Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Alaska
For related races, see 1994 United States gubernatorial elections.
1994 Alaska gubernatorial election
← 1990
November 8, 1994
1998 →
Nominee
Tony Knowles
Jim Campbell
Jack Coghill
Party
Democratic
Republican
Independence
Running mate
Fran Ulmer
Mike W. Miller
Margaret Ward
Popular vote
87,693
87,157
39,331
Percentage
41.08%
40.84%
13.04%
Results by state house district Knowles: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Campbell: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election
Wally Hickel
Republican
Elected Governor
Tony Knowles
Democratic
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The 1994 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, for the post of Governor of Alaska, United States. Democratic candidate Tony Knowles narrowly defeated Republican candidate Jim Campbell and Lieutenant Governor Jack Coghill of the Alaskan Independence Party. In the Republican Revolution year of the 1994 elections, Alaska's was the only governor's seat in the country to switch from Republican to Democratic.
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