1986 Alaska gubernatorial election

none related races 1986 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1986 Alaska gubernatorial election Alaska presidential no 1982 Alaska gubernatorial election 1982 November 6, 1986 1990 Alaska gubernatorial election 1990 File:Steve Cowper 1977.jpg 150x150px 0.6 Steve Cowper Democratic Party (United States) Steve McAlpine 84,943 47.31% Governor Bill Sheffield Democratic Party (United States) Steve Cowper Democratic Party (United States) Arliss86.jpg Arliss Sturgulewski Republican Party (United States) Terry Miller 76,515 42.61% File:Joe Vogler (cropped).jpg Joe Vogler Alaskan Independence Party Al Rowe 10,013 5.58% 1986 Alaska gubernatorial election by State House District.svg 325px Results by state house districtCowper: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Sturgulewski: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% The 1986 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986, for the post of Governor of Alaska. Incumbent Governor Bill Sheffield, a Democrat who was seeking re-election, was defeated by Steve Cowper in the Democratic primary election on August 26, 1986.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 2015-11-21Looking back in Fairbanks — Aug. 29 http://www.newsminer.com/looking-back-in-fairbanks-aug/article_75bf6607-2198-5f22-8dc5-a49a1abcbff7.html Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 2011-08-21 2015-11-21 In the general election, Democratic state Representative Steve Cowper defeated Republican candidate Arliss Sturgulewski and Alaska Independence candidate Joe Vogler. Sturgulewski had defeated former governor Wally Hickel, former Libertarian nominee Dick Randolph, former State House Speaker Joe L. Hayes, and former Alaskan Independence nominee Don Wright for the Republican nomination. Results 1986 Alaska gubernatorial electionhttps://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/86GENR/86genr.pdf 1986 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Alaska 2009-08-31 Alaska Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20090902154442/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/86GENR/86genr.pdf September 2, 2009 live Alaska Democratic Party Steve Cowper 84,943 47.31% +1.19% Republican Party of Alaska Arliss Sturgulewski 76,515 42.61% +5.52% Alaskan Independence Party Joe Vogler 10,013 5.58% +3.92% Alaska Libertarian Party Mary Jane O'Brannon 1,050 0.58% -14.33% Write-in votes 7,034 3.92% +3.73% 8,428 4.70% 179,555 Alaska Democratic Party References Gubernatorial 1986 Alaska Category:November 1986 in the United States