1990 Alaska gubernatorial election
Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For related races, see 1990 United States gubernatorial elections.
The 1990 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, for the open seat of Governor of Alaska. In 1989, incumbent Governor Steve Cowper, a Democrat, had announced that he would not seek re-election for a second term.[1]
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Results by state house district Hickel: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Knowles: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sturgulewski: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In a rare third-party win in American politics, former Republican Governor Wally Hickel, running on the ticket of the Alaskan Independence Party, defeated Democratic candidate Tony Knowles and Republican candidate Arliss Sturgulewski.