The 1970 United States Senate special election in Alaska was held on November 3, 1970.
Republican U.S. Senator
Ted Stevens was appointed on December 24th, 1968 following the death of
Bob Bartlett in the middle of his second term. Stevens won the special election for the right to serve the remainder of Bartlett's term, which expired on January 3rd, 1973. Stevens would go on to serve 6 full terms until his defeat in
2008
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Primary election
Candidates
Republican
* Fritz Singer
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Ted Stevens, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1968
Democratic
* Joe Josephson,
state senator
A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
Description
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Wendell P. Kay
Wendell Palmer Kay Jr. (August 17, 1913 – June 29, 1986) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician active in the territory and state of Alaska.
Biography
Born in Illinois, Wendell Palmer Kay, a lawyer, was a member of the Alaska Terr ...
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Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives
Results
General election
Results
See also
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1970 United States Senate elections
The 1970 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate, taking place in the middle of Richard Nixon's first term as President. The Democrats lost a net of three seats, while the Republicans and the Conservative Pa ...
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List of special elections to the United States Senate
References
Alaska 1970
Alaska 1970
1970 Special
Alaska Special
United States Senate Special
United States Senate 1970
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