The governor of Alaska (Iñupiaq: Alaaskam kavanaa) is the head of government of Alaska. The governor is the chief executive of the state and is the holder of the highest office in the executive branch of the government as well as being the commander in chief of the Alaska's state forces.
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Twelve people have served as governor of the State of Alaska over 14 distinct terms, though Alaska had over 30 civilian and military governors during its long history as a United States territory. Only two governors, William A. Egan and Bill Walker, were born in Alaska. Two people, Egan and Wally Hickel, have been elected to multiple non-consecutive terms as governor. Hickel is also noted for a rare third party win in American politics, having been elected to a term in 1990 representing the Alaskan Independence Party. The longest-serving governor of the state was Egan, who was elected three times and served nearly 12 years. The longest-serving territorial governor was Ernest Gruening, who served over 13 years.
The current governor is Republican Mike Dunleavy, who took office on December 3, 2018.
Alaska was purchased by the United States from the Russian Empire in 1867, with formal transfer occurring on October 18, 1867,[2] which is now celebrated as Alaska Day. Before then, it was known as Russian America or Russian Alaska, controlled by the governors and general managers of the Russian-American Company.
Commanders of the Department of Alaska
The vast region was initially designated the Department of Alaska, under the jurisdiction of the Department of War and administered by Army officers until 1877, when the Army was withdrawn from Alaska. The Department of the Treasury then took control, with the Collector of Customs as the highest ranking federal official in the territory. In 1879, the Navy was given jurisdiction over the department.
Some believe the first American administrator of Alaska was Polish immigrant Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski. However, the Anchorage Daily News was unable to find any conclusive information to support this claim.[4]
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Chief federal officers of the Department of Alaska
No. |
Commander |
Position |
Term in office |
1 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Jefferson_C._Davis.jpg/75px-Jefferson_C._Davis.jpg) |
Jefferson C. Davis (1828–1879) |
Army Colonel |
October 18, 1867 – August 31, 1870 |
2 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/George_Keyports_Brady.jpg/75px-George_Keyports_Brady.jpg) |
George K. Brady (1838–1899) |
Army Captain |
September 1, 1870 – September 22, 1870 |
3 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Tidball_BVT_BG_John_C_1865.jpg/75px-Tidball_BVT_BG_John_C_1865.jpg) |
John C. Tidball (1825–1906) |
Army Major |
September 23, 1870 – September 19, 1871 |
4 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Harvey_Abner_Allen_%28U.S._Army_officer%29.webp/75px-Harvey_Abner_Allen_%28U.S._Army_officer%29.webp.png) |
Harvey A. Allen (1818–1882) |
Army Major |
September 20, 1871 – January 3, 1873 |
5 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Capt._Joseph_Stewart.jpg/75px-Capt._Joseph_Stewart.jpg) |
Joseph Stewart (1822–1904) |
Army Major |
January 4, 1873 – April 20, 1874 |
6 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/George_B._Rodney_%28US_Army_brigadier_general%29.jpg/75px-George_B._Rodney_%28US_Army_brigadier_general%29.jpg) |
George B. Rodney Jr. (1842–1927) |
Army Captain |
April 21, 1874 – August 16, 1874 |
7 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Joseph_B_Campbell_in_West_Point_Uniform%2C_Class_of_1861_%28bd7ae6e9fa1e44aaab90d9b0640e38aa%29.tif/lossy-page1-75px-Joseph_B_Campbell_in_West_Point_Uniform%2C_Class_of_1861_%28bd7ae6e9fa1e44aaab90d9b0640e38aa%29.tif.jpg) |
Joseph B. Campbell (d. 1891) |
Army Captain |
August 17, 1874 – June 14, 1876 |
8 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/75px-No_image.svg.png) |
John Mendenhall (1829–1892) |
Army Major |
June 15, 1876 – March 4, 1877 |
9 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Arthur_Morris_%28US_Army_captain%29.jpg/75px-Arthur_Morris_%28US_Army_captain%29.jpg) |
Arthur Morris (1843–1892) |
Army Captain |
March 5, 1877 – June 14, 1877 |
10 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/75px-No_image.svg.png) |
Montgomery P. Berry (1828–1898) |
Collector of Customs |
June 14, 1877 – August 13, 1877 |
11 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/75px-No_image.svg.png) |
Henry Charles DeAhna (d. 1891) |
