Although Alaska has only voted Democratic once, which was forLyndon B. Johnson in1964, during the state's first four presidential elections Alaska was not substantially more Republican than the nation at-large: indeed owing to a fairly strong third-party campaign Nixon won 2.57 percent less of the vote in Alaska than over the entire country, although McGovern received 2.88 percent less than his national share.[3]
While Alaska would prove to be John Schmitz's second strongest state afterIdaho,[4] he failed to equal the success ofGeorge Wallace’s campaign in the previouselection.[1] This is the only time that Alaska voted to the left ofHawaii.[citation needed]
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Borough and Census Area Results (historical)
State House District Results
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