1990 Alaska gubernatorial election
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.
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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.
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