1998 Alaska gubernatorial election information

1998 Alaska gubernatorial election
	Results by state house district; Knowles: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Write-In: 40–50%
Governor before election; Tony Knowles; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Tony Knowles; Democratic

The 1998 Alaska gubernatorial general election took place on November 3, 1998. The election resulted in a landslide for the Democratic incumbent, Tony Knowles, who had won the 1994 gubernatorial election by only 536 votes.^[1]^[2] Jim Sykes, founder of the Green Party of Alaska, ran on that party's ticket, but Desa Jacobsson later replaced him on the ballot.

Knowles was the first incumbent governor to attain re-election since 1978 and the last until 2022.^[3] As of 2023^[update], this was the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Alaska.

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^ Pear, Robert (November 4, 1998). "THE 1998 ELECTIONS: STATE BY STATE -- WEST; ALASKA". The New York Times.
^ "Knowles wins rare 2nd term in Alaska - November 3, 1998". CNN. February 13, 2007. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007.

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[auto-3] Pear, Robert (November 4, 1998). "THE 1998 ELECTIONS: STATE BY STATE -- WEST; ALASKA". The New York Times.

[archive.org-4] "Knowles wins rare 2nd term in Alaska - November 3, 1998". CNN. February 13, 2007. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007.

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