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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
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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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Incumbent
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Republican
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1 (so far)
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Gov. Palin is running for Vice-President of the
United States in the 2008 election. Her term as
governor is set to expire on December 6, 2010.
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