Collector of Customs |
August 14, 1877 – March 26, 1878 |
12 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/MOTTROM_DULANY_BALL_II.png/75px-MOTTROM_DULANY_BALL_II.png) |
M. D. Ball (1835–1887) |
Collector of Customs |
March 27, 1878 – June 13, 1879 |
13 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Lester_A_Beardslee.jpg/75px-Lester_A_Beardslee.jpg) |
Lester A. Beardslee (1836–1903) |
Navy Captain |
June 14, 1879 – September 12, 1880 |
14 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Henry_Glass.jpg/75px-Henry_Glass.jpg) |
Henry Glass (1844–1908) |
Navy Commander |
September 13, 1880 – August 9, 1881 |
15 |
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Edward P. Lull (1836–1887) |
Navy Commander |
August 10, 1881 – October 18, 1881 |
16 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Henry_Glass.jpg/75px-Henry_Glass.jpg) |
Henry Glass (1844–1908) |
Navy Commander |
October 19, 1881 – March 12, 1882 |
17 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Frederick_Pearson_%28US_Navy_officer%29.jpg/75px-Frederick_Pearson_%28US_Navy_officer%29.jpg) |
Frederick Pearson (1842–1890) |
Navy Commander |
March 13, 1882 – October 3, 1882 |
18 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Edgar_C._Merriman_%28US_Navy_officer%29.jpg/75px-Edgar_C._Merriman_%28US_Navy_officer%29.jpg) |
Edgar C. Merriman (1840–1894) |
Navy Commander |
October 4, 1882 – September 13, 1883 |
19 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/RADM_Joseph_Coghlan.JPG/75px-RADM_Joseph_Coghlan.JPG) |
Joseph Coghlan (1844–1908) |
Navy Commander |
September 15, 1883 – September 13, 1884 |
20 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Henry_Ezra_Nichols_%28US_Navy_captain%29.jpg/75px-Henry_Ezra_Nichols_%28US_Navy_captain%29.jpg) |
Henry E. Nichols (1842–1899) |
Navy Lieutenant commander |
September 14, 1884 – September 15, 1884 |
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Governors of the District of Alaska
On May 17, 1884, the Department of Alaska was redesignated the District of Alaska, an incorporated but unorganized territory with a civil government.[5] The governor was appointed by the president of the United States.
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Governors of the District of Alaska
No. |
Governor |
Term in office[lower-alpha 1] |
Appointed by |
1 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/John_Henry_Kinkead.gif/75px-John_Henry_Kinkead.gif) |
John Henry Kinkead (1826–1904)
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July 4, 1884[lower-alpha 2] – May 8, 1885 (successor appointed) |
Chester A. Arthur |
2 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Alfred_P._Swineford.jpg/75px-Alfred_P._Swineford.jpg) |
Alfred P. Swineford (1836–1909)
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May 8, 1885[lower-alpha 3] – April 13, 1889 (resigned)[lower-alpha 4] |
Grover Cleveland |
3 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Lyman_Enos_Knapp.jpg/75px-Lyman_Enos_Knapp.jpg) |
Lyman Enos Knapp (1837–1904)
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April 13, 1889[lower-alpha 5] – June 28, 1893 (successor appointed)[lower-alpha 6] |
Benjamin Harrison |
4 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/McLaurin%281902%29_pic.109_Governor_SHEAKLEY.jpg/75px-McLaurin%281902%29_pic.109_Governor_SHEAKLEY.jpg) |
James Sheakley (1829–1917)
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June 28, 1893[lower-alpha 7] – July 15, 1897 (resigned)[lower-alpha 8] |
Grover Cleveland |
5 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/John_G._Brady.jpg/75px-John_G._Brady.jpg) |
John Green Brady (d. 1918)
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June 19, 1897[lower-alpha 9] – March 21, 1906 (resigned)[lower-alpha 10] |
William McKinley |
Theodore Roosevelt |
6 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Wilford_B_Hoggatt.jpg/75px-Wilford_B_Hoggatt.jpg) |
Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865–1938)
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March 21, 1906[lower-alpha 11] – October 1, 1909 (resigned)[lower-alpha 12] |
Theodore Roosevelt |
7 |
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Walter Eli Clark (1869–1950)
|
May 20, 1909[lower-alpha 13] – August 24, 1912 (became territorial governor) |
William Howard Taft |
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Governors of the Territory of Alaska
The District of Alaska was organized into Alaska Territory on August 24, 1912.[40] Governors continued to be appointed by the president of the United States.
