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  AK Governor
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Parents > United States > Alaska > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1998 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 03, 1998 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1998 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start December 07, 1998 - 12:00pm
Term End December 02, 2002 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedPoliticoomer August 10, 2023 03:22pm
Data Sources[Link] [Link]
Description Since the vast majority of the write-in votes were towards Republican Robin L. Taylor, he likely won the Ketchikan district. However, the original election report does not separate the write-in votes by candidate, so it cannot be known for sure.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1994
NameTony Knowles Votes87,693 (41.09%)
Term12/05/1994 - 12/07/1998 Margin536 (+0.25%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameFrank Murkowski Votes129,279 (55.85%)
Term12/02/2002 - 12/04/2006 Margin35,063 (+15.15%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 25, 1998 AK Governor- All Party Primary
Tony Knowles
R 60,194D 43,669G 2,251AKI 1,786RM 1,157

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Tony Knowles (W) St. Sen. Robin Taylor St. Rep. John Lindauer Ray Metcalfe Erica L. "Desa" Jacobsson Sylvia Sullivan (W) Others
PartyDemocratic Independent Republican Republican Republican Moderate Green Alaskan Independence Independent
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Uncertified Votes 112,879 (51.26%) 40,209 (18.26%) 39,331 (17.86%) 13,540 (6.15%) 6,618 (3.01%) 4,238 (1.93%) 2,000 (0.91%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -72,670 (-33.00%) -73,548 (-33.40%) -99,339 (-45.11%) -106,261 (-48.26%) -108,641 (-49.34%) -110,879 (-50.35%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand 12/1 $972,395.00 $-- 12/1 $998,989.00 $-- 12/1 $4,262.00 $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
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Name (W) Wayne Anthony "W.A.R." Ross (W) Nicholas J. Begich, Jr.  
PartyRepublican Alaskan Independence  
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Uncertified Votes 801 (0.36%) 579 (0.26%)  
Margin-112,078 (-50.90%) -112,300 (-51.00%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date -- --  
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