# 1960 Alaska House of Representatives election

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The 1960 Alaska House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 1960, concurrently with the 1960 United States elections to elect members of the Alaska House of Representatives to the 2nd Alaska State Legislature. It was Alaska's first House election as a state. All 40 seats of the House were up for election, with 20 seats being won by Democrats, one by Independent Democrat Robert I. Ditman, and 19 by Republicans. Republicans gained a net total of 13 Democratic seats, mostly from Anchorage and Fairbanks, and future governor Jay S. Hammond switched from an independent to a Republican.
After the House first convened on January 23, 1961, Warren A. Taylor from Fairbanks was once again elected House speaker.

## Results by district
### District 1

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Alfred E. Widmark | 224 | 50.7 |
| | Democratic | Charles M. Jones (incumbent) | 218 | 49.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 442 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 2

District 2, based in Ketchikan, elected 2 representatives. Incumbent J. Ray Roady lost renomination in the primary election.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Walter L. Kubley | 2,215 | 54.0 |
| | Republican | William K. Boardman | 2,083 | 50.7 |
| | Democratic | Gordon Zerbetz | 1,768 | 43.1 |
| | Democratic | Oral E. Freeman (incumbent) | 1,711 | 41.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,105 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 3

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John E. Longworth (incumbent) | 1,019 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,019 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 4

District 4, based in Sitka elected 2 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Andrew Hope (incumbent) | 1,296 | 55.2 |
| | Democratic | Frank E. Cashel (incumbent) | 1,206 | 51.3 |
| | Republican | Leslie Yaw | 999 | 42.5 |
| | Republican | M. S. "Duke" Mitrovitch | 912 | 38.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,349 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 5

District 5, based in Juneau, elected 2 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcus F. Jensen | 2,333 | 52.0 |
| | Democratic | Dora M. Sweeney (incumbent) | 2,290 | 51.1 |
| | Republican | Mildred R. Hermann | 2,156 | 48.1 |
| | Republican | Robert N. Druxman | 1,581 | 35.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,486 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 6

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Morgan W. Reed (incumbent) | 693 | 63.1 |
| | Republican | Clarence H. Mattson | 406 | 36.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,099 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 7

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harold Z. Hansen (incumbent) | 419 | 72.5 |
| | Write-in | David | 159 | 27.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 578 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 8

Incumbent Bruce Kendall moved to Anchorage during his term and successfully ran for reelection from District 10.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Democrat | Robert I. Ditman | 439 | 57.6 |
| | Republican | George Ingram Ashby | 323 | 42.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 762 | 100.0 |
| | Independent Democrat gain from Republican | Independent Democrat gain from Republican | Independent Democrat gain from Republican | Independent Democrat gain from Republican |

### District 9

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jalmar M. Kerttula | 1,110 | 51.3 |
| | Republican | Eugene Reid | 1,055 | 48.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,165 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 10

District 10, based in Anchorage, elected 8 representatives. Incumbent Earl D. Hillstrand ran unsuccessfully for the Alaska Senate.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | R. W. Stratton, Jr. | 12,081 | 57.5 |
| | Republican | Bruce Kendall | 11,529 | 54.9 |
| | Republican | Harold D. Strandberg | 11,395 | 54.2 |
| | Republican | James C. Parsons | 11,003 | 52.4 |
| | Republican | Henry S. Pratt | 10,233 | 48.7 |
| | Republican | William H. Sanders | 10,205 | 48.5 |
| | Republican | Bennie Leonard | 9,456 | 45.0 |
| | Democratic | John S. Hellenthal (incumbent) | 9,385 | 44.6 |
| | Democratic | Warren C. Colver | 9,360 | 44.5 |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Kalamarides (incumbent) | 9,295 | 44.2 |
| | Democratic | James E. Fisher (incumbent) | 9,213 | 43.8 |
| | Democratic | John R. Alcantra | 8,867 | 42.2 |
| | Republican | Carolyn C. Martin | 8,262 | 39.3 |
| | Democratic | James E. Norene (incumbent) | 8,211 | 39.1 |
| | Democratic | E. Russ Meekins (incumbent) | 7,738 | 36.8 |
| | Democratic | Blanche McSmith (incumbent) | 7,377 | 35.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,998 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 11