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Governors of the Territory of Alaska
No. |
Governor |
Term in office[lower-alpha 1] |
Appointed by |
1 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Portrait_of_Walter_Eli_Clark.jpg/75px-Portrait_of_Walter_Eli_Clark.jpg) |
Walter Eli Clark (1869–1950)
|
August 24, 1912 – May 1, 1913 (resigned)[lower-alpha 14] |
William Howard Taft |
2 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/John_Franklin_Alexander_Strong.jpg/75px-John_Franklin_Alexander_Strong.jpg) |
John Franklin Alexander Strong (1856–1929)
|
May 1, 1913[lower-alpha 15] – April 12, 1918 (successor appointed)[lower-alpha 16] |
Woodrow Wilson |
3 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Thomas_W._Riggs%2C_Jr._in_1918.jpg/75px-Thomas_W._Riggs%2C_Jr._in_1918.jpg) |
Thomas Riggs Jr. (1873–1945)
|
April 12, 1918[lower-alpha 17] – June 13, 1921 (resigned)[lower-alpha 18] |
Woodrow Wilson |
4 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Scott_Cordelle_Bone.jpg/75px-Scott_Cordelle_Bone.jpg) |
Scott Cordelle Bone (1860–1936)
|
June 13, 1921[lower-alpha 19] – February 18, 1925 (successor appointed) |
Warren G. Harding |
5 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/George_Alexander_Parks.jpg/75px-George_Alexander_Parks.jpg) |
George Alexander Parks (1883–1984)
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February 18, 1925[lower-alpha 20] – March 30, 1933 (successor appointed) |
Calvin Coolidge |
6 |
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John Weir Troy (1868–1942)
|
March 30, 1933[lower-alpha 21] – December 5, 1939 (resigned)[lower-alpha 22] |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
7 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Ernest_Gruening_%28D-AK%29.jpg/75px-Ernest_Gruening_%28D-AK%29.jpg) |
Ernest Gruening[lower-alpha 23] (1887–1974)
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September 2, 1939[lower-alpha 24] – March 16, 1953 (successor appointed) |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Harry S. Truman |
8 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/B._Frank_Heintzleman_%28Alaska_Territory_governor%29.jpg/75px-B._Frank_Heintzleman_%28Alaska_Territory_governor%29.jpg) |
B. Frank Heintzleman (1888–1965)
|
March 16, 1953[lower-alpha 25] – January 3, 1957 (resigned)[lower-alpha 26] |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
9 |
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Mike Stepovich (1919–2014)
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May 16, 1957[lower-alpha 27] – August 9, 1958 (resigned)[lower-alpha 28] |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959.
The state constitution provides for the election of a governor and lieutenant governor every four years on the same ticket, with their terms commencing on the first Monday in the December following the election. Governors are allowed to succeed themselves once, having to wait four years after their second term in a row before being allowed to run again. Should the office of governor become vacant, the lieutenant governor assumes the office of governor. The original constitution of 1956 created the office of secretary of state, which was functionally identical to a lieutenant governor, and was renamed to "lieutenant governor" in 1970.
