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2002 Alaska Gubernatorial Election

Alaska · 2 candidates · See every 2002 Governor race

Who won the 2002 Alaska Gubernatorial Election?

Frank H. Murkowski won the 2002 Alaska Gubernatorial Election. Frank H. Murkowski received 129,279 popular votes (55.85%). The main challenger was Fran Ulmer (40.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Murkowski and Ulmer

Murkowski +15.1 pts · won by 35,063 votes
Frank H. MurkowskiRepublicanWINNER55.85%
129,279 votes
Fran UlmerDemocratic40.7%
94,216 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.