Election Name: | 1958 Alaska House of Representatives election |
Country: | Alaska |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Next Election: | 1960 Alaska House of Representatives election |
Next Year: | 1960 |
Seats For Election: | All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 21 |
Election Date: | November 26, 1958 |
Elected Members: | elected members |
Party1: | Alaska Democratic Party |
Leader1: | Warren A. Taylor |
Leaders Seat1: | 19–Fairbanks |
Seats1: | 34 |
Popular Vote1: | 114,248 |
Percentage1: | 59.60% |
Party2: | Alaska Republican Party |
Leader2: | — |
Leaders Seat2: | — |
Seats2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 70,178 |
Percentage2: | 36.61% |
Party3: | Independent |
Leader3: | — |
Leaders Seat3: | — |
Seats3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 7,270 |
Percentage3: | 3.79% |
Map Size: | 320px |
Alaska House Speaker | |
Before Election: | Office established |
After Election: | Warren A. Taylor |
After Party: | Alaska Democratic Party |
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.[1]
Only candidate's last names are listed on the official general election returns.