List of Alaska Governors
Recently Resigned Governor Sarah Palin (R) and her successor Governor Sean Parnell (R)
List of Alaska Governors
Recently Resigned Governor Sarah Palin (R) and her successor Governor Sean Parnell (R)
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Governors of Alaska Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. Governor Date of Incumbency Left Office Political Party Number of Terms Notes William A. Egan January 3, 1959 December 5, 1966 Democrat 2 1st Governor of the State of
Alaska Walter J. Hickel December 5, 1966 January 29, 1969 Republican partial Resigned to become United States
Secretary of the Interior. Keith Miller January 29, 1969 December 7, 1970 Republican partial Finished Hickel's unexpired
term. Previously served as Alaska Sec. of
State William A. Egan December 7, 1970 December 2, 1974 Democrat 1 Jay Hammond December 2, 1974 December 6, 1982 Republican 2 Bill Sheffield December 6, 1982 December 1, 1986 Democrat 1 Steve Cowper December 1, 1986 December 3, 1990 Democrat 1 Walter J. Hickel December 3, 1990 December 5, 1994 Alaskan Independence 1 Tony Knowles December 5, 1994 December 2, 2002 Democrat 2 Frank Murkowski December 2, 2002 December 4, 2006 Republican 1 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% December 4, 2006 July 26, 2009 Republican 2.5 years 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. July 26, 2009 Incumbent Republican Less than one year Gov. Parnell become governor
upon the resignation of Sarah Palin on July 26,
2009. He intends to run for election in 2010 when
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