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Governors of Alaska
Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3,
1959.
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Governor
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Date of Incumbency
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Left Office
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Political Party
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Number of Terms
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Notes
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William A. Egan
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January 3, 1959
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December 5, 1966
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Democrat
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2
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1st Governor of the State of
Alaska
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Walter J. Hickel
(1919-2010)
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December 5, 1966
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January 29, 1969
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Republican
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partial
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Resigned to become United
States Secretary of the Interior.
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Keith Miller
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January 29, 1969
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December 7, 1970
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Republican
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partial
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Finished Hickel's unexpired
term. Previously served as Alaska Sec. of
State
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William A. Egan
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December 7, 1970
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December 2, 1974
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Democrat
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1
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Jay Hammond
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December 2, 1974
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December 6, 1982
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Republican
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2
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Bill Sheffield
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December 6, 1982
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December 1, 1986
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Democrat
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1
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Steve Cowper
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December 1, 1986
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December 3, 1990
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Democrat
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1
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Walter J. Hickel
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December 3, 1990
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December 5, 1994
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Alaskan
Independence
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1
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Tony Knowles
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December 5, 1994
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December 2, 2002
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Democrat
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2
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Frank Murkowski
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December 2, 2002
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December 4, 2006
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Republican
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1
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Murkowski has the distinction
of being an incumbent governor defeated in his
party's primary. In fact, he came in
3rd!
Sarah Palin (R),
51%
John Binkley (R),
30%
Frank Murkowski (R)
(incumbent), 19%
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Sarah
Palin
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December 4, 2006
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July 26, 2009
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Republican
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2.5 years
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Gov. Palin ran for
Vice-President of the United States in the 2008
election. She announced on July 3, 2009 that she
would resign later that month.
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Sean
Parnell
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July 26, 2009
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Incumbent
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Republican
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Less than one year
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Gov. Parnell become governor
upon the resignation of Sarah Palin on July 26,
2009. He intends to run for election in 2010
when the current term ends.
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Sources and
Links:
Alaska
visionary Wally Hickel dies --Tacoma News Tribune, May
8, 2010
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