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1958 Alaska Senate election

1958 Alaska Senate elections

November 26, 1958 1960 →

All 20 seats in the Alaska Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Bill Beltz
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat N–Unalakleet
Seats won 18 2
Popular vote 93,526 43,273
Percentage 65.87% 30.48%

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
At-large districts:
     Majority Democratic

Alaska Senate President before election

Office established

Elected Alaska Senate President

Bill Beltz
Democratic

The 1958 Alaska Senate elections were held on November 26, 1958, in Alaska's last days as a territory to elect members of the 1st Alaska State Legislature. All 20 seats of the Senate were up for election, with 18 seats being won by Democrats and two by Republicans.[1]

Bill Beltz from Unalakleet was elected Senate President on January 26, 1959, three weeks after Alaska became the 49th state.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Beginning of Statehood". Alaska Legislature. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

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