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      Home/Elections/2018/Governor/Alaska
      2018·Governor·Alaska

      Alaska Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Mike Dunleavy
      51.4%145,631 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Mark Begich
      44.4%125,739 votes
      Margin
      R+7.0
      283,134 total votes
      5 candidates283,134 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Mike DunleavyREP✓
      		REP145,63151.4%
      Mark BegichDEM
      		DEM125,73944.4%
      Bill WalkerIND
      		IND5,7572.0%
      William S ToienLIB
      		LIB5,4021.9%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH6050.2%

      Seat History

      Governor in Alaska

      2022
      No data
      R+30.6
      2014
      Bill WalkerIND
      ---
      2010
      Sean ParnellREP
      ---
      2006
      Sarah PalinREP
      ---
      2002
      Frank MurkowskiREP
      ---
      1998
      Tony KnowlesDEM
      ---
      1994
      Tony KnowlesDEM
      ---
      View all Governor history for Alaska →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
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      William S ToienOTH
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginD+12.2
      Career1996-2018
      Governor / State House
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      Bill WalkerREP
      Record4W-7L
      Avg MarginD+20.5
      Career1968-2022
      Governor / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Mike DunleavyREP
      Record1W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2018-2022
      Governor
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      Mark BegichDEM
      Record1W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2018
      Governor / US Senate
      Full profile →

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