	7,006	6.1
	Republican	Sheffard	6,559	5.7
	Republican	Dianes	5,221	4.5
	Republican	White	5,062	4.4
	Republican	McLean	4,787	4.1
	Republican	Nelson	4,761	4.1
	Republican	Arnett	4,661	4.0
	Independent	Frior	4,415	3.8
	Republican	Fink	3,485	3.0
Total votes			115,609	100.0

District 11

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 11^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William M. Erwin	599	57.8
	Republican	Williams	438	42.2
Total votes			1,037	100.0

District 12

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 12^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allan L. Petersen	824	54.5
	Republican	Rhode	688	45.5
Total votes			1,512	100.0

District 13

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 13^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter M. Deveau	751	36.1
	Democratic	Henry L. Haag	554	26.6
	Republican	Nelson	425	20.4
	Republican	Clark	352	16.9
Total votes			2,082	100.0

District 14

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 14^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles J. Franz	357	75.3
	Independent	Berikoff	117	24.7
Total votes			474	100.0

District 15

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 15^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jay S. Hammond	350	49.5
	Independent	Noden	190	26.9
	Republican	Moore	167	23.6
Total votes			707	100.0

District 16

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 16^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Hoffman	563	100.0
Total votes			563	100.0

District 17

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 17^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Harris	295	50.6
	Democratic	Begin	288	49.4
Total votes			583	100.0

District 18

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 18^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grant H. Pearson	472	54.5
	Republican	Huntington	394	45.5
Total votes			866	100.0

District 19

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 19^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank X. Chapados	5,294	13.3
	Democratic	Richard J. Greuel	4,835	12.1
	Democratic	Joseph R. "Bob" Giersdorf	4,698	11.8
	Democratic	Warren A. Taylor	4,616	11.6
	Democratic	Robert E. Sheldon	4,591	11.5
	Republican	Joy	3,315	8.3
	Republican	Polet	3,084	7.7
	Republican	Boswell	3,037	7.6
	Republican	Ringstad	3,010	7.6
	Republican	Collins	2,497	6.3
	Independent^[c]	Purvis	299	0.8
	Independent	Warbelow	258	0.7
	Independent	Moring	211	0.5
	Independent	Ryczkowski	121	0.3
Total votes			39,866	100.0

District 20

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 20^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	R.S. McCombe	318	65.3
	Republican	Hannum	169	34.7
Total votes			487	100.0

District 21

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 21^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Nusunginya	290	100.0
Total votes			290	100.0

District 22

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 22^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John E. Curtis	395	50.8
	Democratic	Lincoln	383	49.2
Total votes			778	100.0

District 23

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 23^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert R. Blodgett	831	30.7
	Democratic	Charles E. Fagerstrom	761	28.1
	Republican	Gray	586	21.6
	Republican	Martin	530	19.6
Total votes			2,708	100.0

District 24

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 24^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Axel C. Johnson	265	100.0
Total votes			265	100.0

Notes

^ Includes Harold Z. Hansen, who was elected on an independent ticket
^ labelled as "AP"
^ labelled as "AP"

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 "OFFICIAL RETURNS OF GENERAL ELECTION HELD NOVEMBER 26, 1958" (PDF). Alaska Elections. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^ "The Beginning of Statehood". Alaska Legislature. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

External links

Alaska 1st State Legislature – Member information

[1] Includes Harold Z. Hansen, who was elected on an independent ticket

[4] s "AP"

[5] s "AP"

[results-2] ^ ^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 "OFFICIAL RETURNS OF GENERAL ELECTION HELD NOVEMBER 26, 1958" (PDF). Alaska Elections. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

[3] "The Beginning of Statehood". Alaska Legislature. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

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