TIL that in October 1972, Nick Begich, a member of the US Congress representing Alaska, died in a plane crash. Despite this, he still stood in the November 1972 general election and won, defeating 2nd place Don Young by over 7 percentage points.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Alaskas
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