Tony Knowles

Governor
Born
January 1, 1943
Current age
83
Home state
Alaska
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1990–2006
2-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Knowles498,435
Opponents586,524
5
Elections run

Between 1990 and 2006, Tony Knowles ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 2 and losing 3. Knowles's biggest single-election total was 140,424 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Alaska. Knowles's closest win came in the 1994 governor election in Alaska, decided by 536 votes.

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How many votes has Tony Knowles received?

Tony Knowles has received 498,435 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–3.

Election history

Tony Knowles’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006GovernorAlaskaLost97,23840.97%Sarah Palin
Andrew Halcro
2004U.S. SenateAlaskaLost140,42445.55%Lisa Murkowski
Marc J. Millican

Jerry Sanders

Jim Skyes

Scott A. Kohlhaas

Ted Big Gianoutsos
1998GovernorAlaskaWon112,87951.27%Robin L. Taylor
1994GovernorAlaskaWon87,69341.08%Jim Campbell
Jack Coghill
1990GovernorAlaskaLost60,20130.91%Wally Hickel
Arliss Sturgulewski
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q878712). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tony Knowles: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tony-knowles. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.