1958 Alaska House of Representatives election

1958 Alaska House of Representatives election

November 26, 1958 1960 →
elected members →
All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Warren A. Taylor — — Party Democratic Republican Independent Leader's seat 19–Fairbanks — — Seats won 34[a] 5 1 Popular vote 114,248 70,178 7,270 Percentage 59.60% 36.61% 3.79%
Results:      Democratic gain      Independent Democrat gain      Independent gain      Republican gain Multi-member districts:      Majority Democratic
Alaska House Speaker before election Office established Elected Alaska House Speaker Warren A. Taylor Democratic

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.^[1]

Warren A. Taylor from Fairbanks was elected House speaker on January 26, 1959, three weeks after Alaska became the 49th state.^[2]

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