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No. |
Governor |
Term in office |
Party |
Election |
Lt. Governor[lower-alpha 29][lower-alpha 30] |
1 |
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William A. Egan (1914–1984) [89] |
January 3, 1959[90] – December 5, 1966 (lost election)[lower-alpha 31] |
Democratic |
1958 |
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Hugh Wade |
1962 |
2 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Hickel.gif/75px-Hickel.gif) |
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Wally Hickel (1919–2010) [94] |
December 5, 1966[95] – January 24, 1969 (resigned)[lower-alpha 32] |
Republican |
1966 |
|
Keith Harvey Miller |
3 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Keith_H._Miller.jpg/75px-Keith_H._Miller.jpg) |
Keith Harvey Miller (1925–2019) [97] |
January 24, 1969[98] – December 7, 1970 (lost election) |
Republican |
Succeeded from secretary of state |
Robert W. Ward |
1 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/William_A._Egan.jpg/75px-William_A._Egan.jpg) |
|
William A. Egan (1914–1984) [89] |
December 7, 1970[99] – December 2, 1974 (lost election) |
Democratic |
1970 |
|
H. A. Boucher |
4 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Jay_Hammond_1975.jpg/75px-Jay_Hammond_1975.jpg) |
|
Jay Hammond (1922–2005) [101] |
December 2, 1974[102] – December 6, 1982 (term-limited)[lower-alpha 33] |
Republican |
1974 |
|
Lowell Thomas Jr. |
1978 |
Terry Miller |
5 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Bill_Sheffield_1989_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-Bill_Sheffield_1989_%28cropped%29.jpg) |
|
Bill Sheffield (1928–2022) [104] |
December 6, 1982[105] – December 1, 1986 (lost nomination)[106] |
Democratic[104] |
1982 |
|
Steve McAlpine |
6 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Steve_Cowper_1990_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-Steve_Cowper_1990_%28cropped%29.jpg) |
Steve Cowper (b. 1938) [107] |
December 1, 1986[108] – December 3, 1990 (did not run)[109] |
Democratic[107] |
1986 |
2 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Hickel.gif/75px-Hickel.gif) |
|
Wally Hickel (1919–2010) [94] |
December 3, 1990[110] – December 5, 1994 (did not run)[111] |
Alaskan Independence[lower-alpha 34] |
1990 |
|
Jack Coghill |
7 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/GovTonyKnowles_%281%29.jpg/75px-GovTonyKnowles_%281%29.jpg) |
|
Tony Knowles (b. 1943) [113] |
December 5, 1994[114] – December 2, 2002 (term-limited)[lower-alpha 33] |
Democratic[113] |
1994 |
|
Fran Ulmer |
1998 |
8 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Frank_Murkowski%2C_105th_Congress_photo.jpg/75px-Frank_Murkowski%2C_105th_Congress_photo.jpg) |
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Frank Murkowski (b. 1933) [115] |
December 2, 2002[116] – December 4, 2006 (lost nomination)[117] |
Republican[115] |
2002 |
|
Loren Leman |
9 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Sarah_Palin_by_Gage_Skidmore_2_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/75px-Sarah_Palin_by_Gage_Skidmore_2_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg) |
Sarah Palin (b. 1964) [118] |
December 4, 2006[119] – July 26, 2009 (resigned)[lower-alpha 35] |
Republican[118] |
2006 |
Sean Parnell |
10 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Former_Governor_of_Alaska_Sean_Parnell.jpg/75px-Former_Governor_of_Alaska_Sean_Parnell.jpg) |
Sean Parnell (b. 1962) [121] |
July 26, 2009[122] – December 1, 2014 (lost election)[123] |
Republican[121] |
Succeeded from lieutenant governor |
Vacant |
|
Craig Campbell (took office August 10, 2009)[lower-alpha 36] |
2010 |
Mead Treadwell |
11 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Bill_Walker.jpg/75px-Bill_Walker.jpg) |
|
Bill Walker (b. 1951) [126] |
December 1, 2014[127] – December 3, 2018 (withdrew)[lower-alpha 37] |
Independent[126] |
2014 |
|
Byron Mallott (resigned October 16, 2018) |
|
Valerie Davidson |
12 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Mike_Dunleavy_official_photo.jpg/75px-Mike_Dunleavy_official_photo.jpg) |
|
Mike Dunleavy (b. 1961) [129] |
December 3, 2018[130] – Incumbent[lower-alpha 38] |
Republican[129] |
2018 |
|
Kevin Meyer |
2022 |
Nancy Dahlstrom |
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The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor's successor was confirmed, unless noted.
Kinkead was nominated on June 27, 1884,[7] and confirmed by the Senate on July 4.[8] It is unknown precisely when he took office; the only contemporary news found thus far reported it was on or just before September 15.[9]
Swineford was appointed on May 8, 1885,[11] during a Senate recess; nominated on December 10;[12] and confirmed by the Senate on June 7.[13] He took office in Alaska on September 15.[14]
Swineford submitted his resignation on March 4, 1889, to take effect when his successor was appointed;[15] while modern sources say he resigned on April 20, his successor was nominated on April 13, took the oath of office outside of the state on April 15, and took office on June 1.[16] As no sourcing of when Swineford actually left office has been found, this article uses the date his successor was confirmed, April 13.
Knapp was appointed on April 13, 1889,[16] during a Senate recess; nominated on December 17;[18] and confirmed by the Senate on December 21.[19] He took the oath of office out of state on April 15,[16] and took office on June 1.[16]
No sources specify when Knapp left office; McMullin says "August 1893", which is when his successor took office, but their presidential appointment specified, "vice Lyman E. Knapp, removed", implying he may not have remained governor until then.[20] As his successor was appointed on June 28, that date is used here.
