Alaska — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorAlaska · GovernorTony KnowlesD+33.4
Candidates
Alaska 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Tony Knowles✓Democratic112,87951.3%
- Write-inWrite-in43,57119.8%
- John H. LindauerRepublican39,33117.9%
- Ray MetcalfeRepublican Moderate13,5406.1%
- Jacobsson / MilliganGreen6,6183.0%
- SullivanAlaskan Independence4,2381.9%
Certified statewide canvass. The 43,571 write-in votes are a single certified line; contemporaneous reporting attributes most of them to Robin L. Taylor's write-in campaign, which finished ahead of the Republican nominee, but the canvass does not itemise them. No borough breakdown is published for this cycle.
presidential baselinePresident 1996R+17.5Governor 1998D+33.4vs. baselineD+50.9
Alaska's 1998 governor race ran 50.9 points more Democratic than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998AK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.