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 11 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William M. Erwin (incumbent) | 674 | 57.3 |
| | Republican | Ray F. James | 502 | 42.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,176 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 12

Incumbent Allen L. Peterson lost renomination in the primary election.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leo F. Rhode | 1,104 | 53.0 |
| | Democratic | Quincy Benton | 978 | 47.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,082 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 13

District 13, based in Kodiak, elected 2 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gilbert A. Jarvela | 1,138 | 74.2 |
| | Democratic | Peter M. Deveau (incumbent) | 933 | 60.9 |
| | Republican | John P. Trent | 422 | 27.5 |
| | Republican | Emil Knudsen | 325 | 21.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,533 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 14

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 14 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Arthur J. Harris | 391 | 68.1 |
| | Write-in (Democratic) | Charles J. Franz (incumbent) | 182 | 31.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 573 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 15

Jay S. Hammond was originally elected in 1958 as an independent, switching to the Republican party for the 1960 election.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jay S. Hammond (incumbent) | 506 | 51.6 |
| | Democratic | David C. Harrison | 475 | 48.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 981 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 16

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Raymond C. Christiansen | 533 | 57.4 |
| | Republican | James Hoffman (incumbent) | 396 | 42.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 929 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### District 17

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Donald Harris (incumbent) | 410 | 65.8 |
| | Democratic | Barbara Pettit Rogers | 213 | 34.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 623 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 18

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 18 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Grant H. Pearson (incumbent) | 472 | 51.3 |
| | Republican | Berle E. Mercer | 449 | 48.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 921 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 19

District 19, based in Fairbanks, elected 5 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 19 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles M. "Jim" Binkley | 5,508 | 57.8 |
| | Democratic | Frank X. Chapados (incumbent) | 4,834 | 50.8 |
| | Republican | Edgar I. Baggen | 4,800 | 50.4 |
| | Republican | Forbes L. Baker | 4,682 | 49.2 |
| | Democratic | Warren A. Taylor (incumbent) | 4,559 | 47.9 |
| | Republican | Kenneth Ringstad | 4,464 | 46.9 |
| | Democratic | Robert E. Sheldon (incumbent) | 4,353 | 45.7 |
| | Republican | Harry Kerns Gayley | 4,199 | 44.1 |
| | Democratic | Richard J. Greuel (incumbent) | 4,092 | 43.0 |
| | Democratic | Bob Giersdorf (incumbent) | 3,632 | 38.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,513 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 20

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Write-in (Republican) | Kenneth A. Garrison | 210 | 57.4 |
| | Democratic | R.S. McCombe (incumbent) | 107 | 29.2 |
| | Republican | George E. King | 49 | 13.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 366 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 21

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 21 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Nusunginya (incumbent) | 356 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 356 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 22

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jacob A. Stalker | 449 | 55.0 |
| | Republican | John E. Curtis (incumbent) | 368 | 45.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 817 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### District 23

District 23 elected 2 representatives.
1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert R. Blodgett (incumbent) | 982 | 52.5 |
| | Republican | Arthur D. Johnson | 909 | 48.6 |
| | Democratic | Charles E. Fagerstrom (incumbent) | 782 | 41.8 |
| | Republican | Myrtle Fagerstrom Johnson | 695 | 37.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,868 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 24

1960 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 24 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Write-in (Democratic) | Segundo Llorente | 210 | 53.3 |
| | Write-in | Axel C. Johnson (incumbent) | 93 | 23.6 |
| | Democratic | Lawrence A. "Larry" Paquette | 91 | 23.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 394 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |