Elections / 1986 · Governor · AK
Alaska — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorAlaska · GovernorSteve CowperD+4.9
Candidates
Alaska 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Steve Cowper✓Democratic84,94349.5%
- Arliss SturgulewskiRepublican76,51544.6%
- Joe VoglerAlaskan Independence10,0135.8%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+36.8Governor 1986D+4.9vs. baselineD+41.7
Alaska's 1986 governor race ran 41.7 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986AK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.