Sheakley was appointed on June 28, 1893,[20] during a Senate recess; nominated on August 18;[20] and confirmed by the Senate on August 23.[22] He took office on August 29.
Contemporary news reported that Sheakley resigned July 15, 1897,[23] and the presidential appointment of his successor also said he resigned;[24] no source yet found specifies why.
Brady was nominated on June 15, 1897,[24] confirmed by the Senate on June 19,[26] and took office on July 15. He was reconfirmed by the Senate on June 7, 1900,[27] and January 15, 1905.[28]
Brady was forced to resign due to his involvement with the fraudulent Reynolds–Alaska Development Company.[29] He submitted his resignation on February 14, 1906, to take effect upon the appointment of his successor.[30]
Hoggatt was nominated on March 12, 1906,[32] confirmed by the Senate on March 21,[33] and took office on April 30.[34]
Hoggatt resigned to tend to business interests. He submitted his resignation on May 18, 1909, to take effect on October 1, when his successor's term was scheduled to begin.[35]
Clark was nominated on May 18, 1909,[37] confirmed by the Senate on May 20,[38] and took office on October 1.[39]
Clark submitted his resignation on March 4, 1913, to take effect upon the appointment of his successor, to return to private life.[41]
Strong was nominated on April 21, 1913,[43] confirmed by the Senate on May 1,[44] and took office on May 21.[45]
According to Ernest Gruening, Wilson declined to reappoint Strong because he may have still been a Canadian citizen. President Wilson's nomination of Strong's successor specified, "vice John F. A. Strong, term expired and resigned;"[46] however, Strong denied resigning.[47]
Riggs was nominated on March 7, 1918,[46] confirmed by the Senate on April 12,[49] and took office on April 26.[50]
President Wilson's nomination of Riggs' successor specified, "vice Thomas Riggs, resigned;" no other reference to Riggs' resignation has been found.[51]
Bone was nominated on June 1, 1921,[51] and confirmed by the Senate on June 13.[53] He was sworn in out of state on June 15,[54] and took office on July 13.[55]
Parks was nominated on February 16, 1925,[57] confirmed on February 18,[58] and took office on June 16.[59]
Troy was nominated on March 23, 1933,[61] confirmed on March 30,[62] and took office on April 19.[63] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1937.[64]
Troy resigned due to poor health. He submitted his resignation on August 29, 1939, to take effect October 15; he was asked by President Roosevelt to remain longer until his successor took office.[65]
Gruening was appointed on September 2, 1939,[68] during a Senate recess; nominated on January 4, 1940,[69] and confirmed by the Senate on February 1, 1940.[70] He took office on December 5, 1939.[71] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 22, 1944,[72] and April 8, 1949.[73]
Heintzleman was nominated on March 11, 1953,[75] confirmed by the Senate on March 16,[76] and took office on April 10.[77]
Heintzleman resigned to return to private life; some sources say he was unhappy with the job, and did not expect to be reappointed.[78] He submitted his resignation to President Eisenhower on December 19, 1956,[79] and it took effect on January 3, 1957; Territorial Secretary Waino Hendrickson acted as governor until his successor arrived.[80]
Stepovich was nominated on May 9, 1957,[82] confirmed by the Senate on May 16,[83] and took office on June 8.[84]
The office of lieutenant governor was named secretary of state until 1970.
Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
As Egan's first term did not begin until statehood, he had not served the "two full successive terms" that would have constitutionally prohibited him from running for a third term.
Governors who have served two full successive terms are not eligible again until another full term has passed.[103]
Hickel was elected as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party,[94] and switched to the Republican party in April 1994.[112]
Palin resigned, citing the costs of ethics investigations.[120]
Campbell's position was termed "Temporary Substitute Lieutenant Governor[124] until he was confirmed by the Alaska Legislature on August 10, 2009.[125]
Walker withdrew from the election on October 19, 2018, after the deadline of September 4, and so remained on the ballot.[128]
Dunleavy's second term began on December 5, 2022, and will expire December 7, 2026; he will be term-limited.
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- "Former Alaska Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- Gates, Nancy (2007). The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska (30th ed.). Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. pp. 85–87. ISBN 978-0-88240-652-7. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
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