Hart and the Alaska Legislature for funds to build a road to the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field. In 1970, seeking re-election to a full term, he saw his popularity diminish as his former running mate, Walter Hickel, delayed issuance of the permit to build the pipeline. He faced a primary election challenge from two-term Congressman Howard Wallace Pollock. He defeated Pollock, but faced William A. Egan, who was Alaska’s first governor, in the general election. Egan won the race, 52.4-46.1. Only after the 1973 oil crisis did Congress pass the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act that Miller sought. Later career In 1972, Miller was elected to a four-year term in the Alaska Senate. That term was cut short due to a challenge of the redistricting plan drawn up by the Alaska Supreme Court in 1972, centered on the apportionment of Senate districts in Anchorage. The court drew up a new plan in 1974. Rather than run for reelection in the new, Democratic-leaning district, Miller made one more campaign for governor in the Republican primary. He faced Hickel and Jay Hammond, who became the party’s nominee. In 1977, Governor Hammond named Miller to a seat on the Alaska Transportation Commission to serve as its chair. Death Miller died from pancreatic cancer while at a hospice in Anchorage a day after his 94th birthday on March 2, 2019. His wife, Jean Cuffel Miller, preceded him in death. References External links Keith Miller at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature |- |- 1925 births 2019 deaths Republican Party Alaska state senators Methodists from Alaska Deaths from cancer in Alaska Deaths from pancreatic cancer Republican Party governors of Alaska Lieutenant Governors of Alaska Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives Military personnel from Seattle Politicians from Seattle United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II University of Idaho alumni University of Washington alumni