At least "Mr. Know-it-all" is attempting to offer information rather than pithy talking-point sloganeering and pointless bickering.  There simply haven't been that many more close / contested elections which led to protracted court battles.  The Hickel / Hammond race was easy for Haycox to point out because it's the best-known example.  Besides, the federal courts still had jurisdiction over general civil matters in Alaska in late 1958 and early 1959, and they may have had a different view towards resolving the case than the state courts which followed.