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Alaska governor election history

Every Alaska governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Republican 5
  • Independent 1
  • Democratic 1
D+40R+40D+20R+201998: D+39.619982002: R+15.120022006: R+7.420062010: R+21.420102018: R+7.02018
Alaska governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Mike Dunleavy Republican — 26.1 263,752
2018 flip Mike Dunleavy Republican Mark Begich 7.0 283,134
2014 flip Bill Walker Independent Sean R. Parnell 2.2 279,958
2010 Sean R. Parnell Republican Ethan Berkowitz 21.4 256,192
2006 Sarah Palin Republican Tony Knowles 7.4 237,322
2002 flip Frank Murkowski Republican Fran Ulmer 15.2 231,484
1998 Tony Knowles Democratic John Lindauer 33.4 220,177

Alaska Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Alaska governor election?

Mike Dunleavy won in 2022 by 26.1 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Alaska governor race?

In 1998, when Tony Knowles won.

When did a Republican last win a Alaska governor race?

In 2022, when Mike Dunleavy won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.