1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1990 election for Alaska Governor
Governor · Alaska
Wally Hickel (Ind) won with 38.9% of the vote, defeating Tony Knowles (D) by 8.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Wally HickelIndependent · winner
38.9%75,721
Tony KnowlesDemocrat
31.0%60,201
Arliss SturgulewskiRepublican
26.2%50,991
Jim SykesGreen
3.4%6,563
Michael O'CallaghanOther party
0.5%942
194,418 votes
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 5, 2026, 4:05 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 5, 2026, 4:05 AM ET
The candidates
Wally Hickel (I)Tony Knowles (D)Arliss Sturgulewski (R)
Also on the ballot: Jim Sykes (Green), 3.4%; Michael O'Callaghan (Other party), 0.5%