1990 Alaska gubernatorial election

none related races 1990 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1990 Alaska gubernatorial election Alaska presidential no 1986 Alaska gubernatorial election 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 Alaska gubernatorial election 1994 File:Hickel.gif 150x150px 0.6 Wally Hickel Alaskan Independence Party Jack Coghill 75,721 38.88% Governor Steve Cowper Democratic Party (United States) Wally Hickel Alaskan Independence Party File:GovTonyKnowles (cropped).jpg Tony Knowles Democratic Party (United States) Willie Hensley 60,201 30.91% Arliss86.jpg Arliss Sturgulewski Republican Party (United States) Jim Campbell 50,991 26.18% 400px Borough results 325px House district results Hickel: #fef4b4 30–40% #fee391 40–50% #fed463 50–60% #fdbb07 60–70%Knowles: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Sturgulewski: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% 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.Tegan Hanlon Former Alaska first lady Michael Margaret Stewart, ex-wife of Steve Cowper, dead at 62 http://www.adn.com/article/20151027/former-alaska-first-lady-michael-margaret-stewart-ex-wife-steve-cowper-dead-62 Alaska Dispatch News 2015-10-27 2015-11-21 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. Candidates Democratic Party The major Democratic candidates were Tony Knowles, former mayor of Anchorage (from 1981 to 1987) and future governor (from 1994 to 2002), and incumbent lieutenant governor Stephen McAlpine, who had served since 1982. Knowles defeated McAlpine in the Democratic primary. 1990 Alaska gubernatorial election (Democratic primary)http://www.elections.alaska.gov/returns/90prim.pdf 1990 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results – Alaska 2009-08-31 Alaska Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20090902151951/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/returns/90prim.pdf September 2, 2009 dead Alaska Democratic Party Tony Knowles 36,019 56.05 Alaska Democratic Party Stephen McAlpine 27,656 43.07 Alaska Democratic Party Ryal White 586 0.91 8,363 12.98% 64,261 100.00 Republican Party In the Republican primary, state senator Arliss Sturgulewski, who was also the Republican nominee in 1986, defeated Jim Campbell, Rick Halford and Don Wright. 1990 Alaska gubernatorial election (Republican primary)http://www.elections.alaska.gov/returns/90prim.pdf 1990 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results – Alaska 2009-08-31 Alaska Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20090902151951/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/returns/90prim.pdf September 2, 2009 dead Republican Party of Alaska Arliss Sturgulewski 26,906 36.44 Republican Party of Alaska Jim Campbell 23,442 31.75 Republican Party of Alaska Rick Halford 22,466 30.43 Republican Party of Alaska Don Wright 1,025 1.39 3,464 4.69% 73,839 100.00 Alaskan Independence Party The initial Alaskan Independence Party candidate was John Lindauer, who won the primary. However, many conservative Republicans, dissatisfied with Sturgulewski's positions on social issues such as abortion, persuaded former Republican Governor Wally Hickel to run on the Alaskan Independence ticket. The party pushed Lindauer aside to make way for Hickel and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Jack Coghill. Others Environmentalist and homeless rights activist Michael O'Callaghan ran as the candidate of The Political Party.Reamer David How Michael O'Callaghan went from Anchorage activist to Portland's homeless mayoral candidate https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2020/03/09/how-michael-ocallaghan-went-from-anchorage-activist-to-portlands-homeless-mayoral-candidate/ November 12, 2020 Anchorage Daily ews March 8, 2020Christiansen Scott Alleyway activism https://www.anchoragepress.com/news/alleyway-activism/article_bfa0d703-e62b-540a-b924-57127f46b30c.html November 12, 2020 Anchorage Press June 17, 2009 Results Former governor Wally Hickel defeated Knowles, Sturgulewski, and other minor candidates to return to the governor's office. 1990 Alaska gubernatorial electionhttps://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/90GENR/90genr.pdf 1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Alaska 2009-08-31 Alaska Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20090902154442/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/returns/90genr.pdf September 2, 2009 live Alaskan Independence Party Wally Hickel 75,721 38.88 +33.3 Alaska Democratic Party Tony Knowles 60,201 30.91 −16.4 Republican Party of Alaska Arliss Sturgulewski 50,991 26.18 −16.4 Green Party of Alaska Jim Sykes 6,563 3.37 N/A The Political Party Michael O'Callaghan 942 0.48 N/A Write-in votes 332 0.17 −3.8 15,520 7.97 +3.3 194,750 Alaskan Independence Party Alaska Democratic Party -49.70 References Gubernatorial 1990 Alaska Category:November 1990 in the United States